Films from Emirates Competition increases

The competition has been amended to include not only UAE films, but also world culture and UAE heritage, provided that part of the shared film is produced in the UAE.

Moreover, Awards' value has been increased to Dhs1,025,000 instead of Dhs220,000.

Production Award has been doubled, An Arabian Gulf film makers added, three Awards for UAE long film scenario writing presented by ADACH to enhance film making.

Deadline for receiving participations in this competition is February 1, 2008, whereas deadline for receiving participations in the other categories of the Award will be January 15, 2005.

In addition, five scholarships will be offered to the winners of the previous competitions in order to study at Abu Dhabi Film Academy.

The winners will attend Cannes International Film Festival escorted by a delegation from ADACH.

With effect from the eighth session, Films from Emirates Competition will join the Middle East International Film Festival and UAE, Gulf long Film Competition organized by ADACH.

Both Sorouh Properties Company and Abu Dhabi Media sponsor this current competition and contribute many prizes.

Films from Emirates is a competition for making short films that are produced in the UAE.

It was launched in 2001 and was embraced by the Cultural Foundation.

The aim was to lay the foundation for a UAE film industry and gather innovative human resources from all the UAE to create an image that reflects real life in the UAE, represent or embody the identity of the UAE people and highlight its elements of rich heritage.

Due to the great interest from UAE students, amateurs and professionals, it has become an annual official competition since 2002 and comprised students and the public (amateurs and professionals).

The categories of the competition are as follows:
Short Narrative Film,
Short Documentary Film,
Cartoons and
Publicity Films.

Science Fiction Films have been added for the sake of variety and to enhance creativity.

A long with the competition, many events take place, such as: Presenting Arab and world famous films, specialized workshops, lectures and seminars, meetings with participants and Arab film directors. Many UAE talents were discovered in all aspects of film industry. The winning films in the previous sessions participated in a number of Arab and international festivals and some won certificates of appreciation.