ZUMEFF - Zayed University Middle East Film Festival
The Zayed University Middle East Film Festival (ZUMEFF) is the longest running annual film festival in the United Arab Emirates and makes a vital contribution to the regional film industry. ZUMEFF’s objective is to honor young filmmakers’ talent, creativity, and expertise by showcasing the best student documentary, fiction and animation films.
The 13th Annual Zayed University Middle East Film Festival accepted submissions from students across the Middle East.
The College of Communication and Media Sciences is pleased to share with you the results of ZUMEFF 2023. After much deliberation here are all the final winning entries receiving a plaque and monetary prize:
The Strugglers
Mohamed Essam Abouelenain
American University in Cairo
Egypt
Winner
Documentary Category US$1,200
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Mosea
Mira Ibrahim Sedky Helmy
International Academy for Engineering and Media Science
Egypt
Honorable Mention
Documentary Category US$1,000
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Scribble
Rooa Samer Alshattle
University of Petra
Jordan
Winner
Animation Category US$1,200
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Manacled
Batool Mahmoud Bani Irshed
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Jordan
Honorable Mention
Animation Category US$,1000
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Eya El Ouni
Ecole Supérieure de l'Audiovisuel et du Cinéma
Tunisia
Winner
Fiction Category US$1,200
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The Doors of Folklores
Rayan Nasser Sulaiman Mohammed Alkalbani
Zayed University
UAE
Winner
Creative Lab Emerging Filmmaker Award Category US$1,200
The College of Communication and Media Sciences is pleased to share with you the results of ZUMEFF 2022. The festival was again a resounding success. We received more than 1,300 films from 99 countries. After much deliberation here are all the final winning entries.
First Place
Fiction
MEMORIAS DE UNA BAILARINA
Name: Iván Melguizo Martín
University: Digital Television Film School - Septima Ars, Spain
Documentary
FROM BURMA TO BANGLADESH
Name: Mrittika Kamal
University: University of Liberal Arts in Bangladesh
Animation
WONDERFULLY MADE
Name: Joseph Hoh
University: Swinburn University of Technology, Australia
Mobile
SAND WAS ONCE A MAN
Filmmaker: Vimal Jose
University: Government Dental College in Trivandrum, India
twofour54 Creative Lab Emerging Filmmaker
THE LABYRINTH
Name: Latifa Alhassan
University: Zayed University – College of Arts and Creative Enterprises
Honorable Mention
Fiction
DOVE
Filmmaker: Igor Gladkov
University: Academy of Cinematographic and Theatrical Art N.S. Mikhalkov, Russia
Documentary
AFGHAN CINEMA EXISTS
Filmaker: Ali Orokzai
University: George Mason University, USA
Animation
DRESS REHEARSAL
Filmmaker: Marie Fayt
University: ècole émile cohl, France
twofour54 Creative Lab Emerging Filmmaker
RELAXING FOOTAGES TO HELP YOU SLEEP
Filmmaker: Dana Almheiri
University: Zayed University – College of Arts and Creative Enterprises
Middle East Filmmaker Awards
Fiction
Filmmaker: Sami Saif Sirelkhatim
University: ISCA – Institut Spécialisé du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel, Morocco
Documentary
THE LAST TONES
Filmmaker: Doaa Salah Farid
University: Kamal Adham Centre at the American University in Cairo, Egypt
Animation
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
Filmmaker: Raghad Odeh
University: University of the Arts London, United Kingdom
You can still watch these films and other content from ZUMEFF 2022 at: https://zumeff2020.com/
The Zayed University Middle East Film Festival (ZUMEFF) is an international student film festival. Now in its 12th year, it showcases the best films from universities across the globe. In 2021, we took the festival worldwide and received a record number of entries, in total over 2,000 films were submitted from 106 different countries all over the world
ZUMEFF was established in 2010 as a graduation project by Al Yazyah Nasser Ahmad Thani Bin Obood and Reem Fakher Husain Al Zarkan with the aim to showcase student films and encourage young filmmakers in the region.
Learn more about this year's festival on the official ZUMEFF website: www.zumeff2020.com
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