The "MDB Film Festival” is a local annual festival for short films. Our mission is to celebrate professional and non-professional Egyptian filmmakers and film enthusiasts with fresh perspectives by sharing their innovative and groundbreaking films.

Each year, we strive to expand our program to highlight the best of the Egyptian independent film scene and to create an even more dynamic platform for artists to share their work and to present our audience with an exciting selection of short films.

 The festival is made up of two main competitions:

The Films’ Competition:

Short films:

Short films rise above customary storytelling, from a documentary, narrative to animation. This category has 4 awards amounting to 110,000 EGP.

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Online Student Films:
Great directors all started with different paths. We encourage students to apply in order to showcase emerging talents in Egyptian art. The films are screened on the MDB Film Festival website for a limited time and are a diverse mixture of narrative, documentary, and animated shorts.

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The Grant Competition:

A film production grant aiming to boost the short film scene in Egypt.

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Winners will be announced at the “Best of the Fest” Award Ceremony at the AUC Falaki Theater