{"id":97572,"date":"2025-05-02T16:32:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=97572"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:32:18","slug":"students-explore-filmmaking-with-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/students-explore-filmmaking-with-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Explore Filmmaking with Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/ae\/\">Samsung Gulf Electronics<\/a> partnered with SAE University College Dubai and filmmaker Mohamad Attal to host the Galaxy S25 Short Film Contest. The initiative showcased the capabilities of the <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/samsung-unveils-galaxy-s25-with-ai-features-and-live-events-in-dubai\/\">Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra<\/a> in mobile filmmaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition invited SAE students to create short films using only the Galaxy S25 Ultra. A total of 20 students specializing in filmmaking and photography took part. Their challenge was to shoot and edit short films on the device, using no additional equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contest aimed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highlight the advanced video features of the Galaxy S25 Ultra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage creativity among aspiring filmmakers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prove that professional-grade results are possible using a smartphone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students explored themes such as home, culture, and giving. Each project demonstrated the power of mobile storytelling. The Galaxy S25 Ultra supported full production \u2014 from shooting to final edits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fadi Abu Shamat, Vice President and Head of the Mobile eXperience Division at Samsung Gulf Electronics, stated: \u201cAt Samsung, we are dedicated to empowering the next generation of content creators. The Galaxy S25 Short Film Contest brought our vision to life, showcasing what mobile filmmaking can achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Razan Takash, Head of Film at SAE University College Dubai, added: \u201cThis contest gave our students a unique chance to explore storytelling through mobile filmmaking. The Galaxy S25 Ultra proved to be a powerful creative tool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the following weeks, students worked on their films. A panel of expert judges reviewed all entries. The top five were shortlisted and screened at Roxy Cinemas in Dubai. Public and jury voting determined the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contest awarded four winners in total. Prizes included cash rewards and continued mentorship from Samsung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Award Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First Place<\/strong>: Only Human by <strong>Sara Khatib<\/strong> \u2013 A Gen-Z-style short film exploring sins and virtues through a video game concept<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Second Place<\/strong> and <strong>Best Film Poster<\/strong>: Behind Iftar by <strong>Samantha Ablo<\/strong> \u2013 A tribute to service workers during Ramadan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Third Place<\/strong>: Thirty Days for a Flower by <strong>Joseph Snowin Fernando<\/strong> \u2013 A poetic metaphor for spiritual growth during Ramadan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To further support the initiative, filmmaker Mohamad Attal led a live workshop. He demonstrated how to shoot cinematic content using the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. This hands-on session allowed students to see mobile filmmaking in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contest reinforced the idea that storytelling today can be both mobile and powerful. With the right tools, creativity can thrive \u2014 anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung Gulf Electronics partnered with SAE University College Dubai and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":97574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9649,9624],"tags":[192],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-97572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-smart-sectors","category-smart-sectors","tag-samsung","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Samsung-12.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Lubna","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/lubna\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97572"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=97572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}