The jury of the Mansour Bin Mohamed Award for Short Films met at the headquarters of the Community Development Authority, the organizing body of the award, to evaluate 42 entries for winning the awards of the fourth edition of the award, which is organized by the authority with the aim of activating the role of youth in raising awareness of societal issues, and enhancing their participation in building a cohesive and cohesive society . The jury included a group of leading figures in the field of cinematography and content industry, among them the film director, artistic director of Al Ain Film Festival, Hani Al-Shaibani, cinematologist Masoud Amarallah Al Ali, and film director Nahla Al-Fahd.
The current session of the "Mansour Bin Mohammed Award for Short Films" is distinguished by the remarkable turnout of young talents, amid the participation of the largest of its kind by citizenship competencies, in a move that reflects the success of the qualitative initiative in reaching various social classes of all age groups, and encouraging them to translate concepts Humanity and noble goals in unique cinematic works.
The award continues to establish its leadership as one of the most prominent platforms dedicated to educating young people about human rights, and encouraging them to direct their creative energies to supporting human causes through short films based on innovative ideas and youth styles. The films nominated for this year’s inspiration are inspired by the three main themes of the award: “youth and the promotion of a culture of peace”, “multiple cultures… one heart” and “yes to bridges, not to walls”.
A platform for the gifted
The Executive Director of the Human Rights Sector at the Community Development Authority, Maitha Al Shamsi, stated that the award succeeded in providing a strategic platform to highlight the promising energies of young talented people in the world of filmmaking aimed, pointing out that the most prominent feature of the award is to address important humanitarian and social issues that enhance awareness of Community members, especially young people, have human rights and obligations.
Al Shamsi added: “The current session adopted a series of topics drawn from established human concepts, most notably the spread of a culture of nonviolence in solving social problems, focusing on the importance of multiculturalism in enriching human societies, and spreading the values of tolerance through human heritage stories, in line with the leadership position of Dubai And the UAE as a global beacon for cultural rapprochement and civilizational communication, and we are pleased by the wide participation of young talents, and the increasing number of posts from young Emirati talents, which contributes to reaching our aspirations to encourage creators to integrate their creative and artistic skills , And to make optimal use of it in serving the values and principles of human rights locally and globally. ”
Growing confidence
“We focus on assessing the posts to all the technical aspects of the nominated cinematic work, with a focus on how to deliver the required message to the viewer, where, accordingly, the winning entries are chosen, and we notice in each new session a remarkable increase in the number of posts And a remarkable development at the technical level of the submitted works, which reflects the growing confidence in the award, as it is an ideal platform to honor the individuals concerned in expressing important social and humanitarian issues through creative short films that carry a sublime message using the simplest available techniques.
Awareness promotion
Nahla Al-Fahd said: “The Mansour Bin Mohammed Award for Short Films motivates talented and content creators to be active participants in the field of human rights, and creators in the field of purposeful content industry, which addresses societal issues that enhance awareness among society segments of high human concepts, foremost of which is tolerance and peace. And multiculturalism and coexistence, and the content was among the main issues that we focused on during our evaluation of the works participating in the award, as it constitutes the main pillar of any cinematic product, taking into account that this content is listed in a smooth way to the viewer, allowing the delivery of a message The artwork is complete.
Community image
Hani Al-Shaibani said: «Filmmaking is a unique way to address societal issues, and a tool that reflects the community’s image, circumstances and changes, as it is through films that societal issues can be expressed using visual, artistic and creative tools, and therefore, the Mansour Bin Mohammed Award for Short Films is a platform to honor and encourage talent Artistic support and support, to find solutions to many societal and humanitarian issues through cinema, and we are pleased to witness the wide participation of outstanding talents that promise us cinematic content of high artistic and human value. ”
Goal
The “Mansour Bin Mohammed Award for Short Films” aims to enhance societal awareness of human rights, and encourage young people to express their rights and duties, by employing their creative skills, as well as developing the creative capabilities of young talents in the artistic fields, and consolidating the values of tolerance and cultural diversity, and rejecting hate Discrimination and intolerance among groups of society, especially youth.
Maitha Al Shamsi:
"The award is a strategic platform to showcase the promising potential of talented young people."
Masoud Amr Allah:
"We notice in each session the increase in the number of entries, which reflects the growing confidence in the award."
Nahla Al-Fahd:
“The award motivates talented people to be active participants in the field of human rights.”
Hani Al-Shaibani:
"Filmmaking is a unique way to tackle community issues, conditions and changes."
The current course is marked by an impressive turnout of young talents and Emirati competencies.