Ajyal Film Festival 2023

Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

  • The Moustache

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Two vain men are impressed with their moustaches, but they soon learn the ages-old lesson that…

    Anni Oja / Finland / Short Narrative

  • Octopus

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    It sure is a breeze in the kitchen when you’ve got eight arms – but what if one of your arms do…

    Julia Ocker / Germany / Short Narrative

  • The Peacock Who Wanted to Be a Star

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Alastair badly wants to be a star, but since peacocks don’t have great singing voices, he needs…

    Danielle M. Heitmuller / United States of America / Short Narrative

  • Perfect Houseguest

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Stunningly animated and wonderfully comical, ‘Perfect Houseguest’ will make you think twice bef…

    Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter / United States of America / Short Narrative

  • The Red Turtle

    Special Screening - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Academy Award-winning Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit’s first feature-length film is also t…

    Michaël Dudok de Wit / France, Japan / Feature Narrative

  • The Surprise Party

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Brilliantly executed old-school claymation tells the story of little Timmy’s special day and th…

    Omnia Abdel Rahman, Shooq Al-Muamen, Baraa AbdelSatar, Mena AbdelSatar, Menatallah Nayel, Hossam Nayel, Maha Al Tamimi, Alya Al Tamimi, Deema Al Hail, Suad Aqel, Joud Aqel / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Tiger

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    A tiger painted onto a dinner plate gets hungry, and soon an entire dinner of spaghetti, brocco…

    Kariem Saleh / Germany / Short Narrative