Hakaya Misk is an event dedicated to the art of storytelling in its many forms: written, drawn, animated, and directed. It celebrates the heritage of folktales and aims to revive the oral storytelling tradition. It was shot for the first time in Riyadh in 2016 and reached the Saudi cities of Abha, Tabouk, Jeddah, and Dhahran. In its 2017 version, Hakaya Misk 2 is going beyond Saudi, travelling to other parts of the Gulf countries starting from Abu Dhabi. The event will therefore widen its influence while nurturing talented youth in the Gulf region by providing them with training programmes. These programmes are created in cooperation with international bodies that specialise in writing, drawing, animation, and direction. Along with the participation of the largest media companies and social media agencies, this will indeed be an exhilarating event. Four Different Paths to Stories:
There are four gateways in Hakaya Misk2. A visitor may enter through writing, painting, animation, or production. In each of the four sections, there are specialised activities: workshops, a showcase area, and a goods market. What Is Special About Hakaya Misk Abu Dhabi? Workshops spechilized in creative fields
- Preliminary training program by specialized companies to local trainers.
- The gathering of the best Gulf countries and international companies to participate in the suites and in the four sections.
- Hakaya Factory: a live interactive show of the movie creation process. It also includes Youth Stories which celebrates youth storytellers.
- The Young Writer: younger visitors will enjoy a whole experience of creating a storyboard and leave with their stories printed and ready for publication.
- Hakaya theatre:
A. Movie shows
B. SoldiersU2019 Tales
C. Hakaya Misk Play
- The participation of social media platforms: Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat to show how social media can create and share stories.
- Media Stories: a space that hosts TV channels to share with the audience its experience in the process of creating the event all the way until it is aired.