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

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

 

 
 

 

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

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