Cinema of Kuwait
[5] In 1972, Kuwait produced their first feature film Bas ya Bahr (The Cruel Sea) which talks about common life in the pre-oil discovery period when fishing was a predominant occupation.Being the first leading entertainment company in Kuwait and in the Gulf, 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, improving audience experiences in the cinema.Falafel Cart, released in 2019 by director Abdullah Al-Wazzan became Kuwait's first film to be officially selected at the prestigious Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan where it received a "Best of the World" honorable mention.It was in 1971 that the young talent of Khalid Alsidiqqi that emerged and directed the first Kuwaiti feature film that talks about its cultural heritage and history.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.[12] Actors who had a prominent role in the movie were Mohammed Al-Mansour, Amal Bakr, Saad Al-Faraj and Hayat El-Fahad.Before the drastic changes that took place in Kuwait due to the discovery of oil, pearl diving was one of the main income sources people had.The events happen to a typical Kuwaiti family, a young man seeks to marry the girl he loves (“Nura”) however many obstacles come in his way.[18] Al Fahad started her journey in the art world when a famous artist visited the hospital she works in and offered her a role.It was not long until she appeared on her first television show Bojassom Familyin 1964 and continues ever since until she gain her independence and class in the cinematic industry of Kuwait and the Gulf region as a whole.Aside from being an actress, Hayat Al Fahad has written several dramas and films in her career that were broadcast and had their own success, دمعة يتيمThe orphan tear, الأخت صالحة The Sister Saleha’,and الحريمwhich is The Ladies.She started her journey in acting in 1963 with the late artist Mohammad El Nashmi in a TV series called Television’s Majlis ديوانية التلفزين, then she started doing theatre in 1964 with the Kuwaiti Theatre band فرقة المسرح الكويتي with the play Her Luck Breaks Rocks حظها يكسر الصخر directed and produced by Mohammad El Nashmi in 1965.Also, she co-starred with Al Fahad in one of that era's successful soap operas, Ruqaia and Sbeeka (1986), My Aunt Qumasha (1983) and Went and did not come back (1982).In addition, KNCC introduced the first E-Ticketing service in 2003 where customers are able to purchase and book their ticketing online using debit and credit cards.