Five Takeaways From Sharjah Childrens Film Festival
News Source : Variety
News Summary
- SIFF reaffirmed that youth storytelling isn’t a niche, but a laboratory for empathy, creativity and imagination.
- The festival has evolved from a regional showcase into a gathering point for a growing international movement.
- By inviting children to deliberate, argue, and choose winners, SIFF is essentially teaching media literacy as a creative discipline.
- It’s a form of empowerment: to trust children with taste, not just entertainment.
- Together, these directors form an emerging network steeped in education, access and storytelling itself.
In much of the world, childrens cinema still struggles for recognition, too often dismissed as educational side programming rather than an artistic or commercial force. The Sharjah Intl. Childrens [+7821 chars]
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