The 5th Annual 2023 UAE Student Film Festival

The 5th Annual UAE Student Film Festival took place on Tuesday, May 23rd!

It was a star-studded affair with over 100 films entered and fifteen category winners! With work ranging from 9th grade to 12th grade, the festival was an event to remember. The winner of Best in Show for the evening was Davide Lener's film, "Freedom". But he wasn't the only winner that night, as several students took home accolades for their work!

The list of winners is here. You can find the ENTIRE works of the nominees on each individual page listed below, as well as pictures from our red carpet event.

• Outstanding Drama - Mia Liang, Ingrid Lehmann, Emma Bartlett, Tamara Khoury

• Outstanding UAE Focus - Sam Sievers

• Outstanding PSA/Documentary -  Bella Boson

• Outstanding Comedy - Mia Liang, Ingrid Lehmann, Emma Bartlett, Tamara Khoury

• Outstanding Thriller/Horror - Ingrid Lehmann

• Outstanding Music Video/Video Art - (Tie) Mia Liang, Tamara Khoury

        •       Outstanding Action - Emma Bartlett

• Outstanding Sci-Fi - Ryan Ayoub

• Outstanding Screenwriting - Michael Evans

• Outstanding Director - Davide Lener

• Outstanding Cinematographer - Tamara Khoury

• Outstanding Editing - Ben Terblanche

• Outstanding Sound - Jakob Mogensen

• Outstanding Visual Effects - Ingrid Lehmann

• Outstanding Film Dedication - Harry McKiernan, Mateo Cahue, Janaki Gokul

Sami Belhadj Benayiba, Abhijay Manoj, Henry Rosetti, Dylan Younger, Abay Sultanbek, Morgan Lindsey, Jana Naman

• Best in Show - Davide Lener

You can watch Davide's Film for Best in Show by clicking here.