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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 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

                                      

 

  • A Cop Story

  • My Content 

  • Kafoor 

 

Best Short Documentary

                                      

 

  • The Missing Weeks 

  • Freedom

  • Camp Stories 

 

Best Feature Documentary

                                      

 

  • Broken Mirrors

  • Tunisian

  • Paralastine

 

Best Art Direction

                                      

 

  • A Cop Story

  • Somewhere in TIme

  • 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

 

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