Submission Criteria

“HEYA” is a category tailored to shed the light on the inspiring stories of women from their own Eyes

Registration steps:

Competition conditions:

1. The participant must be a female, and the topic must be related to women.
2. The maximum duration of the film is 3 minutes.
3. All films must be shot by a mobile, using any external equipment for audio recording is allowed. Post production (Editing / Color correction / Audio) can be done either on mobile or any other alternative apps or devices.

4. The film must be the participant’s personal creative idea.

5. The participant must be a minimum of 18 years old.
6. Participants must complete the form on the official website with all the required data about the film within the specified time period of receiving the films, all fields marked with * are mandatory and must be filled for registration to be accepted.

7. The participant shall upload the film on TikTok’s app.
8. The application/film can only be submitted by the producer or the director of the project. Applications made by any other persons will not be accepted.

9. The film must be translated into English. However, a copy can be sent without translation if the main language is in English or Arabic, whereas the filmmaker undertakes to send a translated version if it is chosen to be a part of the festival screening.

10. Filmmakers cannot use more than 15% of online stock material from the whole film duration.

11. The rights of the music usage document must be attached.
12. Final chosen films will be announced on SHASHA’S TikTok official platform once finalized (@Shashamobilefilmfestival)

13. An incomplete registration will not be accepted.
14. The organizing committee shall reject films that are racist, promote violence or violates the rights of a distinct target group in society.

15. All participants shall have an account on TikTok’s app, in order to be registered in the festival.

16. Submissions on TikTok accounts will be opened after registration with 48 hours.

HEYA Competition Awards:

• 1 st place Jury Award
• 2 nd place Jury Award
• 1 st place Audience Award
• 2 nd place Audience Award

HEYA competition application