RIYADH: Movies produced by young and amateur Saudi filmmakers will be shown on Saudi Television starting in the middle of next week.
“The films will be shown daily to encourage young Saudi filmmakers,” said Abdulaziz Fahad Al-Eid, senior broadcaster at Saudi TV and general supervisor of Cultural TV channel. He added that if they get support for the screenings, they could scale great heights in filmmaking and make a name for themselves.
Al-Eid said that he met some of these young Saudi filmmakers five years ago in Dubai when they were participating in filmmaking, and some of them won regional and international awards.
“When I took over the cultural show at Saudi Television, I already knew their capabilities as filmmakers. I also knew that their films had sophisticated ideas,” he said.
Al-Eid also expressed appreciation for those who supported and encouraged the young filmmakers, and said that filmmaking is a huge project and needs a big capital.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Al-Misnad, a geography professor at Qassim University where students also produce films, said, “I agree with Abdulaziz Fahad Al-Eid on the importance of cinema as a media product, and that there’s a need to pump more funds to support it.”
However, he added that filmmaking should be carried out by professionals who are good in promoting their craft.
Young Saudi filmmakers’ works to be aired on TV
Young Saudi filmmakers’ works to be aired on TV
Riyadh forum to discuss AI impact on education, jobs
- The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers
RIYADH: Experts from more than 50 international and local organizations in education, employment, and artificial intelligence will gather in Riyadh from Jan. 28-29 for the International Conference on Data and AI Capacity Building to explore the future of education during rapid AI advances.
Discussions will examine how AI is transforming work, its implications for current and future generations, and the new opportunities it creates, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
Organized by the Saudi Data and AI Authority, the conference aims to redefine work and human capacity building to meet future labor market demands.
Participants will present practical solutions for empowering young people with AI skills, integrating AI into education, and aligning learning outcomes with the most in-demand future skills locally and globally.
By addressing AI’s evolving impact on the job market, the conference offers academics, AI and data professionals, policymakers, and students a platform to exchange insights and explore the latest innovations for societal benefit and national development.
An accompanying exhibition will highlight cutting-edge educational and digital transformation solutions from public and private sector organizations.
The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers.
