Years running: 3 (since 2023)
The Film Tuition International Festival
A film festival by the filmmakers; for the filmmakers.
About
Welcome to The Film Tuition International Festival; a festival by the filmmakers, for the filmmakers. The Film Tuition International Festival is a celebration of the art of filmmaking from all around the world, hosted in the heart of Pakistan – Islamabad.
We at The Film Tuition, aim to provide a platform for emerging, as well as established filmmakers to exhibit their creative visions and hard work to connect with a varied audience from all over Pakistan. TFTIF is one for all, as we have a selection of categories for your passion projects! This festival is a rare reflection of the rich and ingenious film culture in Pakistan and aims to showcase the personalised art of cinematic storytelling from all around the world.
Through this festival, we hope to not only entertain but also educate and inspire the audience and young emerging talent to ensure a deeper understanding of the art of filmmaking. The Film Tuition International Festival promises to provide an immersive experience for film enthusiasts and artists, which will include a lineup of the best artworks selected by prominent industry professionals and filmmakers, workshops and collaborative and open panel discussions. Join us on this exciting journey to examine and experience the magic of cinema with fellow film lovers and filmmakers and immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of Pakistan.
Awards
All of the selected films at TFTIF will receive a certificate of participation and the winners of each Award category will receive a trophy along with certificates. Additionally, there will be exciting prizes for exceptional works as provided by our event sponsors.
All of the nominations for award categories will be posted on festival's website and social media accounts. The award categories are mentioned below:
- Best Narrative Feature
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Narrative Short
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Animated Short
- Best Screenplay for Narrative Feature
- Best Screenplay for Narrative Short
- Best Story for Narrative Feature
- Best Story for Narrative Short
- Best Director for Narrative Feature
- Best Director for Narrative Short
- Best Director for Documentary Feature
- Best Director for Documentary Short
- Best Cinematography for Feature
- Best Cinematography for Short
- Best Production Design
- Best Original Score
- Best Sound Design
- Best Editing
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Visual Style
- Best Scene
- Best Message
- Best Subtext
- Best Actor in Narrative Feature
- Best Actress in Narrative Feature
- Best Actor in Narrative Short
- Best Actress in Narrative Short
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Acting in a Negative Role
- Best Experimental Film
- Best Poetry Film
- Best Horror Film
- Best Comedy Film
- Best Student Film
- Best Shortie
- Best Music Video
- Best Narrative Feature (Pakistan)
- Best Documentary Feature (Pakistan)
- Best Animated Feature (Pakistan)
- Best Narrative Short (Pakistan)
- Best Documentary Short (Pakistan)
- Best Animated Short (Pakistan)
Rules
- Films must have been produced 3 years prior to submission date for the festival, not earlier than that. And, preference is given to films which are yet to be screened globally or in Pakistan.
Narrative Features: The film must be a work of fiction that equals OR exceeds 40 minutes in length. The maximum runtime is 180 minutes. The screenplay of feature must be submitted in the respectable category; “Screenplay for Feature Narrative” separately, to compete for the “Best Screenplay for Feature Film” Award.
Documentary Features: The film must be a work of non-fiction that equals OR exceeds 40 minutes in length. The maximum runtime is 180 minutes.
Animated Features: The film must be a work narrating a story through animated characters and settings that equals OR exceeds 40 minutes in length. The maximum runtime is 180 minutes. The screenplay of feature must be submitted in the respectable category; “Screenplay for Feature Narrative” separately, to compete for the “Best Screenplay for Feature Film” Award.
Narrative Shorts: The film must be a work of fiction with a runtime between 2 to 40 minutes. The screenplay of the short narrative must be submitted in the respectable category; “Screenplay for Short Narrative” separately, to compete for the “Best Screenplay for Short Film” Award.
Documentary Shorts: The film must be a work of non-fiction with a runtime between 2 to 40 minutes.
Animated Shorts: The film must be a work narrating a story through animated characters and settings with a runtime between 2 to 40 minutes. The screenplay of the animated short must be submitted in the respectable category; “Screenplay for Short Narrative” separately, to compete for the “Best Screenplay for Short Film” Award.
Experimental Film: The film must break and challenge the conventional rules of cinema by exploring innovative forms of audio-visual expressions. There is no runtime limit for this category.
Poetry Film: The film must combine poetry and visual imagery to create an artistic and unique audio-visual experience. There is no runtime limit for this category.
Shorties: The film must not exceed runtime of 2 minutes, if it does, it must be submitted in the Short Narrative category.
Music Video: An original music video with copyrighted music from the original artist. The maximum duration allowed for the music video is 15 minutes.
Screenplay for Feature Narrative: An original screenplay written for the Narrative Feature submitted or not submitted. The screenplay for a work which hasn’t been produced yet or is in the production phase can also be submitted and compete in this category. (Maximum pages: 180)
Screenplay for Short Narrative: An original screenplay specifically written for a narrative short film submitted or not submitted. The screenplay for a work which hasn’t been produced yet or is in the production phase can also be submitted and compete in this category. (Maximum 45 Pages).
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
THE JURY
The Film Tuition International Festival will solely appoint a jury including members of the international film community to decide on winners for each of the categories in competition.
The Jury will include film directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, actors, musicians, animators and film teachers from all over the world. The Jury will be revealed a month prior to the main festival event.
ORGANIZERS
Festival Director: Hassan Ahmed Raja
Festival Coordinator: Noor Fatima
Media Director: Umair Ahmed
Media Coordinator: Ashlay Daniel
Multimedia Designer: Umair Shaukat
Documents
Place
Pakistan
Islamabad
Official Website
Contacts
Whatsapp/Call: +923037366611
Contact Emails
Official Festival Email:
festival@thefilmtuition.com
Festival Director:
hassan@thefilmtuition.com
Social Networks
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Youtube
Linkedin
- Opening DateApril 28, 2023
- Earlybird DeadlineMay 31, 2023
- Regular DeadlineOctober 15, 2023
- Late DeadlineNovember 15, 2023
- Extended DeadlineDecember 05, 2023
- NotificationsDecember 20, 2023
- Event Dates27 — 28 January 2024
A feature length narrative film with fictional characters and fictional story that has a running time of 40 minutes or more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $45
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Extended Deadline — $55
A feature length documentary film that presents factual information and real-life events with non-fictional characters and has a running time of 40 minutes or more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $45
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Extended Deadline — $55
A feature length animated film that tells a story through animated characters and settings and has a running time of 40 minutes or more.
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Earlybird Deadline — $25
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $45
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Extended Deadline — $55
A short narrative film with fictional characters and fictional story that has a running time of 2-40 minutes.
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Earlybird Deadline — $15
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Regular Deadline — $20
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Late Deadline — $25
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Extended Deadline — $30
A short documentary film that presents factual information and real-life events with non-fictional characters and has a running time of between 2-40 minutes.
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Earlybird Deadline — $15
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Regular Deadline — $20
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Late Deadline — $25
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Extended Deadline — $30
A short-animated film that tells a story through animated characters and settings and has a running time of between 2-40 minutes.
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Earlybird Deadline — $15
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Regular Deadline — $20
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Late Deadline — $25
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Extended Deadline — $30
An experimental film with or without a narrative that breaks the rules of conventional cinema by exploring new forms of audio-visual expression using unconventional techniques or subject matter. There’s no duration limit for this category at all.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $25
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Late Deadline — $30
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Extended Deadline — $40
A poetry film that combines poetry and visual imagery to create a unique and artistic audiovisual experience. There’s no duration limit for this category at all.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $25
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Late Deadline — $30
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Extended Deadline — $40
A feature length narrative, documentary, animated, experimental, and/or poetry film made solely by students all over the world either studying at a school/college/university or had produced the film as being a student.
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Earlybird Deadline — $15
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Regular Deadline — $25
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Late Deadline — $35
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Extended Deadline — $45
A short length narrative, documentary, animated, experimental, and/or poetry film made solely by students all over the world either studying at a school/college/university or had produced the film as being a student.
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Earlybird Deadline — $8
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Regular Deadline — $13
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Late Deadline — $18
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Extended Deadline — $23
An original music video with copyrighted music from the original artist. The maximum duration allowed for the music video is 15 minutes.
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Earlybird Deadline — $15
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Regular Deadline — $20
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Late Deadline — $25
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Extended Deadline — $30
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