HRH Prince Saud bin Talal bin Badr, Al-Ahsa Governor, honoured the crew of Bahraini film, “Ya Mal”, during the closing ceremony of the second edition of the Short Film Competition, “My Heritage”, organised by the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) in cooperation with the Saudi Heritage Commission (SHC) at the King Faisal University, as part of ARCWH’s “Arab Youth for Heritage” initiative.
Shaikh Ibrahim bin Humood Al Khalifa, Deputy ARC-WH Director, Dr. Mohammed Al-Ohali, King Faisal University President, and Mohammed Ali Al-Matrudi, SHC Al-Ahsa Office Director, attended the ceremony.
Al-Ahsa Governor honoured the winning films, including “Ya Mal” from Bahrain, and other films from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Algeria and Yemen.
Directed by Yousif Ahmed, and filmed by Mohammed Othman and Yousif Mubarak, “Ya Mal” sheds light on the “Pearling Path” in the kingdom, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It highlights Bahrain’s rich cultural and heritage features.
Source: Bahrain News Agency (BNA)
