Film Week
Festival Program
Nov 10, 2024
AIU Film Lab Screening + Q&A
With AIU Film Lab Participants
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | AIU Auditorium
Spotlight on Kuwaiti Talent: An Actors Panel
Panel Discussion by Hussein Al Haddad, Rawan Mahdi
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | AIU Auditorium
Film Screening
2 PM - 4:00 PM | AIU Auditorium
Nov 11, 2024
The Production of Film and TV Series in Kuwait
By Shasha CEO - Abdulla Ghazi Al Mudhaf
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | AIU Auditorium
Film Screening
2 PM - 4:00 PM | AIU Auditorium
Nov 12, 2024
Costume Design for Film
Workshop by Adel Al Asaad
Assisted by Shurooq Behbehani
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | AIU Banksy Terrace
Film Screening
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | AIU Auditorium
Kuwaiti Directors' Night
Film Screenings + Panel Discussion by Noura Al Hasawi, Maryam Al Abbad, Ahmed Al Khudari, Eman Al Shaya
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Cinescape 360 Mall
Nov 13, 2024
EFFAT University Film Screening
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | AIU Auditorium
Film Screening
2 PM - 4:00 PM | AIU Auditorium
Visual Storytelling
By Invisible Inc. - Ahmad Jamal & Bader Al Muola, and Cinescape - Ibraheem AlJeraidan & Khaled Al Busairi
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Cinescape 360 Mall
Nov 14, 2024
VFX Interactive Workshop
Workshop by Aziz Al Jraib
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | AIU Building B
Film Screening
2 PM - 4:00 PM | AIU Auditorium
The Future of Kuwaiti Cinema
Panel Discussion by Dawood Shuail, Dr. Zeyad (Z) AlHusaini & Dr. Ahmed Hamada
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Cinescape 360 Mall
Nov 16, 2024
Award Ceremony
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM | AIU Campus
Screenings
AIU Film Screening Schedule
AIU Auditorium
Cinescape Film Screening Schedule
Cinescape 360 Mall
AIU Film Festival Award Winners 2023
Best Short Fiction
My Content
by Mr. Moath Al Salem
Best Short Documentary
The Missing Weeks
by Mr. Ali Diab
Best Feature Documentary
Broken Mirrors
by Mr. Othmane Saadouni
Best Art Direction
A Cop Story
by Mr. Dawood Al Suhail
Award Categories & Nominees 2023
Best Short Fiction
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A Cop Story
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My Content
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Kafoor
Best Short Documentary
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The Missing Weeks
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Freedom
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Camp Stories
Best Feature Documentary
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Broken Mirrors
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Tunisian
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Paralastine
Best Art Direction
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A Cop Story
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Somewhere in TIme
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Courage
A FILM FESTIVAL LOOKBACK
SCENES FROM THE SECOND AIU FILM FESTIVAL
Thank you for your submissions!
Thank you to all the talented filmmakers from around the world who submitted their films for this year's festival. We are excited to review your incredible work and look forward to showcasing the selected films at the AIU Kuwait International Film Festival 2024.
Stay tuned for more updates and announcements!
Submission Deadline:
September 9, 2024
Award Categories
Arab Fiction Short
Arab Documentary Short
International Fiction Short
International Documentary Short
Arab Documentary Feature Length
Arab Fiction Feature Length
Submission Guidelines
- Submission Fee: Free.
- Eligibility: Open to filmmakers worldwide.
- Screeners: Only Vimeo submission screeners will be accepted.
- Limit: One submission per director. Multiple submissions from the same director will not be accepted.
- Film Requirements:
- Short Films: Must be between 4 to 30 minutes in length.
- Feature Films: Must be between 60 to 120 minutes in length.
- All films must be original and produced no earlier than 2022.
- Deadline: All films must be submitted by September 9, 2024, 11:59 PM Kuwait time.
For more details and to submit your film, visit our FilmFreeway page.
For any questions, contact us at film@aiu.edu.kw.
