Dubai (WAM)
Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairwoman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority “Dubai Culture”, member of the Dubai Council, met with a number of filmmakers and animation designers in the UAE and other creative cadres in the gaming sector, as part of a session held At the Youth Center pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, as part of a series of councils and meetings through which Her Highness is keen to communicate with the various components of the cultural and creative sector in Dubai, including institutions and individuals.
The session was attended by Hala Badri, Director General of the Authority, Nouf Tahlak, Executive Director of the Office of the President of Dubai Culture, Dr. Saeed Mubarak Kharbash, Executive Director of the Arts and Letters Sector at the Authority, and a large group of creative cadres who reviewed their experience and activities within the framework of the creative system in Dubai. Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum expressed her appreciation for the frankness, openness and spirit of eagerness to cooperate during the meeting. Her Highness said: “I was pleased to meet this elite of creative local cadres, and we are very keen to listen to their opinions stemming from a true passion for their creativity and experiences, and we are keen to stand up to the challenges they may face to consider the most effective ways to neutralize and overcome them. These meetings help us monitor the needs and trends of the creative sector, and served as an important reference for us when formulating our strategy and plans over the past few years, and they also constitute a source of support for us in formulating our future plans for the creative sector.” Her Highness added, “The film and animation industry is an important creative field that comes among the priorities of Dubai Culture’s agenda.”
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