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International Video Art Forum in Saudi Arabia Receives 127 Artistic Works from 41 Countries

The selection and judging committee is reviewing the submissions to determine which works will be showcased and compete. SPA
The selection and judging committee is reviewing the submissions to determine which works will be showcased and compete. SPA
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International Video Art Forum in Saudi Arabia Receives 127 Artistic Works from 41 Countries

The selection and judging committee is reviewing the submissions to determine which works will be showcased and compete. SPA
The selection and judging committee is reviewing the submissions to determine which works will be showcased and compete. SPA

The sixth edition of the International Video Art Forum, organized by the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts in Dammam in collaboration with the Cinema Association, has closed registration for its exhibition and competition.
Supervisor general of the forum and Director of the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts in Dammam Yousif Al-Harbi announced that the forum received 127 artistic submissions from 41 countries, with 104 selected for exhibition in the Kingdom.
Al-Harbi explained that the selection and judging committee is reviewing the submissions to determine which works will be showcased and compete.
Al-Harbi added that the forum, held under the slogan "Imagination Embodied, Reality Transformed," will launch its first artistic workshop on November 26 at the Cinema Association headquarters in Khobar. He highlighted the success of the forum's previous five editions, which presented contemporary visual art experiences utilizing advanced technologies.
He noted that earlier editions attracted over 823 works of art from more than 70 countries and featured 31 specialized seminars and workshops.

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Japan's Imperial Family to Start YouTube Account

People ride on the boat near the blooming cherry blossoms at Inokashira Park in Tokyo on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
People ride on the boat near the blooming cherry blossoms at Inokashira Park in Tokyo on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
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Japan's Imperial Family to Start YouTube Account

People ride on the boat near the blooming cherry blossoms at Inokashira Park in Tokyo on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
People ride on the boat near the blooming cherry blossoms at Inokashira Park in Tokyo on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Japan's ancient imperial family will launch a YouTube account next week, the government said Friday, in the latest attempt at public outreach by the tradition-bound monarchy.
Last year the royals made their social media debut with an Instagram account which now has nearly two million followers.
Its posts show Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their family meeting foreign dignitaries, visiting victims of natural disasters or checking out prized art exhibits.
From Tuesday the family will also publish videos on YouTube, a spokesman at the Imperial Household Agency told AFP.
Naruhito, 65, ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019 after his father became the first emperor to abdicate in over two centuries.
The monarchy holds no political power under Japan's post-war constitution, instead acting as symbolic figureheads.
Although the family remain deeply adored and respected, especially among older citizens, they also face huge pressure to meet exacting standards of behavior and have sometimes become the target of online vitriol.
The emperor's brother Prince Akishino said last year that his family had been targeted by "bullying-like" messages.
When his daughter Mako married her college sweetheart in 2021, reports appeared in Japanese media about money troubles faced by his mother, a scandal seen as damaging to the royal family.
The couple opted not to have a public wedding ceremony and left Japan to live in the United States.