The 16th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts opens the call for film submissions starting from February 28th until 15 April, 2013.The festival's administration has also launched the new official poster to be used in the upcoming16th round of the Ismailia International Film Festival that will start from June 4th until June 9th, 2013

The Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts is one of the major film festivals in the Arab world, and the first to be exclusively dedicated to documentaries and shorts. The festival was first launched in 1991 under the presidency of Kamal Abdel Aziz director of the Egyptian Film Center which organizes the event, making it one of three film festivals coordinated by Egypt's Ministry of Culture. Producer & screenwriter Mohamed Hefzy has been selected to be the director of the festival that's become a hub for film professionals and cinephiles. Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts includes four main sections:
• Long Documentary Films Competition (52 minutes or longer)
• Short Documentary Films Competition (Less than 52 minutes)
• Short Feature Films Competition (Less than 60 minutes)
• Animation Films (Cartoon- Puppets- Computer Graphics)

The awards presented are:
• The Golden Tablet and a sum of $ 3000 will be awarded to the director of the best film in each section of the competition
• A jury prize will be given to two films in each section of the competition and is of the sum of $ 2000
• ACT Prize for Best Women's Film and is a sum of LE 5000
• An audience award that will be given to the winning film

The submission form and the regulations are on the festival's official website: www.ismailiafilmfest.com. Films included in the official competition must be an Egyptian premiere.