The applicants will get access to three days of technical workshops and mentorship before the 48-hour shoot which will take place from October 22 to 24.
Red Sea International Film Festival has announced that applications for the 48-hour film challenge are open. Deadline for submissions is October 15.
The challenge is open to the Kingdom’s aspiring filmmakers, Saudi nationals and residents alike, aged 18 to 25. A team of not more than five members must submit their application explaining why they want to participate in this filmmaking challenge.
The team leader, who must be a Saudi national, must submit the form on behalf of the team.
The applicants will get access to three days of technical workshops and mentorship before the 48-hour shoot which will take place from October 22 to 24.
Further, the winning team will be crowned for their achievements with a prize of filmmaking residency at La Fémis, in France, next year.
For the challenge, the participants must shoot a short film of three to six minutes duration. It can be fiction or non-fiction, narrative or documentary on themes including decoding, playing, creating, or thinking.
There will also be a sub-theme to include which participants can choose from memory, time, technology, or breath.
Film audio must be in English. However, participants can shoot the film in Arabic, but it must be subtitled in English or French the day after the challenge.
