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Film AlUla wants audiences to delve deeper than the screen

DUBAI: Film AlUla has brought Cinema Up Close back for a second edition, with a two-month program of screenings, talks and workshops at Villa Hegra. More than 500 residents attended last year’s event. Zaid Shaker, Film AlUla’s acting executive director, told Arab News: “That turnout told me AlUla is ready for cinema and eager to go deeper than the screen.” The program, which runs until Dec. 18, is presented with the French Agency for AlUla Development and powered by Saudi media platform Cinema M