The final session of the Film Criticism Conference, organized by the Film Commission, kicked off yesterday evening in Riyadh, bringing together a distinguished group of critics, academics, and filmmakers from the Kingdom and abroad to continue enriching the critical landscape and fostering cinematic dialogue in Saudi Arabia.
This Riyadh event is the third in a series organized across the Kingdom, following successful gatherings in Aseer and Al-Qatif. The third edition focuses on the vital relationship between cinema and place, recognizing location as an essential element of visual storytelling and cultural identity.
The conference's three-day cultural program includes dialogue sessions, presentations, masterclasses, and film screenings. It features more than 30 speakers and film experts from around the world, who will explore the presence of place in cinema as a visual and cultural space reflecting identity, memory, and social transformations.