Sharjah24: In line with its mission to continue to present wonderfully diverse voices in children’s cinema across all genres and formats, the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF) has announced that submissions for its 9th edition are now open to all talented filmmakers and directors as well as students, young adults, and children from around the globe, until the end of March 2022.
Organised by FUNN, the Sharjah-based organisation that promotes media arts learning among children and youth in the UAE, the event is open to participants from all nationalities, and accepts entries in eight categories – child and youth-made films, student films, UAE short films, GCC short films, international short films, animations, documentaries, and feature films.
Entries to the 9th edition of the festival must fulfil certain conditions, most notably, that all submitted entries should be suitable for children, young adults, and adults aged up to 30 years. The submissions should not have been previously broadcast on any TV, internet site, mobile phone app, or any other media outlet. Every participant must also guarantee having the rights necessary for the films submitted to the festival.
Commenting on the opening of submissions, Sheikha Jawaher Bint Abdullah Al Qasimi, Director of FUNN and SIFF, said: “SIFF is an inspiring platform for many young creative artists who share a passion for cinema. The festival supports new and talented filmmakers to further their professional skills and produce quality films that can compete and win prestigious Arab and international film awards.”
“We look forward to receiving films that inspire, surprise and delight viewers and expand audience potential. We hope that the submitted movies will further SIFF’s agenda of showcasing meaningful films that appeal to the audience’s taste,” she added.
To submit movies for the 9th edition of SIFF, filmmakers are requested to fill out the application form on the following link: https://siff.ae/submission-form-2022.
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