Syrian youth cinema confronts culture of death

The 2nd Short films and youth cinema festival concluded Sunday its activities in the Damascus Opera House in the presence of Syrian actors and actresses plus Egyptian delegation head by the Director Omar Abdul Aziz.

Six films out of 26 ones , dealt with the current crisis in Syria, won awards after the judgment that was described  by the Director Abdul Latif Abdul Hamid as ‘just and logical’.

Al-Mohannad Haidar, the Director of the film that won the Golden prize, said that the project of supporting youths cinema is a leading project. “We, the young directors, make cinema in this country, which will remain steadfast in confronting the culture of death.”

His remarks were made during the closing ceremony that included a 25-minutes documentary film on intellectuals standing hand-in-hand with the Syrian Arab army in confronting the attack on the country.

There was also a presentation on the culture ministry’s activities during the nearly five-year-old war on Syria.

The head of the Egyptian delegation praised a short film depicted the story of a girl came from al-Raqqa province to live in Lattakia province after the terrorist organizations had displaced her and her family.

Director Omar Abdul Aziz disclosed that there will be a film of Egyptian-Syrian join production by 2016 to express the deep –rooted relations between the two countries’ peoples.

On his part, head of filmmakers in Egypt said: “Every person visiting Syria must bow to this soil, which is mixed with the blood of martyrs”

The activities of festival were launched on November 7 under the patronage of Culture Minister Isam Khalil.

BasmaQaddour