• The festival’s 28th edition showcases films exploring the complex realities of the Arab region.

Crescent Enterprises, a leading global, diversified business headquartered in the UAE, has announced its partnership with Arabian Sights Film Festival as part of its corporate citizenship strategy to drive cultural awareness and inspire innovation and creativity through the arts.

The annual Arabian Sights Film Festival, now in its 28th edition, showcases films exploring the complex realities of the Arab region through the creative lens and vision of local filmmakers. This year's festival is set to include thought-provoking stories from around the Arab world, addressing prominent themes such as love, friendship, politics, and cross-cultural conflicts.

  Speaking ahead of the event, Ghada Abdelkader, Senior VP of Crescent Enterprises, said: "For the ninth consecutive year, Crescent Enterprises is  again delighted to partner with Arabian Sights Film Festival as it showcases the best of screenplay and film creativity in the region. Crescent Enterprises believes in the integral and positive role the arts play in shaping our societies and building social bridges. The Arabian Sights Film Festival provides a platform to address cultural misconceptions and present them to the world in a format that people intrinsically connect with and that can be easily digested and understood." 

Shirin Ghareeb, Director of the Arabian Sights Film Festival, said: "Over the past 28 years, Arabian Sights, the first Arab film festival in the United States, has brought some of the best and newest Arab films to the American capital’s diverse and unique audience. The festival has brought not only powerful and moving films but also talented directors, actors and producers. The overwhelming audience response resulted in Arabian Sights becoming a successful annual event. These films have not only challenged Arab stereotypes but provided quality cinema that offers great and engaging stories to the audience."

Arabian Sights Film Festival, in collaboration with the Washington, DC International Film Festival (Filmfest DC), Washington’s longest-running film festival, will be held in-person at Landmark's E Street Cinema in Downtown DC from the 19th to the 30th of April.

Last year, the 2022 Arabian Sights Audience Award was presented to AMIRA by Director

Mohamed Diab. AMIRA was also the recipient of the Filmfest DC Audience Award.

Crescent Enterprises supports multiple initiatives to promote innovation and creativity, including activities aimed at helping a new generation of entrepreneurs drive the region's film industry. Beyond the Arabian Sights Film Festival, Crescent Enterprises also partners with Funn for the annual Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth.

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About Crescent Enterprises

Crescent Enterprises is a leading multinational company, growing diversified global businesses that are sustainable, scalable, and profitable.  Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, with business operations in 15 countries, it operates under four enterprise platforms:

  • CE-Operates, an operating business platform, focusing on smart infrastructure as the main driver of economic development and growth.
  • CE-Invests, a strategic investment platform investing in late-stage businesses and private equity funds.
  • CE-Ventures, a corporate venture capital platform targeting early-stage technology enabled high-growth businesses and venture capital funds globally.
  • CE-Creates, an internal business incubator, building start-ups that are socially and environmentally conscious.

Crescent Enterprises operates with a value system and culture that embraces corporate governance, inclusive growth, and responsible business practices.

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