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A few days after the signing of the standardization agreement between the UAE and “Israel” at the “White House”, the rosary of Abu Dhabi’s announcement of all other forms of normalization with the entity began to repeat itself, the last of which was the conclusion of an agreement described as “historic” between the “Abu Dhabi Film Commission”, and The “Israel Film Fund” with the aim of “strengthening cooperation in the film and television industry”, in addition to ” promote a culture of tolerance “. The standardization agreement includes the provision of training and development programs for filmmakers in the United Arab Emirates and “Israel”, in association with the “Sam Spiegel School of Film Production” in occupied Jerusalem. According to the agreement, the two specialized committees in the field of films “will build cultural cooperation in the fields of the content industry,” which aims to “build a common cultural understanding that lays the foundation for cooperation between the Emirati and Emirati peoples. Israeli”. The two sides also agreed on an agenda that spans four main initiatives, including the establishment of joint workshops, training and learning, as well as benefiting from the International Film Laboratory. The agreement also stipulates the establishment of specialized training programs for filmmakers and the development of joint productions between Abu Dhabi and the Israeli entity, in addition to selecting Emirati students to pursue one of the educational pathways offered by the Sam Spiegel School of Film Production. and select representatives from the Emirati film industry to participate in laboratory activities. In addition to planning an annual regional film festival in which the productions of the creators will be examined, it will be held alternately between Abu Dhabi and “Israel”.
The head of the Abu Dhabi “Department of Culture and Tourism”, Muhammad Khalifa Al-Mubarak, said that this agreement “strengthens the cultural ties between our creative industry” and “develops” the film and television sectors in Abu Dhabi creating new opportunities. . For his part, the chairman of the Abu Dhabi Film Commission, Hans Friken, commented on the conclusion of this agreement, describing it as “historic cooperation” and noted that it would open horizons for the film and television content industry in the Emirates and Israel. The executive director of the Israel Film Fund, Lisa Shiluch Ozard, said in turn that “films are a global language capable of building bridges between cultures and peoples”, and considered that this agreement “is a valuable opportunity for cooperation (. ..) and rapprochement with our neighbors in the Middle East “.
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