{"id":1286,"date":"2017-11-28T09:45:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T09:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2017-11-28T09:45:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T09:45:22","slug":"first-ever-small-screen-big-film-festival-now-open-for-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/first-ever-small-screen-big-film-festival-now-open-for-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"First Ever Small Screen, Big Film Festival Now Open For Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British Council has opened submissions for its first ever\u00a0<em>Small Screen, Big Film<\/em>\u00a0festival, a new short film festival for young and aspiring filmmakers in the region. Budding directors and anyone with a smartphone are encouraged to create a three-minute film using their device and enter for a chance to have their work shown and promoted during the online festival in March 2018. Four winning entrants will be given a chance to receive expert tuition from some of the UK&#8217;s most talented industry representatives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GCC residents and Gulf nationals living in the United Kingdom can submit their work via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.britishcouncil.com.kw_en_programmes_arts_gulf-2Dsmartphone-2Dfilm-2Dcompetition&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=5oszCido4egZ9x-32Pvn-g&amp;r=KF_SHU-pd28PesPTSxQJeuiSSCCO3wjVLuuRTeoY-YM&amp;m=vawFZc5VZSrA5zQposjLKFvRZe6XDpHROnR272l-kbo&amp;s=kTa2140j6in1u4WXDWrdQH1xeEMbXviMy2_jsK3et8Q&amp;e=\">www.britishcouncil.com.kw<\/a>\/enuntil Wednesday, 31 January 2018. Entrants must be aged 25 or under, and can send enquiries to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:smallscreenbigfilm@britishcouncil.org\">smallscreenbigfilm@britishcouncil.org<\/a>. To help filmmakers develop their entry, the British Council has partnered with IntoFilm, a British film-based educational charity, to create a step-by-step smartphone film guide, available for download now from the festival website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A jury of renowned GCC and UK filmmakers will shortlist 20 films to be screened to a global audience during the online festival from 15-25 March 2018. Jury members already confirmed to share their expertise include Emirati Director, Abdulla Al Kaabi, best known for his recent critically acclaimed film\u00a0<em>Only Men Go To The Grave\u00a0<\/em>(2017). Academy award and four time BAFTA award winning British filmmaker, Asif Kapadia, whose documentaries\u00a0<em>Amy\u00a0<\/em>(2015) and\u00a0<em>Senna\u00a0<\/em>(2010) won him high praise, and English actress and writer, Amy Lowe, will also be amongst the jury.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1287 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/me-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3080\" height=\"1652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/me-2.jpg 3080w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/me-2-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/me-2-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/me-2-1024x549.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3080px) 100vw, 3080px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British Council has opened submissions for its first ever\u00a0Small Screen, Big Film\u00a0festival, a new short film festival for young and aspiring filmmakers in the region. 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