{"id":22234,"date":"2025-09-12T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/09\/12\/the-saudi-film-encyclopedia-starts-22-translated-books-a-global-panorama-in-the-arab-library\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:54:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:54:01","slug":"the-saudi-film-encyclopedia-starts-22-translated-books-a-global-panorama-in-the-arab-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/09\/12\/the-saudi-film-encyclopedia-starts-22-translated-books-a-global-panorama-in-the-arab-library\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saudi film encyclopedia starts 22 translated books &#8230; a global panorama in the Arab library"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Launch of Translated Books in the Arabic Library<\/h1>\n<p>The Saudi Film Encyclopedia has launched the presentation of 22 books that were translated from 4 international languages, including Italian, as part of the &quot;Translation&quot; initiative. This initiative aims to increase the number of books translated in the coming years, making the encyclopedia a leader in the cinema book industry.<\/p>\n<h2>Background and Objectives<\/h2>\n<p>According to Abdel Wahab Al-, the editor of the Encyclopedia, the efforts of the &quot;translation&quot; initiative will increase the number of books translated in the coming years. The goal is to make the encyclopedia a leader in the cinema book industry, which is based on human experience in the film industry.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured Books<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the featured books include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&quot;Inevitable in the cinema&quot; by Thomas M. Bouer, translated by Samar Dhiab, which presents a philosophical and cinematic journey through the concept of &quot;inevitable&quot;.<\/li>\n<li>&quot;The story and the story: Analysis of the story in the cinema&quot; by Warren Penand, translated by Ghassan al-khunaizi, which deals with the creation of history and narrative in early cinema.<\/li>\n<li>&quot;Film programming for theater, festivals and cinematic archives&quot; by Peter Boussa, translated by Ghassan al-khunaizi, which provides comprehensive evidence on the duties of cinematic film programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More Translated Books<\/h2>\n<p>Other translated books include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&quot;Silent Cinema in front of the image of the picture&quot; by Lawrence Lawer, translated by Munir Alimi, which focuses on the post-World War I era and the transformations of silent cinema.<\/li>\n<li>&quot;Revived Hollywood of the twentieth century&quot; by Nile Artcher, translated by Munir Alimi, which is aimed at fans of contemporary Hollywood films.<\/li>\n<li>&quot;Film Theories&quot; by Jacques Omun, translated by Bahaa Alel, which deals with cinematic thinking and theories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Critical Analysis<\/h2>\n<p>The book &quot;Reviving Spense: The slow and atmosphere that the cinema surrounds&quot; by Rick Warner, translated by Samra Mahfoud, develops the concept of tension in theoretical, historical, and analytical classification. Another book, &quot;The History of Islamic Cinema in Bombay&quot;, written by Ira Phascar and Richard Allen, explores Islamic cultures and their role in the development of cinemas produced in Bombay.<\/p>\n<h2>Indian Cinema and Beyond<\/h2>\n<p>The Egyptian translator Mohamed Hashem Abdel Salam offers a translation of a book entitled &quot;Indian cinema with the eyes of the critics&quot;, which provides a deep and panoramic attempt to understand Indian cinema. Another book, &quot;Photography of History From The Boden&quot; by Ever Cuvis, examines how documentaries can rebuild or read history from a different perspective.<\/p>\n<h2>Upcoming Releases<\/h2>\n<p>The Saudi Encyclopedia of Cinema will issue more books with the &quot;Translation&quot; Initiative, including &quot;Satan Finds A Work&quot; by James Baldwin, translated by Issam Zakaria, which summarizes the writer&#8217;s interest in cinema and its strength in passing the dominant culture in a society. Another book, &quot;Social criticism in the cinema&quot; by Frank Fenerbakh, shows that cinema is not just a form of entertainment, but also a tool for change and raising awareness.<\/p>\n<h2>Cinema Techniques and Theories<\/h2>\n<p>The book &quot;absolutely in the cinema &#8230; The art of nothing&quot; by Justin Rims, translated by Toulins star, monitors a technique that some directors apply in their cinematic works, based on hiding some elements or leaving room for the viewer to interpret. The book &quot;David Lynch&#8217;s dialogue&quot; by David Barney, translated by Hala Mansour, reveals the dialogue and films of the famous director.<\/p>\n<h2>Biographies and Dialogues<\/h2>\n<p>The book &quot;Lars von Trier, Post-Depression&quot; by Linda Badley, translated by Toulin star, is a biography of the life of the Danish director Lars von Trier, whose experience extended for more than 5 decades. The book &quot;Jean Luke Godar&quot; by Peter Brunit, translated by Camille al-Haraz, is a dialogue that comes to a vital, productive, varied, and stimulating professional march.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launch of Translated Books in the Arabic Library The Saudi Film Encyclopedia has launched the presentation of 22 books that were translated from 4 international languages, including Italian, as part of the &quot;Translation&quot; initiative. 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