Syria's audiovisual industry bounces back after war's shock | Video

Damascus (Syria), May 25 (EFE) - The production of Syrian television series, once a regional benchmark, has begun to take off again after the setback suffered as a result of the war that began thirteen years ago in the country, which hit this sector as hard as many others.

The armed conflict led to a brain drain, with the emigration of many actors, directors, scriptwriters and technicians, and investment in this type of work became a risky gamble in which most of the country's channels decided not to gamble their money any more.

CAMERA: HANNA AL SALEH

FOOTAGE OF VARIOUS SYRIAN AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTIONS. SOUNDBITES OF THE FILM DIRECTOR, RASHA SHARBATJI.

TRANSLATION:

Rasha Sharbatji, film director:

‘There is capital, but there is the idea of sanctions and how it will be publicised. Now the issue of publicity has broken down a bit because of the Syrian relations that have started quietly with the Gulf. Which is the number one and biggest market. And this is what makes us optimistic. They really want to adapt the jobs, a number of production jobs were done and they were all taken in ‘Shahid’. Four or five jobs were taken for ‘Shahid’.

Metadata

Date: 25/05/2024 09:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Arts, culture and entertainment » Cinema
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 103 seconds
Reference: 7001367161
Relevance: Normal