Feeding Five Hundred For Encounters Film Festival

10th September 2013

Feeding Five Hundred, a short film directed by Emirati filmmaker Rafed Alharthi has been officially selected to screen in competition at the UK’s prestigious Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival which takes place in Bristol, England, 17-22 September 2013. Now in its 19^th year, the festival is the UK’s leading showcase and meeting point for emerging film talent and it is the country’s leading gateway to prestigious awards including the BAFTAs, Oscars and The European Film Awards. Feeding Five Hundred is the first Emirati film ever to be selected for the festival and it is the only Arab film selected from the 2,372 entries this year.

Set in the UAE, ‘Feeding Five Hundred is an evocative documentary about one man’s passion, determination and struggle to feed 500 stray cats each day since 1995. The film, which is in Arabic with English subtitles, has already been screened at three international festivals this year and selected for a further four. At the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, it is eligible for awards across three categories.

Twenty-five year old Emirati, Rafed Alharthi, commenced his career ‘on-screen’, first as a volunteer and later as a professional presenter on Abu Dhabi TV where he still regularly introduces his own show ‘Min Alkhater’. After participating in the Young Media Leaders programme, run by twofour54’s training academy, tadreeb, Rafed developed a passion for documentary filmmaking. ‘Feeding Five Hundred’ is his debut production.

Rafed said:

“It’s very exciting that Feeding Five Hundred has been selected and I’m really looking forward to flying to the UK for the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival where I hope to connect with other filmmakers and film industry professionals to explore other projects to further develop my career. I’d like to extend my thanks to the team at twofour54 creative lab who supported and produced Feeding Five Hundred. I’m passionate about filmmaking and this could lead to anything!”

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