Kaleem Aftab, director of worldwide programming at Saudi Arabia’s Pink Sea Movie Competition, has stepped down following a four-year stint.
The London-based movie critic had been a key member of the crew that launched the quickly rising occasion which takes place in Jeddah, on the Pink Sea’s jap shore, and goals to develop into the area’s high competition and market.
In his position Aftab pushed boundaries by programming uncensored motion pictures from the Western world, and in addition from Asia and Africa, in a rustic the place cinema had been banned for religion-related causes till 2017. He additionally topped his ambition to get Spike Lee – about whom Aftab has written a biography – to preside over the competition’s major jury final 12 months.
“Kaleem has been part of the Pink Sea crew for the previous 4 years and constructed a world programme, working to place the Pink Sea Worldwide Movie Competition on the map as a key cease within the Competition calendar,” the fest stated in a press release. “He has been a pivotal a part of our journey thus far and we want him all one of the best in his future work.”
“In the end we are going to share additional data on the upcoming fifth version of the competition and the worldwide programming crew,” the assertion added.
No motive was offered by the Pink Sea fest relating to Aftab’s departure which is believed to be for household causes. Antoine Khalife will stay in his submit as director of the fest’s Arab program.
The fifth version of the Pink Sea fest will run Dec. 4-13.
Display Worldwide was the primary to report this information.
