It’s good to see collaboration between the UAE’s cultural entities. In the case of national cultural representatives, with a role to play in introduction, exchange, and connection, there are often some very specific contributions that they can make in introducing [ … ]
The German word ‘Schlingel’ loosely translates as ‘rascal’. It’s also the name of one of the world’s best established film festivals for children and young people, held since 1995 in the German city of Chemnitz and set this year for [ … ]
A calendar of events in and around the cultural life of magpie Click on the event name and its website will open in a new tab. You can look for specific events from the search bar at the top, or [ … ]
The sixth edition of Sharjah Arts Foundation’s annual film festival, which runs from 8 to 17 December, features more than 50 films from around the world – a range of independent cinema and experimental filmmaking that “foregrounds the transformative role [ … ]
Sharjah Film Platform is back, spotlighting independent cinema, documentary filmmaking and moving image works that play on new approaches to film and art. The fifth edition of Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual film festival isn’t overcrowded; small but perfectly formed just [ … ]
Now here’s an interesting game: list the most significant German film directors of the 1970s on. Now restrict it to those directors who have more than 60 feature films to their name, including a Nicholas Cage vehicle and 31 full-length [ … ]
SIFF – the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth – is a magpie favourite among highly-targeted UAE festivals, thanks partly to its openness in selection but mostly because of the unselfconscious enthusiasm of the audiences. The ninth SIFF [ … ]
Interested in exploring the depths of sounds and your relationship to it? Curious about soothing, jarring or extinct sounds? A new documentary (in live film format) by Oscar-nominated director Sam Green is coming to NYUAD on 9-10 March that you [ … ]
After two years of Covid-induced postponement, Sikka is back … and different. Some things remain the same, of course, including the location. The Festival again takes over Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood for its 10th edition, running from 15 – 24 [ … ]
The Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival – which opens on Friday 4 February and runs to 31 March – has come a long way in 10 years, to the point where it’s now becoming established as a solid contributor [ … ]
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