Emirates Film Competition
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The Emirates Film Competition is an official UAE competition targeted to encourage local film making
and film production, this competition includes all short-movie categories such as: narrative/fiction, docs and animation amongst others. The competition is divided into two parts: students and general; this is to give UAE students from schools, colleges and universities a chance to screen their films and have them compete for valuable prizes. At the outskirts of this competition, you will find a number of film-showings of Arab and international movies, together with lectures and specialised seminars.
The Competition was established by Mohamed Al-Mazrouei (UAE writer), Masoud Amarallah Al-Ali, and Ali Al-Jabri. The current Director of the Competition is Abdalla Bastaki. The Emirates Film Competition is sponsored by Abu Dhabi
Media Company, Sorouh Real Estate, UAE Ministry of Youth & Culture, and is organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage.
This year (2008) the film competition has bundled itself with an Emirates Film Grant to support its local filmmakers to produce feature length
films. Amongst the rules of the competition it is stated that the writer or the producer can be non UAE nationals, though the pitch is only applicable to nationals. The film must be produced by October 1st 2008. Moreover, the deadline of entering a film into the Emirates Film Grant is February the 7th. Emirates Film Competition's current director is Abdallah Bastaki. Masoud Amrallah (Ex- EFC director) was hired recently as Dubai Film Festiva's Artistic Director and has his own awards section there known as "The Muhr" Awards for Arab Excellence in Cinema.
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
and film production, this competition includes all short-movie categories such as: narrative/fiction, docs and animation amongst others. The competition is divided into two parts: students and general; this is to give UAE students from schools, colleges and universities a chance to screen their films and have them compete for valuable prizes. At the outskirts of this competition, you will find a number of film-showings of Arab and international movies, together with lectures and specialised seminars.
The Competition was established by Mohamed Al-Mazrouei (UAE writer), Masoud Amarallah Al-Ali, and Ali Al-Jabri. The current Director of the Competition is Abdalla Bastaki. The Emirates Film Competition is sponsored by Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
Media Company, Sorouh Real Estate, UAE Ministry of Youth & Culture, and is organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage.
This year (2008) the film competition has bundled itself with an Emirates Film Grant to support its local filmmakers to produce feature length
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
films. Amongst the rules of the competition it is stated that the writer or the producer can be non UAE nationals, though the pitch is only applicable to nationals. The film must be produced by October 1st 2008. Moreover, the deadline of entering a film into the Emirates Film Grant is February the 7th. Emirates Film Competition's current director is Abdallah Bastaki. Masoud Amrallah (Ex- EFC director) was hired recently as Dubai Film Festiva's Artistic Director and has his own awards section there known as "The Muhr" Awards for Arab Excellence in Cinema.