In the Name of God

The 16th Ammar Popular Film Festival

In an era where truth is shackled by distortion, and the voice of the oppressed is lost in the clamor of dominant media, art remains the last bastion of awakened consciences. Following Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, another storm arose: the storm of the world’s free people, who, with pen, camera, melody, and image, carried the cry of Palestine’s oppression to the ear of history.

The Ammar Popular Film Festival invites artists, filmmakers, poets, writers, and media and cultural activists from around the world to participate in the international section of this event under the central theme “America, the Vanguard of Crime.” It calls on them to stand firm in the trench of truth with all they have and to strike at the body of occupation with the weapon of art.

Formats

• Narrative Film (Short, Mid-length, Feature Film)
• Documentary Film
• Animation
• Music Video
• Television Productions (Talk Show, News Report, etc.)
• Online Shows
• Social Media: Bloggers and Content-driven Pages (Vlogs, Web Pages, etc.)
• Artificial Intelligence (AI): Video Productions using AI

Topics:

In this edition of the festival, works will be welcomed that resonate with the universal spirit of resistance; works that unearth the truth from beneath the rubble of distortion, proclaim justice against oppressors, and use the language of art to make the voice of oppressed nations heard by the world.

The suggested themes for this section are not merely subjects for narration, but shared wounds on the body of humanity; and they serve as a platform for creating works that can awaken the global conscience, transcend borders, and raise the flag of steadfastness in the trenches of art.

A) Competitive sector

Palestine, the Eye of the Ummah

• The narrative of the historic and courageous Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
• A Tale of Gaza under siege: Resistance amidst starvation and bloodshed
• Zionist regime’s crimes: From the frame of truth to the cry of conscience
• The history of Palestinian struggle: From stones to rockets, from poetry to martyrdom
• The history of occupation: From deceptive pledges to the walls of disgrace

Borderless Heroes: Global Icons of Resistance

• The martyred commanders of the resistance (Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Qasem Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and others)
• Women on the front lines of resistance: upbringing, courage, and sacrifice
• The narrative of martyrs’ families: From grief to glory
• The chronicle of the activities and struggles of the martyrs of the Resistance Front in all countries

Tel Aviv Ablaze with Narratives; Disclosure, Truth, Awakening

• International Journalists and Documentary Makers in War Zones
• The narrative of international efforts in the media war against the Zionist regime
• Martyrs of media awakening against silence and inaction
• Revelations by freedom-seekers against the regime globally
• Zionist apartheid; A system of discrimination, hatred, and occupation

Severing Vital Arteries and paralyzing the regime using grassroots tools

• Strategies for cutting off the economic lifelines of the Zionist regime
• Global boycott campaigns of Zionist products
• Unveiling the international lobbies of the Zionist regime

The Awakened and Unified Ummah: Global Currents of Resistance   

• Introduction and historical overview of resistance movements in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and African continent
• Public and student protests worldwide against the Zionist regime’s atrocities.
• Exposing the Abraham Accords
• Media and cultural efforts against the normalization project
• The Cost of truth; The testimonies of the exiled, the imprisoned, and the silenced

The Expulsion of the United States from the Region

• A historical account of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan
• Narratives of U.S. military occupation in regional countries
• Account of U.S. government’s interventions in regional countries
• The failure of the “New Middle East” project
• S. crimes across the world

B) “Our Film”– The Popular Campaign for Content Creation

In this section, the general public — especially teenagers — are invited to create films using any type of camera or mobile phone. Participants may capture scenes from everyday life, resistance celebrations, public gatherings, and missile launches, and submit their works to take part in the competition.

Submission Deadline: December 11

Submission Portal: intfanoos.ammarfilm.ir

@Ammarfest_intl

Email: AmmarInternationalFestival@gmail.com

Your art will be the voice of global resistance. Stand firm. Speak out. Tell the story. Fight.