Post-production award

Post-Production Award for Arabic Short Films 

• Use the post-production facilities with color-grading and sound-editing available at Filmlab Palestine. 
• Benefit from Filmlab Palestine’s support in screening and distributing the film. 

• are short fiction or short documentary films.
• do not exceed a maximum length of 20 minutes.
• have a director from one of the following countries:

• are in the final stages of Production and ready to go to post-production immediately after the 10th edition of Palestine Cinema Days (November 2023).

• The submitted material must include:  
  • at least 5 min. excerpt of the film 
  • Logline
  • Synopsis 
  • Treatment
  • Director’s Statement 
  • Director’s Biography 
  • Producer’s Biography (if available)
  • Final script (fiction) 

• The winner of the Palestinian Post-Production Competition must agree that the Palestinian premiere of the finalized film will be at Palestine Cinema Days. Palestine Cinema Days is under no obligation to screen the final film or include it in its Sunbird Short Film Competition if the film doesn’t meet the necessary artistic standards and is not selected by the jury of the competition.
• Filmlab Palestine must receive a credit in the form of “The Film won the Post-Production Award for Arabic Short Films” in the film’s end credits. In addition, Filmlab Palestine’s logo must be included in either the opening or the end credits of the film. Filmlab Palestine’s logo can be provided upon request.
• The applicant must hold the rights to the material submitted.
• The material and information submitted will be accessed only by the Palestine Cinema Days team and the Post-Production Competition jury for the sole purpose of evaluating and choosing the winning project.
• Palestine Cinema Days reserves the right to use some of the material and information submitted in the application form for promotional purposes and for Palestine Cinema Days’ Catalogue, website and social media.
•  Incomplete applications will not be considered for evaluation nor will the applicant be contacted to send the missing material.
• Applications or supporting material sent by email will not be considered. Only submissions through the electronic application form are accepted. 
• The submitter is fully responsible for the authenticity of the information provided.