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Dubai's RTA launches traffic safety film contest with Dh45,000 in prizes
Participants are invited to submit short films on one of three traffic challenges in the emirate
- PUBLISHED: Mon 12 May 2025, 11:10 AM UPDATED: Mon 12 May 2025, 11:29 AM
If you are between 18 and 35 years old and have a passion for filming, Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) invites you to leave a distinguished creative mark in the emirate.
The authority has called on those with a passion for film making to participate in a new traffic short film competition, with total prizes of up to Dh45,000.
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Dubbed the Road Safety Film Festival Competition, the contest allows university students to compete by applying their short films.
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The films have to tackle one of three traffic challenges on Dubai streets.
These traffic safety challenges include dangers of sudden swerving, dangers of driving distractions and improper behaviour while riding bicycles and e-scooters.
Nine winners will bag the prizes when the contest concludes, RTA said.
Submissions will close on July 14 and entries can be submitted via the competition portal at RTA’s website, where participants can access detailed information on eligibility, evaluation criteria, and submission guidelines.
Entries are accepted either individually or in teams of up to three members. Participants may submit multiple entries across different categories, provided that all films are original, fully created and produced by the student or team, and make a meaningful contribution to road safety awareness by clearly addressing key traffic challenges.
“The film topics were carefully selected based on recent traffic statistics, which identified sudden lane departures and driver distractions as two of the primary causes of fatal traffic accidents. A third category was introduced to address unsafe behaviours among bicycle and e-scooter riders, reflecting the significant and rapid rise in the use of soft mobility means in recent years,” according to Ahmed Al Khzaimy, Director of Traffic at RTA’s Traffic and Roads Agency.