The document provides an overview of the history and current state of the Kuwaiti film industry. It discusses how Kuwait promoted local culture on television amid American film domination. The first Kuwaiti feature films were produced in the 1970s, focusing on history and pre-oil life. Kuwait established a national cinema company in 1954 and the first cinema brand and theaters in 2005. Notable Kuwaiti actresses helped shape the industry. While dependent on foreign films, Kuwait is considered the birthplace of Gulf cinema. The document lists many Kuwaiti and international short films and Kuwaiti directors that have contributed to the national film scene.

1. University of the Punjab
Muhammad Zohaib
MSTV20-40
Submitted to Pro. Shabeer Sarwar
Semester 1 Finals
Institute of Communication Studies

2. Cinema of Kuwait
History of Kuwait film production

3. Intoduction to Kuwait Cinema
• In the era of American films Kuwait tried there best to
promote their tradition by forming content on their local
television
• No of screens 61 (2010)
• Per capita 2.3 per 100,000 (2010)
• Number of admissions (2008)
• Total 2,200,000
• Gross box office (2008)
• Total $19.8 million

4. History of Kuwait film Industry
• The domination of
American films and other
foreign produced films has
the Kuwaiti cinema imitate
and depend on it for so
long
• In 1971, a young talented
Khalid Alsidiqq that
directed and featured first
Kuwaiti film and talk about
their history and culture.

5. continued...
• In 1972, Kuwait produced
their first featured film Bas
ya Bahr The Cruel Sea.
This film talk about the
pre-oil discovery life and
about the fishing when this
occupation was

6. continued...
• In 1976, Kuwait produce
their second featured film
The wedding of Zain In
the Gulf Region, Kuwait
considered as the birth
place of Khaleji culture.

7. Famous Film Actresses
 Souad Abdullah is
considered an iconic
Kuwaiti actress who had a
prominent role in shaping
the Kuwaiti cinema today.
 Hayat Al Fahad is
another iconic Kuwaiti
actress in the industry, she
participated in the first
feature Kuwaiti film Bas
Ya Bahr.

8. continued...
 In 1954 Kuwait National
Cinema Company was
established
 In 2005 it released its
Cinematic brand and theatre
in the country, Cinescape.
Kuwait was the first country in the
Middle east and the second worldwide
after Australia to ease M-NET
payment, making the audience's
experiences in Cinescape effortless
and easy.

9. Kuwait Television
• Kuwait began producing their own
television content in 1961, which
was early comparing to other
countries in the region
• This drove them forward to launch
their own satellite. KTV 1 is one of
the oldest television broadcast
channels established in Kuwait.
The Kuwaiti satellite was able to
cover the gulf and reach further
regions such as North America,
which was difficult to accomplish at
that time period in 1997

10. continued...
• Kuwait is the birthplace of film
in the Gulf, it was not until the
release of Bas ya Bahr that it
was recognized and known by
Khalejis for its films and their
artistry in showing the cultural
and heritage of the Kuwaiti
citizens and the Khaleji
community in general.

11. Short Films
• Bas Ya Bahar (Kuwaiti movie; 1972)
• The Silence - ‫(الصمت‬Kuwaiti movie; 1976)
• The Wedding of Zein (Kuwaiti movie;
1976)
• The Message (international movie; 1976)
• The Trap - ‫(الفخ‬Kuwaiti movie; 1983)
• The Youngest Son (Kuwaiti movie; 2001)
• Kallu Kondoru Pennu (Malayalam movie;
1998)
• Sedra (short Kuwaiti movie; 2001)
• Shabab Cool (Kuwaiti movie; 2002)
• Cute (Kuwaiti movie; 2008)
• Amreeka (American movie; 2009)
• Al Denjewana (Kuwaiti movie; 2009)
• Kahin Na Kahin Milenge (Indian movie;
2009)
• 365 Boots on Ground (American
documentary; 2005)
• Baraka (American documentary; 1982)
• Desert Sky (American documentary; 2005)
• Fires of Kuwait (American short
documentary; 1992)

12. Short Films
• Les Anges (Tunisian; 1984)
• Lektionen in Finsternis (German short
documentary; 1992)
• Losing Ahmad (Documentary; 2006)
• The Sniper (Kuwaiti movie; 2008)
• VeTool (Documentary; 2004)
• Mustache (Kuwaiti movie; 2010)
• Tora Bora (Kuwaiti movie; 2011)
• Sneeze (Kuwaiti movie; 2011)
• The Detective (Kuwaiti movie; 2011)
• Saloon (Kuwaiti movie; 2012)
• Vanish (Kuwaiti movie; 2012)
• Dinosaur (Kuwaiti movie; 2013)
• Someone (a.k.a. Fulan) (Kuwaiti movie;
2012)
• Ahmad Al Sane's Life (African
documentary; 1976)
• Whispers of Sin (Kuwaiti movie; 2010)
• Heaven's Water (Kuwaiti movie; 2010)
• The Waves Will Carry Us (Kuwaiti movie;
2011)
• Al Salhiyah (Kuwaiti movie; 2012)
• Vanish (Kuwaiti movie; 2012)
• Sera al-Ahibbah (Kuwaiti movie; 2013)

13. Short Films
• Sinaryu (Kuwaiti movie; 2013)
• 090 (Kuwaiti movie; 2014)
• Kan Refeeji (Kuwaiti movie; 2014)
• Falafel Cart (Video Short; 2014)
• Cut: Unforgettable Night (Kuwaiti
movie; 2014)
• Alisa Khatafha Jamil (Kuwaiti
movie; 2014)
• Between Love and Marriage (Indian
movie; 2015)
• Victor (Kuwaiti movie; 2015)
• Habeb Alarth (Kuwaiti movie; 2015)
• When You Free Your Residents
(Kuwaiti movie; 2015)
• Burning Wells (Indian movie; 2018)
• Falafel Cart (Short Film; 2019)

14. Kuwaiti directors
• Khalid Al Siddiq
• Mohamed Al-Sanousi
• Ahmad Alkhalaf
• Sadeq Behbehani
• Zeyad Al-Husaini
• Abdullah Boushahri
• Walid Al-Awadi
• Farah ALHashem
• Tareq Al-Zamel
• Abdullah Al-Wazzan

15. Thank You
• Thank You so much for
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