Gulf Film Festival 2010 - Student Competition
The Gulf Film Festival is an annual event that aims to celebrate cinema from this region. The third edition of this festival is scheduled to happen from 8th-14th April. It's a great opportunity to watch movies from the Gulf region, which is growing slowly year-by-year. The festival does include a selection of international film as well.
There is also a competition open to students of all nationalities during their academic study or as part of a college project. GCC national students can submit films on any subject while all other nationalities must submit films that pertain to life in the Gulf. The categories include documentary and short films and the award prize is not too shabby.
Documentary Films:
- First Prize: AED 20,000
- Second Prize: AED 15,000
- Third Prize: AED 10,000
Short Films:
- First Prize: AED 20,000
- Second Prize: AED 15,000
- Third Prize: AED 10,000
Special Jury Prize for Documentary or Short - AED 15,000
If you are a student and an aspiring filmmaker, go on and take part. If you are not, please spread the word. The competition ends on 25th Feb. Application form and more details on www.gulffilmfest.com.
The clip you see here is Finding Mr & Mrs Right: Dubai Style by Elham Sharaf and Hind Al Hammadi - one of the winning student documentaries from last year's competition. It shows the new generation of Dubai talking about the search for their perfect match. Caught between the expectation of traditions and their desire for a new "freedom," they share their thoughts on various topics.