ShortFilmFestival

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Fujifilm
Short Film Festival
2025

A regional celebration of bold storytelling through film.
Open to filmmakers from the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia.

Submit your film

The Fujifilm Short Film Festival is a regional festival founded by Fujifilm Middle East, to highlight the work of visual storytellers across the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia, in the countries it serves. Films compete in five categories, with three awards in each.

In addition, a program of talks and workshops will be announced.

Experimental

Commercial

Narrative

RULES / TERMS

Up to 30mins
No nudity, coarse violence, overt political messaging
Film can only be finalized if it passes UAE’s National Media Council screening
Must have been published for the first time within the past 2 years
Does not need to be exclusive, or a premiere — open to all
Must have been produced within these countries :

United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Egypt
Bahrain
Qatar
Iran
Uzbekistan
Jordan

Kenya
Nigeria
Pakistan
Lebanon
Morocco
Oman
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia

Categories

Experimental

Commercial

Commercial

Narrative

Narrative

RULES / TERMS

Timeline

Submissions open

Submissions close at 11.59PM GST

Notification date

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