25 January film festival (2)

영화제 시작: 30 6월 2023      영화제 끝: 02 7월 2023

25 January 2011, the day when the Egyptian revolution was born, flowers have bloomed in Egypt's streets. The Egyptian revolution is not just a revolution, it's a symbol of resistance, a vibe that everyone still feel when we walk downtown Cairo, you see it on the walls, on the faces of people and hear it in the unspoken words.
12 years passed since the glorious revolution of the 25th of January. We are bringing the memory of the revolution and let it live forever in the heart of film makers; that's why we make this film festival, you can submit your film in the festival as long as it fit with the criteria of the film genres and it has a revolutionary idea.

What make 25 January not just a festival, It's more than that:
- The strength and the weight of our jury. The festival has a very experienced jury that would definitely give credit to the official selection submitted films.

- The submitted films will have a chance to be screened in different halls and theatres in Leiden city in the Netherlands for three days the duration of the festival. We will announce the locations soon.

- The submitted films will have a chance to be broadcasted on at least 2 TV channels, a Dutch and an Arabic TV channel. We will also announce the names soon.

- The Submitted films will have the chance to be broadcasted on our website and additional to that there will an evaluation video made by a professional filmmaker to analyse the film.

* The broadcasting or screaming films will only occur after a permission issued by the filmmaker.

Who are the jury members?
Our Jury members are high experienced artists, journalists and film makers:
1- Wagdy El Araby from Egypt
2- Rena Netjes from the Netherlands
3- Asaad Taha from Egypt
4- Madeleine Leroyer from France
5- Teun Castelein from the Netherlands
more info about juries:
https://25januaryfilmfestival.nl/juries

- There will be letters send to the submitted films who make it to the official selection.
- There will be a special award awarded to the winning film makers.
- There will be financial prizes awarded to the makers of the winning films.
For more info about the festival please visit:
www.25januaryfilmfestival.nl

General conditions:
- The submitted films can be about a revolutionary person, dead or a life, it can be about a revolutionary idea; applied or still not applied, about any revolution happened in the past or these days.
- All submitted films must be made in the last 2 years max.
- All the submitted films must be in English or translated to English.

Specific conditions:
1-Best long documentary:
A)The documentary’s duration must be longer than 50 minutes.
B)The resolution of the film must be at least 1080q.

2-Best short documentary:
A)The documentary’s duration must be between 20 minutes to 50 minutes.
B)The resolution of the film must be at least 1080q.

3-Best Mini documentary:
A)The documentary’s duration must be shorter than 20 minutes.
B)The resolution of the film must be at least 1080q.

4-Best feature film:
A)The film’s duration must be longer than 50 minutes.
B)The resolution of the film must be at least 1080q.

5-Best short feature film:
A)The film’s duration must be shorter than 50 minutes.
B)The resolution of the film must be at least 1080q

6-Best mobile film:
A)The submitted films can be feature or documentary.
B)The duration of the film or documentary must be shorter than 50 minutes.
C)The resolution of the film must be at least 480q.