EXCLUSIVE: Rising Saudi Star Mohammed Elshehri has been introduced as grasp of ceremonies on the tenth version Saudi Movie Pageant, working from Might 2 to 9 within the Japanese Province metropolis of Dhahran.
Elshehri is the star of hit MBC Ramadan comedy TV collection Highway Journey (Sekket Safar), which has simply accomplished its third season run.
He additionally hosted the primary season of MBC actuality sport present One Million Greenback Dwelling and in addition starred in Saudi musical film Valley Highway after getting his appearing breakthrough in MBC platform Shahid’s hit crime and drama The Fates Lodge.
“Like many nice festivals we exist to advertise our native expertise. Mo is a rising star in our nation and the area,” stated Saudi Movie Pageant head Ahmed Almulla.
“We’re so pleased with what he has completed and consider he shall be one of many best actors of our time. We’re very honored he shall be our grasp of ceremonies of such a particular version.
The Saudi Movie Pageant, which unfolds at Ithra, King Abdulaziz Heart For World Tradition in Dhahran, is Saudi Arabia’s oldest competition and places the highlight on Gulf area cinema with a concentrate on native movies.
Eight options from Bahrain, KSA, UAE and Yemen shall be showcased in its principal competitors this 12 months together with Emirati director Nayla Al Khaja’s Three and Saudi manufacturing Hajjan by Abu Bakr Shawky, which performed in Toronto final 12 months.
The complete competitors line-up
FEVER DREAM by Faris Godus (Saudi Arabia)
HAJJAN by Abu Bakr Shawky (Saudi Arabia)
I AM AL ITTIHAD by Hamzah Tarzan (Saudi Arabia)
IT’S ALWAYS THAT FEELING by Gigi Hozimah (Saudi Arabia)
WITHIN SAND by Mohammed Alatawi (Saudi Arabia)
ROSE WATER by Mahmood Alshakh (Bahrain)
THREE by Nayla Al Khaja (UAE)
THE BURDENED by Amro Gamal (Yemen)
