Tropfest Arabia is conducting a couple of workshops on content creation for aspiring filmmakers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in conjunction with Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja. The workshops will take place on May 29 at the Kilachand Studio, DUCTAC, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai and May 30 at twofour54 (Green Building), Abu Dhabi. Both […]
Tropfest Arabia is conducting a couple of workshops on content creation for aspiring filmmakers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in conjunction with Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja. The workshops will take place on May 29 at the Kilachand Studio, DUCTAC, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai and May 30 at twofour54 (Green Building), Abu Dhabi. Both workshops will start at 7.00pm.
The workshops will commence with an introduction to Tropfest Arabia, which is the first short film festival of its kind in the region and will take place in Abu Dhabi in November 2011.
One of the aims of Tropfest Arabia is to contribute to the development of the Arab film industry by providing an opportunity for the regions filmmakers to bring their short films to the community.
The workshops will outline the short filmmaking process and expose participants to past submissions. It will also give participants the opportunity to raise questions and gain further insight into the Tropfest Arabia festival and the role that short films are increasingly playing in the regions growing media industry.
In order to be eligible to submit a film to Tropfest Arabia , the films director must be a citizen of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region including Algeria, Bahrain , Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen. Entrants must conform to the religious, cultural and political sensitivities of the region and films must be appropriate for public screening in Abu Dhabi.
To register for Tropfest Arabia workshops or to get further details on how to submit a film visit: www.tropfestarabia.com.
