{"id":114549,"date":"2025-11-04T08:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/114549\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T08:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:24:09","slug":"philip-rachid-unveiled-as-speaker-at-inaugural-hollyshorts-dubai-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/114549\/","title":{"rendered":"Philip Rachid Unveiled As Speaker At Inaugural HollyShorts Dubai 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: \u00a0Iraqi-Kurdish filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/philip-rachid\/\" id=\"auto-tag_philip-rachid\" data-tag=\"philip-rachid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philip Rachid<\/a> has been announced as a speaker at the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/hollyshorts\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hollyshorts\" data-tag=\"hollyshorts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HollyShorts<\/a> Dubai as its inaugural edition takes shape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe event, which is a spin-off of the popular long-running Oscar qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival in L.A., will run from December 12 to 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tRachid, who was born in Bulgaria and raised in the Netherlands, is a long-time Dubai resident. He made his short film debut in 2012 with Zol\u2019a. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOther works include Happy Birthday, which was shot entirely on a Samsung phone, won the Samsung Short Film Competition prize at Dubai International Film Festival in 2014, and the award-winning 2018 work She, following seven women living in the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/uae\/\" id=\"auto-tag_uae\" data-tag=\"uae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UAE<\/a> as they try to fulfil their life goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHe continues to make innovative content under the banner of Soultrotter Productions, and is also an active mentor and cultural consultant dedicated to shaping the next generation of UAE filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI am truly honored and excited to participate in the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/hollyshorts-dubai\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hollyshorts-dubai\" data-tag=\"hollyshorts-dubai\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HollyShorts Dubai<\/a>,\u201d said Rachid. \u201cDubai is a city that inspires my work and provides a vital platform for global storytellers. I look forward to sharing my experiences and perspectives with the next generation of filmmakers\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFormer MGM veteran Jeff Pryor, who was announced as the inaugural edition\u2019s strategic advisor in August, \u00a0welcomed Rachid\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cPhilip\u2019s career\u2014from his start in the Netherlands to his powerful voice for marginalized communities\u2014perfectly embodies the global storytelling spirit that HollyShorts champions,\u201d said Pryor. \u201cHis unique perspective and success in this region will be an incredible source of inspiration for our attendees.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOther highlights of the speakers program will include keynote addresses by director Faisal Hashmi (Amber, Wicken) and director and cinematographer Shadi AbuSharar (Stand Up! Ya Arab!) as well as masterclasses with HollyShorts Grand Prix winner Ammar Galal and SAE University College Dubai Head of Film Razan Takash. There will also be a presentation by Illusion Studios on the future of AI in filmmaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: \u00a0Iraqi-Kurdish filmmaker Philip Rachid has been announced as a speaker at the upcoming HollyShorts Dubai as its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114550,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,73918,73919,85,46,73920,1078],"class_list":["post-114549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-hollyshorts","tag-hollyshorts-dubai","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-philip-rachid","tag-uae"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}