Applications are to be submitted in the form of a short film, of no more than 120 seconds in length, covering the impact of overutilization of social media on young people’s social relations and psychological wellbeing.
“Through SafeSurf’s initiatives, the TRA seeks to enable youths in the Kingdom of Bahrain by opening the innovative fields to promising talents to spread awareness among the community as well as encouraging students to achieve cyber culture in the field of cyber safety focusing on the effects of it on their day-to-day life.” Says Sh. Abdulla bin Humood Al Khalifa, TRA’s Director of Consumer Affairs and Media.
Upon registration, online training sessions will become available to participants, aiming to help improve the skills required for the production of short films. The training will be presented by photography director Mr. Hamad Abdulla, winner of several international television series and programmes awards. The training sessions will illustrate techniques of photography, montage and filmmaking, to acquire special skills needed to enhance the quality of application.
Furthermore, the TRA has also opened registration for those wishing to join the judging panel. Applicants need to be experts and leaders in the following professions: film producers, film directors, narrators, scenario writers, film critics, social media experts, internet security experts, educationalists, and other related professions. Judges for the Cyber Safety Award will be selected based on their experience and level of expertise.
Those who are interested in participation, or in joining the judging panel can access the terms and conditions and method of registration, on the website:
www.safesurf.bh/award.