Film Festival 2026

Saturday, 14 November 2026
Submission Deadline: 30 September 2026

6:00PM – 9:00PM
Dubai (UTC/GMT +4)

UOWD Campus
Dubai Knowledge Park

Film Festival 2026

Unleash your creativity at UOWD's Film Festival

The UOWD x Media Team Film Festival is an annual event that celebrates student creativity by showcasing original work from participants in Dubai and around the world, in the form of short films and advertising shorts. Making videos, telling stories using the medium of screens, and bringing your creativity to the world has never been easier – iPhones, YouTube, TikTok, IG, etc. allow anyone to create and share content. But at the same time, going from content creator to film maker, director, producer, editor, scriptwriter, etc., has never been more challenging. This festival is a chance to show your talents – working together in a small team or individually to produce a short film or advertising short.

Get ready to unleash your cinematic talents and dive into the captivating world of storytelling, as the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) proudly presents its Film Festival.

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Film Festival Categories

Short Film

Showcase your Creativity, Storytelling and Filmmaking and have the chance to win up to AED 40,000 in Prizes!!

Advertising Short

Showcase your Creativity and Storytelling and have the chance to win up to a 50% Scholarship to any Undergraduate Program at UOWD!!

Why UOWD?

UOW ranks among top 1% of universities in the world.
(QS World University Rankings 2024)

85% of our graduates are employed within 6 months of graduation.
(Data from the Graduate Destination
Survey 2017 to 2023)

All our degrees are internationally recognised and accredited by the CAA & licensed by KHDA.

All UOWD degrees are issued by UOW Australia.

UOWD students have access to our global campuses in Australia, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

All our academics are PhD qualified from top ranked international universities.

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