
Our Work Flow

Schedulling
To manage the time and scheduling of the festival, the films are to be sent to the judge ahead of time
Workshop:
2 hours per session hybrid twice per week for beginners
Preliminary rounds:
All movies are to be sent to the festival for rules-related previews. If qualified, they will be screened over the weekend with judges and audience voting.
The final:
All trailers will be played during a Gala gathering and the winners will be announced The movies should be sent 1 month before the first round.
The newcomers Beginners can participate in the “Filmmaking 101” workshop which will prepare them to produce and direct a movie from scratch. The fee is 1,500/- AED per person. The workshop consists of the following:
I. Scripting:
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Synopsis
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Treatment
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Scriptwriting
II. Technical rundowns:
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Template
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Storyboard
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Errors and Axis handling
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Turning a scene into a technical rundown
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Turning a rundown into a scene

III. Directing an actor :
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Behind the script
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Characterology
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Body language
IV. The assets :
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The audio (the soundtrack)
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The sound effects
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The voice over
VPost-production :
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Gathering the assets
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Managing the gaps

Technical Sheets
A technical sheet should be presented as an entrance application to the festival by the veteran directors The technical sheet will provide the festival committee with the below:
Title of the movie
Editor /editing software
Crew
Synopsis
Soundtrack
Trailer (1080i – 50fps – mp4/mov)
Scriptwriter (script language)
Equipment list used
Poster (high res –softcopy)