During May, in the framework of Cultural Diversity Month, a selection of films participating in this year's LatinArab film festival, held every year in Buenos Aires, will be screened.
The directors of Cine Fértil and organisers of the Latinarab festival, Edgardo Bechara El Khoury and Christian Mouroux, were recognised among the 100 most influential people in the Arab film industry and received the UNESCO Prize in Paris. Sharjah to Arab Culture, becoming the first Argentinean organisation to receive an award from UNESCO and the first at a global level dedicated to cinema.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, recalled the antiquity and importance of Arab migrations to Latin America, which have established 'cultural connections and contributed to the development of Latin America for more than 150 years'.
Tuesdays 14, 21 and 28 May at 8.30 p.m. at the Fundación Tres Culturas.
Programming:
- 14 May, 8.30 p.m.
- 21 May, 8.30 p.m.
Omar L. de Barros Filho. Brazil, 2017, 77 min.
- 28 May, 8.30 p.m.
Mohamed Zineddaine. Morocco, Italy, Qatar, 2018, 110 min.
Free admission until full capacity is reached.
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