The Cinema of Kuwait is run by 'Cinescape' and the company has cinemas in over 10 malls, with the largest being in 360 Mall and Avenues Mall. Kuwaiti cinema includes many movies from around the world, typically released a few weeks after their initial release in the US. The first Kuwaiti feature-film, Bas ya Bahar, was released in 1972.
History of Cinema
The company known as Cinescape, started in 1956, has exclusive rights to show movies in cinemas in Kuwait. Grand Cinemas is a cinema that is not run by Cinescape and is located in the new Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait City.
Films shot in Kuwait
- Bas Ya Bahar (Kuwaiti movie; 1972)
- The Silence - الصمت (Kuwaiti movie; 1976)
- The Trap - الÙØ® (Kuwaiti movie; 1983)
- Sedra (short Kuwaiti movie; 2001)
- Shabab Cool (Kuwaiti movie; 2002)
- Cute (Kuwaiti movie; 2008)
- 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)
- Les Anges (Tunisian; 1984)
- Lektionen in Finsternis (German short documentary; 1992)
- Losing Ahmad (short 2006)
- VeTool (short documentary; 2004)
- Ahmad Al Sane's Life (African documentary; 1976)
- Whispers of Sin (Kuwaiti movie; 2010)
- Kanrefeeji ( feature film; 2014)
Kuwaiti directors
- Khalid Al Siddiq
- Mohamed Al-Sanousi
- Ahmad Alkhalaf
- Zeyad Al-Husaini
- Abdullah Boushahri
- Walid Al-Awadi
- Meqdad Al-Kout
- Tareq Al-Zamel
See also
- Cinema of the world
- Cinema of West Asia
References
External links
- Cinema listings for all latest movies running in Kuwait
- Brief overview of Kuwaiti cinema
- IMDB entry for Kuwait