The International Muslim Film Festival (MIFF) will be held in London from Thursday 30 May to Sunday 2 June. The aim of this film festival is to combat prejudice against Muslims and Islam. The Arab Film Festival will be held in Rotterdam on the same days.
MIFF director Sajid Varda says Islamophobia has been around for much longer than October 7, 2023. “When 9/11 happened, I saw a huge shift in roles that aimed to portray Muslims as terrorists,” he told the site. New Arab“The Muslim community and the Islamic faith have become something hated.”
For some Muslim screenwriters, it was difficult to pitch a story that didn’t involve terrorism or some other negative trope about Islam. “It was a challenge for Muslim actors not to audition for roles that portrayed Muslims in a bad light.”
In 2017, Varda founded UK Islam Film, an organisation that aims to combat negative stereotypes about Muslims and Islam in film. How do we showcase the beauty and creative talents of Muslim filmmakers? By focusing on our stories and narratives, and by honouring filmmakers from other backgrounds who have created amazing cinematic stories about our faith community.
MIFF will screen films from the UK, Morocco, Turkey, Jordan and Sudan. There is also the Palestinian film An ORange of Jaffa.
Also in Rotterdam
It is held in Rotterdam in conjunction with the Islamic Film Festival in London. Arab Film Festival place. This relates, among other things, to films. Behind the mountains, Flight 404, My father is not dead And the Palestinian film The teacherSaturday is Palestinian Film Day.
