E-Bee Short Film Contest 2025

The Faculty of Creative Multimedia (FCM) and the Faculty of Cinematic Arts (FCA) are proud to announce this year’s MMU E-Bee Story Contest!

THE CHALLENGE

Produce a short film or animation that is 3 to 5 minutes long, about “The Life as a Student at Multimedia University.”
You can use any creative medium you like — Live-Action, Animation, Motion Comic,
or Mixed Media. Your story should be fun, entertaining, and something MMU
students or graduating students can relate to.
MMU’s E-Bee mascot must play an important role in your story. Make E-Bee shine
as part of the adventure! (*for 3D Animation, official E-Bee models and rigs will be
provided.)

***Note: If your video is longer than 4 minutes, it is recommended to include a black transition or break around the middle. This will help to split the video into two parts for screening during the MMU Convocation Ceremony.

This competition is open to all MMU students, regardless of which faculty or programme you’re from.

Submission deadline: 30th September 2025 (Tuesday)

CONTEST DETAILS

Submission format : MP4 Video, FULL HD (1920×1080), with audio
Works can be submitted by either individual or a group (maximum 5 people)
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges from the Faculty of Creative
Multimedia (FCM) and the Faculty of Cinematic Arts (FCA).

THE PRIZES

Total Prize Pool: RM5,000 (to be distributed among the winner(s))

*All participants will receive SAP points

*Winning video(s) will be showcased during the MMU 2025 Convocation Ceremony

THE E-BEE

E-Bee is an electronic robotic bee designed as MMU’s Mascot. Born out of the Faculty of Creative Multimedia’s ‘Secret Lab’, E-Bee lives in the virtual space inside of computers.

The honeybee, conceived on the 1st of August 2001, is about 7cm in height and weight about 200g. Now, in its 7th version, it has dark eyes with green iris, silver blue complexion, and stripes on its body. E-Bee represents the robotic honeybee with adorable childlike qualities.

A little naughty and emotional, E-Bee however is intelligent and friendly. He enjoys entertaining people, especially impressing the female students with his magic tricks. Forever the optimist, E-Bee is always looking for more ways to introduce MMU to the rest of the world. Sophisticated and independent, E-Bee constantly upgrades himself to become the best that he can be.

ASSETS & DISCLAIMER

For 3D Animation, models and rigs of E-Bee are provided. Please download the assets by clicking the button below.

E-bee’s 3D asset should only be used for the production of the shorts to be submitted for the contest. All copyrights of the character belong to MMU.

Video compilations of previous winners

For any inquiries, please email Sharafina (sharafina.teh@mmu.edu.my) / Audrey (audrey.honjh@mmu.edu.my) [FCM] / Eunice (Eunice@mmu.edu.my) [FCA]

Read the Agreement & FAQ