Sobh International Media Festival (3)

Festival start: 04 May 2025      Festival end: 09 May 2025

The Sobh International Media Festival was established in 2023 to connect a diverse range of international program producers and promote constructive interactions among them, aimed at shaping trends in the global media landscape.

The festival seeks to recognize and honor talented individuals involved in media activities, offering them the opportunities they deserve to further their artistic creation and innovation. Our goal is to build a strong and influential international media presence. We aim to expose artists to a diverse array of media through our educational initiatives, including workshops and seminars, thereby broadening their perspectives and encouraging independent thinking.

Thematic Focus:

The Sobh Media Festival focuses on "Media and the New World Order," examining the importance of local and regional identities, spirituality, family values, and resistance discourse in the face of hegemonic powers.

Festival Sections:

The festival's third edition will begin in December 2024 and will include two segments: the main section and a special section dedicated to Palestine.

Cash Prizes: 29,500$

Main Section:
• Best TV Series: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €5,000
• Best Documentary: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €3,000
• Best Talk Show: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €2,000
• Best Magazine Show: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €2,000
• Best News Report: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
• Best Motion Graphics: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
• Best Radio Program and Podcast: €1,500
• Best Article: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
• Best Social Media Post:
Best Videocast: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
Best Animation: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
Best Short Film: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
Best Vlog: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000

Special Palestine Section:
• Best Feature Film: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €5,000
• Best Video Clip: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
• Best Short Film: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
• Best News Blogger: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
• Best Short Animation: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000
• Best Illustration: Festival Trophy, Plaque of Honor, and €1,000

Festival Rules:

• Television works in the Open Section must be submitted with English subtitles.

• For all sections, a final clean version of the work without subtitles must be submitted after selection for the competition.

• Producers or distributors are responsible for their works' participation in the festival.

• Works that have participated in other festivals or have been broadcast in media are still eligible for the Sobh Festival.

• The production date must be from early 2024.

• The festival committee reserves the right to use 3 to 5 minutes of selected works for promotional and informational purposes.

• A copy of the submitted works will be retained in the festival's repertoire for non-commercial use by the festival secretariat.

• If a prize is awarded to multiple individuals in a category, the cash prize will be divided among them.

• The format requirements for submitted works in each section are specified in the respective registration form.

• Submitted works must be free of watermarks and distributor logos.

• Works submitted in previous editions of the festival are not eligible for participation.

• Requests for entry with incomplete documentation or technical issues will not be considered.

• Registration and submission of all information must be conducted exclusively through the festival's online platform.

• The producer or distributor is responsible for addressing any claims related to material, moral, and citizen rights, and the festival assumes no liability in this regard.

• Responsibility for publicity, legal issues, and copyright based on the information provided in the form lies with the signatories of the form.

• According to festival regulations, if any provided documentation is found to be incorrect or if the attribution of the work is proven false, the work will be disqualified, and the applicant will bear all
consequences.

• Completing and submitting the festival entry form constitutes acceptance of all festival terms and conditions.

• For this edition of the festival, there are no time restrictions for feature films in the Palestine section and series in the main section.

• In the Social Media section, the link and information for the social media post should be recorded.

Submission Instructions:

• Television works must be produced in 4K, 2K, Full HD, HD, or SD resolution.

• Submissions should be in H264 or MP4 format with a bit rate of 6 to 8 megabits per second, at a resolution of 1080i or 1080p, or as SD files with a resolution of 576p for review.

• Selected television works must be submitted as data files in one of the following formats: MOV, MPEG2, MXF, AVI, or H264 (MP4). These can be sent via a link or delivered in person to the festival
secretariat.

• Audio works should be submitted in WAV format.

• For the Articles Section, participants must submit their works in Microsoft Word documents or PDF formats.

• In the Social Media Section, providing a link to the published work is mandatory; submissions without a link will not be accepted.