The Effat International Student Film Festival is the first International Student Film festival in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since its first edition back in 2014, the main mission of the Showreel (Effat Students Film Festival) was to support young filmmakers in their first steps in building their career; until today, The School of Cinematic Arts is still working closely with all concerned parties to empower youth in cinema. To achieve those objectives, The School of Cinematic Arts built strong collaborations with different national and international entities, such as governmental and non-governmental organizations, international festivals, and private associations.
The Clermont-Ferrand Festival is partenaring this year with Effat to promote striking short films from the last year National Competition.