THEME8 SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
ABOUT THEME8 SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Theme8 is a theme based short film competition open to all genres from around the world. We accept short films between 4 to 8 minutes and the theme of the year should reflect in the films in some manner. You can think out of the box and apply the theme, get creative and go for it!
This year's theme is Night, and the festival has already closed registrations with the screening and awards scheduled in December.
Events Conceptualized and Curated by Me
Global Palette Theatre Festival – Regional Palettte was upgraded to Global Palette in 2022 with additional languages added. This festival is open to all languages of the world and in its inaugural event showcased Arabic, English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati and Zulu languages. The event was supported by Black & Decker, Mai Dubai, Jashanmal and Citizen watches and took place on a grand scale at the Zabeel Ladies Club.
Theme8 Film Festival (TFF) – Theme8 Film Festival is theme based competitive festival founded and curated by Sabiha. All films submitted must be based on the theme of the year and should not be longer than 8 minutes. The inaugural event of TFF had an Australian entry win the Best Film Award.
Monobites Monologue Festival – Monobites is a monologue festival in two languages – English and Hindi and is a collection of monologues performed by individuals. It’s a non-competitive festival.
Theme8 Short Play Festival – Theme8 is a theme based short play festival with a unique style where writers/directors submit scripts with the theme of the year and the selected scripts are then produced into short plays on stage. This is a competitive festival with two categories – Black Box and Main Stage. The eight plays that make it to the next level from these compete in the finale to win the Best production Judges Choice and Best Collaboration Awards.
