The young Kuwaiti director Nasser Al-Qattan expressed his happiness that his film “The Signal” was selected to be screened in the official competition for short documentary films in Red Sea Film Festival In its fourth session, which starts from 5 to 14 December, this is the only Kuwaiti film among the official selection of the festival.
In a press release, the director of the Arabic and classical programs at the festival said: Anton Khalifa The Kuwaiti film “The Signal” won the joy of the organizing team as a different film that carries a wonderful surprise and represents an additional step in the credit of Kuwaiti and Arab cinema.
For his part, the director Nasser Al-Qattan said: This selection is a source of pride and honor because the film – The Signal – is the only participant in the State of Kuwait and has received approval from the organizing committee of the Festival of Red Sea. , which is considered the most important festival in the region at the moment and which relates to the highest international quality standards.
The film “The Signal” deals with the story of a young man who stands under a traffic light and looks at the sky.
The story is taken from the short story collection – Sons of Recent Times – by writer Faisal Al-Habini, screenplay and dialogue by Hussein Al-Mutawa, and acting by Musaed Khaled, Ahmed Al-Shammari, and Saleh Al- Daraa the film directed by Nasser Al-Qattan and produced by Filmak Art Production Company.
It is known that the director Nasser Al-Qattan is a Kuwaiti director and filmmaker His journey with the visual arts began in 2009 with photography and later through video shooting.
In its next session, the Red Sea Film Festival will host 120 films from 81 countries, including 63 feature films, 54 short films, 20 red carpet screens, 48 world premieres, 66 films Arabic, and 34 Saudi films.
