Hosted by the Argentina Pavilion, the event titled ‘Women Behind the Camera,’ spoke about crucial role of women in the film industry.

Bringing people together to discuss their perspectives, an Argentinian cinema series focusing on women filmmakers and directors was launched on Sunday at Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Hosted by the Argentina Pavilion, the event titled ‘Women Behind the Camera,’ spoke about the crucial role of women in the film industry. The panel of women spoke on the challenges faced by female filmmakers and how they overcome them.

Arambarri, Ambassador of Argentina to the UAE, said, “The idea of the series is not just to show the outstanding works of four Argentine women directors, but to discuss and give insight about their experiences and perspectives as women in the film or television industry.”

Talking at the event, Emirati filmmaker Mariam Al Serkal, Head of Majid TV, said, “Being a mum of triplets and heading this enormous legacy of a brand that started in 1979 with a magazine and a TV station, which is now on a fully-fledged platform, while still following my passion of film projects ….is a juggle every single day.”

Joining virtually, Cinthia Rajschmir, director and co-writer of Cortázar & Antín: Illuminated Letters, said, “For me, the challenge of being a woman film director is related to my past as a student and the ability to find funding for projects due to the way the world sees gender, which has meant a certain point of view dictates what stories are told and how they are told.”

“A lot of females are not expected to continue their career and are encouraged to study whatever they feel like, so they end up studying media, but not many continue to pursue it into feature films, which is why I am assuming that there are more male than female directors who have completed features in the UAE,” shared Emirati filmmaker and film executive Hana Kazim.