The official spokesman for the Ministry of Information, Anwar Murad: The movie Doctor Strange is officially banned from being shown in all cinemas inside Kuwait because the movie violates public morals.
The Ministry of Information prevents the showing of the movie THOR LOVE AND THUNDER in Kuwaiti cinemas due to scenes featuring “homosexual characters.”
The French delegation visited the Kuwait Cinema Club on Monday, October 31, 2022. The French side was represented by Mr. Benoit Catala, Cultural Advisor and Director of the French Institute in Kuwait, Ms. Valerie Fouques, Regional Attache for Media and Cinema, and Ms. Aya Ben Azouz, Cultural Attaché at the French Institute. The delegation was received inside the club’s headquarters by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Hussein Al-Khawalid, the Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Al-Failakawi, the Director of the Media Center, Mr. Abdullah Dakhil, the Head of Public Relations, Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Balushi, and the Director of Offers, Mr. Musa Al-Balushi. The two parties discussed frameworks of joint cooperation. To support cultural affairs and support the cinematic field, and to inform interested French people of the level of Kuwaiti films, and to inform interested Kuwaitis of the level of French films, to strengthen cultural relations, and at the end of the meeting, souvenir photos were taken on this occasion.
On Sunday, 01/15/2023, a delegation from the Cultural Attaché of the Turkish Embassy visited the headquarters of the Kuwait Cinema Club. The Turkish delegation was represented by Mr. Muhammad Akef - First Counselor (Deputy Head of the Mission) and Mr. Muhammad Jahat Saghir - Third Secretary at the Turkish Embassy. In Kuwait, the Turkish delegation was received inside the club’s headquarters by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Hussein Ali Al-Khawalid, the Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Yousef Al-Failakawi, the Head of Public Relations, Mr. Abdulaziz Saeed Al-Balushi, and the Director of Offers, Mr. Musa Al-Balushi. The two parties discussed frameworks of joint cooperation to support Cultural affairs, supporting the cinematic field, holding a cultural week for Turkish films and informing interested Kuwaitis about the level of Turkish films. At the end of the meeting, the Chairman of the Board of Directors briefed the Turkish delegation on the club’s studios.
الرقابة الكويتية تحظر عرض فيلم الرعب (Talk To Me) وذلك لمشاركة ممثل متحول جنسياً ، حيث صرح الممثل الأسترالي زوي تيراكس متهماً الكويت بـ(التجرد من الإنسانية) : الكويت حظرت هذا الفيلم بسبب هويتي الجنسية فقط.
Chairman of the Film Censorship Committee, Lafi Al-Subaie: The Barbie movie was officially banned from being shown in Kuwait. The film contains ideas that encourage unacceptable behavior and distort societal values. The decision applies to any film that includes a different vision of values that conflicts with the vision of our society and our customs.
Directed by: Ahmed Al-Khodary. It will be shown soon in Kuwaiti theaters, August 24, 2023
Directed by: Ziad Al-Husseini, showing soon in Kuwaiti theaters, August 31, 2023
The Omani Cinema Society and the management of the Al Sharqiyah International Film Festival announce the opening of the submission of films to participate in the second session of the festival, which will be held on January 11-14, 2024 in the state of Sur, and submission will close on December 1, 2023. Films can be submitted and the terms and conditions for submission can be viewed through Website, alsharqiyafilmfestival.com
The General Entertainment Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sponsors and supports two films by the artist “Dr. Hassan Al-Balam”, a tour in the Kingdom and a training academy.
The Chairman and members of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Cinema Club extend their heartfelt congratulations to the founding Board of Directors of the Kuwait Federation of Artistic and Theatrical Production Companies and Entertainment Makers.
A delegation from the State of Kuwait, represented by the Kuwait Cinema Club, participated in the Al-Sharqiya International Film Festival in the Wilayat of Sur in the Sultanate of Oman, the second session from January 11 to 14, 2024, where the State of Kuwait was chosen as the guest of honor for the festival, and the Kuwaiti director / Hussein Al-Khawalid was also chosen to be a member of the jury for documentary films. The Kuwaiti delegation participated in this festival: the great star Ibrahim Al-Salal, the festival’s guest artist Dr. Khaled Amin, guest of the festival, Mr. Hussein Ali Al-Khawalid, head of the delegation and member of the documentary film jury, Mr. Ahmed Al-Khudari, deputy head of the delegation, Mr. Moaz Al-Salem, participant in the film competition, Mr. Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, participant in the film competition, Mr. Ali Akbar, participant in the film competition, and he won Kuwaiti director: Moaz Al-Salem received the jury award for best direction for his film (My Content).
As part of the activities of the Al-Qurain Cultural Festival, the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, represented by the Arts Sector, will hold cinematic days within this forum, on the 14th-15th of February. Mr. Musaed Al-Zamil, Secretary General of the Arts Sector, indicated that the forum will include a group of specialized workshops in the field of scenario and directing. And production.
We congratulate the Kuwaiti director (Ahmed Al-Khudari) for winning the Best Director Award for his film (Amakur) at the Muscat Film Festival in its 11th session in the Sultanate of Oman.
The artist (Dr. Tariq Al-Ali) is preparing to screen his cinematic film (Hide and Seek) during Eid Al-Fitr, and he published a poster for the work on his Instagram account and wrote: [The social film (Hide and Seek) will be shown in all theaters in Kuwait during Eid Al-Fitr], and he participates in the film (Hide and Seek) ) A number of artists, including (Dr. Tariq Al-Ali), (Abeer Ahmed), and (Fahd Bassem), written by (Abdulaziz Al-Hashash), and directed by (Khaled Bu Sakher), and the story of the film revolves around an ambitious architect, who has a dream of designing entertainment attractions in his homeland. He does not like to disturb children, but on an important day related to his work, he finds himself forced to take care of the children inside his house. During this day, a girl disappears while the children are playing a group game, which is (hide and seek), and from here the events of the film begin on the journey of searching for her, and the events follow, and they happen. Many interesting and beautiful situations in the movie.
The distinguished artist (Ibrahim Al-Salal) is lying in the hospital after suffering from a health problem. We pray to God for his speedy recovery.
The distinguished artist (Abdulaziz Al-Haddad) is lying in the hospital after suffering from a health problem. We pray to God for his speedy recovery.
The Chairman and members of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Cinema Club and the employees extend their heartfelt wishes for the speedy recovery of the artist (Shaaban Abbas - Shaboola) after a sudden health problem that admitted him to Al-Rashid Hospital, asking God Almighty to heal him and grant him health and well-being.
The Kuwaiti cinematic film (Fanzo), directed by Abbas Al-Yousifi, will be shown soon and exclusively at Cinescape. It is an animated film for children, starring (Bashar Al-Jazzaf), (Tariq Al-Harbi) and (Zeina Al-Saffar).