Fifth Edition: 1-6 March 2006

2006's Edition in Numbers The total number of all films submitted to EFC in all categories: 1369 films. Emirati Films: Total Emirati films submitted: 84 films (24 General, 37 Students, 23 Special Screening) General: 15 Fiction, 6 Documentary, 3 Experimental. Students: 14 Fiction, 7 Documentary, 4 Experimental, 7 Advertisement, 5 Animation. Special Screeing: 4 Fiction, 6 Documentary, 5 Video Art, 5 Experimental, 1 Advertisement. G.C.C. Films: Total G.C.C. films submitted: - Bahrain: 16 films (8 General, 6 Students, 2 Special Screening) - Saudi Arabia: 10 films (9 General, 1 Special Screening) - Qatar: 2 films (2 General) - Oman: 2 films (1 General, 1 Students) - Kuwait: 1 film (1 General) General: 11 Fiction, 5 Documentary, 1 Music Video, 2 Experimental, 1 Animation, 1 Advertisement. Students: 7 Fiction. Special Screeing: 2 Fiction, 1 Documentary. Other Categories: Haiku Cinema: 1077 films. Arabic Panorama: 99 films. International Panorama: 40 films. Films from Japan: 9 films. Latin America: 12 films. Spanish Documentaries: 6 films. Next Generation (Germany): 11 films. _____________________ Three different competitions constituting the "Emirates Film Competition" in the fifth edition held from the 1st to the 6th of March 2006: • The Emirates Competition: Fifth edition, For films that deal with a local theme or at least include an Emirati element. • The G.C.C. Competition: First edition, For films by G.C.C. directors. • Emirates Photography Competition: First edition, For UAE photographers only. Total cost of the prizes in the three competitions: 240.000 DH. Prizes: All prizes in both competitions Emirates and G.C.C. are presented by Ministry of Information and Culture of the United Arab Emirates, with total of 210.000 DH with the exception of Dubai International Film Festival Prize to a UAE Artist for Exceptional Talent in Filmmaking 15.000 DH. All prizes for the Emirates Photography Competition are presented by the family of the late photographer Ali Aldhaheri, with a total of 15.000 DH. Other Sections: Out of competition. It is possible for other directors to participate in the Competition's other sections regardless of the origin. This Session's Theme: "Haiku Cinema" or very short films, where the duration does not exceed 5 minutes. It is possible for anyone in any part of the world to participate in this program, knowing that the Syrian film critic Salah Sermini, who is residing in Paris, is the organiser for this program. Arabic Panorama: Out of competition. It is possible for Arab filmmakers residing in the Arab region or out to send their films on DVD or VHS with English subtitles to the competition for prior selection. Films fiction, animation or experimental should not exceed 60 minutes, only documentary films are excluded from this condition. Besides the competition, there will be screenings of works –movies & TV films– of various genre including fiction & documentary from around the world, plus seminars & symposiums. _____________________

5th Edition 2006 In Media 12 Aug 2006 Three UAE films to be shown at international film festival 28 Jul 2006 Sundance, Saudi-Style 08 Apr 2006 IT'S A REEL STEAL 30 Mar 2006 Cheers for Tears 28 Feb 2006 Emirates Film Contest to get underway tomorrow 26 Feb 2006 Madonna of Mesopotamia: A traveling club singer discovers herself in Iraq 23 Feb 2006 Saudis put cinema ban in the frame 21 Feb 2006 Saudi filmmakers make their presence felt The Saudi Gazette 18 Dec 2005 Gulf filmmakers can take part in Emirates contest 15 Sep 2005 Film festival to conduct contest for GCC directors 08 Sep 2005 Directors and producers to display talent at festival