Film Freeway invites students to participate in FILM-ED. It is an International Short Film Festival focused on showcasing the best student films from across the world. The festival aims to contribute to the continued development of filmmakers by providing a platform for them to share their stories to a wide audience on an international stage, and invaluable feedback on their work from leading industry figures from the Middle Eastern Region.
Rules & Terms:
- FILM-ED is open ONLY to student productions - this includes films made within the course of an accredited College/University course, Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent), a Master's Degree (or equivalent), or a continuing education program.
- They only accept films that are 30 minutes or less in total duration (including opening and closing credits).
- All submitted films with dialogue other than English must be subtitled in English.
- They have no premiere restrictions.
- Applicant is free to submit the same film to different editions of the festival, but only once to each edition.
- All submitted films much have been produced a maximum of three years prior to the year of the festival edition.
- FILM-ED reserves the right to reject submissions without a refund of the submission fee if they do not meet the above criteria.
- Selected films must be submitted as high-quality ProRes (MOV / MP4) files.
Awards and Prizes:
Upon selection, participating films will compete for a variety of awards in different categories, which are:
Quarterly Awards:
- Film Competition:
- Best Sci-Fi Short*
- Best Horror Short*
- Best Noir Short*
- Best Drama Short*
- Best Comedy Short*
- Best Fantasy Short*
- Best Documentary
- Best Animated Short
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Best Art & Wardrobe
- Jury Special Mention
- Screenplay Competition: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place.
* Genre awards are dependent upon submissions.
Winners in these categories are then eligible to compete for the annual awards as follows:
Annual Awards:
- Film Competition:
- Grand Prize (Golden Penguin)
- Audience Award
- Best Sci-Fi Short*
- Best Horror Short*
- Best Noir Short*
- Best Drama Short*
- Best Comedy Short*
- Best Fantasy Short*
- Best Documentary
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Best Art & Wardrobe
- Jury Special Mention
- Screenplay Competition: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place.
* Genre awards are dependent upon submissions.
About FILM-ED:
FILM-ED is a quarterly festival, with Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter editions. It is based in Dubai, UAE and is proud to be in partnership with SAE Institute Dubai and Cinema Akil.
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Eligibility
- Nationality
- United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
- Country of residence
- Any Country
- Gender
- Both gender
- Interest
- Art, Technology, Film, Imagery
Opportunity Information
- Opportunity Targeting
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Funding
- Partial funding
- Opportunity Coverage
- Other
- Opportunity will take place in
- United Arab Emirates
- Required Documents
- others
Educational Conditions
- Required Specialties
- All Specialties
- Educational Level
- No Education Level is Required
- Required Languages
- English
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