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Saba Yemen
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Saba Yemen
Iraqi Flag is raised for First time at Cannes Film Festival
Baghdad - (Saba): The 2025 Cannes International Film Festival witnessed a historic moment when the Iraqi flag was raised for the first time in its history. This took place during the official screening of the classic Iraqi film "Saeed Effendi" (produced in 1956, directed by Kamran Hosni), marking Iraq's first official participation in this prominent international cinematic event. This participation was the result of the efforts of the Cinema Support Initiative and the selection of the Al-Hassan Ibn Al-Haytham Committee for the Visual Memory of Iraq, affiliated with the Prime Minister's Office, in cooperation with the French National Institute of Audiovisual Arts (INA). The film was restored using 4K technology, using the original negative, to be displayed in a high quality befitting its artistic and historical stature. The screening was attended by a large number of film lovers and critics from around the world, in an exceptional celebratory moment that evoked Iraq's visual memory and presented its creative heritage to a distinguished international audience. This participation falls within the framework of the "Cinematheque Iraq" project, which aims to preserve and enhance the Iraqi cinema archive. The project includes the restoration and preservation of 104 feature films produced between the 1940s and the beginning of the second millennium, with support from the French Embassy in Baghdad and the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and implementation by Expertise France. For its part, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities expressed its pride in this cultural achievement, affirming its commitment to continuing to support film archiving projects, preserving Iraq's cultural heritage, and promoting it locally and internationally. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Iraqi News
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Iraqi News
'Saeed Effendi' represents Iraq at the Cannes International Festival
Al-Hasan Ibn Al-Haytham Committee for Iraqi Visual Memory, operating under the Office of PM Muhammed S. Al-Sudani, announced on Saturday the official selection of the 1956 film Saeed Effendi to represent Iraq at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, within the Cannes Classics section. "This historic selection, the first of its kind for Iraqi cinema, is the result of the Iraqi Cinematheque project, which seeks to revive Iraq's cinematic heritage and share it with the world," according to a statement by the Presidency's Media Office - received by the Iraqi News Agency - INA. The film was meticulously restored by the French National Audiovisual Institute, and the restored version is now preserved by the committee. "Saeed Effendi is one of 104 Iraqi feature films, produced between the 1940s and early 2000s, that the Iraqi Cinematheque project aims to preserve and restore," added the statement.
Iraqi News
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Iraqi News
"Saeed Effendi" Selected to Represent Iraq at Cannes Film Festival
Baghdad - INA The Al-Hassan Ibn Al-Haytham Committee for the Visual Memory of Iraq - Office of the Prime Minister announced today, Wednesday, the selection of the film "Saeed Effendi" to represent Iraq at the Cannes Film Festival. A statement from the committee, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the Al-Hassan Ibn Al-Haytham Committee for the Visual Memory of Iraq - Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, proudly announced, within the framework of the Iraq Cinematheque project, the selection of the film (Saeed Effendi), directed by Kamran Hosni and produced in 1956, to officially represent Iraq at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, in the Cannes Classics section." The statement added, "This selection, the first of its kind in the history of Iraqi cinema, is the result of the efforts of the Al-Hassan Ibn Al-Haytham Committee for the Visual Memory of Iraq - Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, with the support of the French Embassy in Iraq and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and implemented by Expertise France through the Iraq Cinematheque project." He pointed out that "the film was restored in 4K resolution at the French National Institute of Audiovisual Arts (INA) using the original negative," noting that "the restored copy of the film has been preserved by the Hassan ibn al-Haytham Committee for the Visual Memory of Iraq." The statement continued, "(Saeed Effendi) is based on the story (Shijjar) by Edmond Sabri and is considered one of the most prominent Iraqi classics. This unprecedented step represents a revival of Iraqi cinematic heritage and its transmission to the world through its widest possible doors."
