The VS-FILM Very Short Film Festival announced the launch of a competition in collaboration with the Mosaferoun Association for Tourism and Art, headed by Dr. Atef Abdel Latif. The competition aims to support three graduation projects for students of cinematic institutes and academies at the screenplay stage during the 3rd edition of the festival, scheduled to take place from October 28 to November 1, 2026.

Winners will receive prestigious financial awards sponsored and supported by the association.

Dr. Atef Abdel Latif, Head of the Association, stated that the competition aims to support students in executing and producing their graduation projects in an outstanding manner.

Dr. Abdel Latif explained that applications will open on August 20 and continue until October 10, with the winning screenplays announced during the festival’s closing ceremony.

He pointed out that registration for the competition is available via the following link: Google Forms Link

He noted that this competition is the first of its kind among support initiatives in cinematic festivals, focusing its support exclusively on student projects in their initial stages of execution to help accelerate production and ease the financial burden on students.

For his part, Dr. Osama Abounar, Chairman of the Festival, expressed his pride and appreciation for the fruitful cooperation between the festival and the Mosaferoun Association regarding the student graduation project screenplay competition. He stated: “Through this competition, we seek to help students present works that are on par with those of professional filmmakers.”

Dr. Abounar indicated that supporting the screenplay gives students the opportunity to execute their work effectively and promptly.

He added that the festival will provide its audience with the opportunity to watch the winning projects after their completion during the following edition of the festival.

Meanwhile, Ziad Basmeer, the Executive Director of the Festival, mentioned that the festival has placed students among its top priorities since its inception through workshops and masterclasses organized specifically for them.

He explained that the festival always strives to give students opportunities to interact with Arab and foreign professional filmmakers, noting that the various festival activities provide a suitable environment for talents in all branches of cinematic arts to discover their potential and artistic capabilities.