INDIGENOUS FOR GLOBAL! #AFRIFF 2022 CALL FOR ENTRIES
LAGOS – Monday, 21st March 2022
The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), today announced its Call for Entries for its 11th Edition in November 2022. Speaking at today’s briefing, founder and festival director Ms Chioma Ude said “I am delighted to open our Call for Entries for our 11th anniversary edition, following Amazon’s acquisition of films from AFRIFF’s film catalog last year, we are now strategically positioned to help filmmakers distribute their titles with our landmark partnership with Amazon Prime Video. We also had Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios pick up 2 movies from the festival. This year, we are already in talks with a multitude of streaming platforms interested in licensing and acquiring films from the festival We are proud to present this year’s programme themed INDIGENOUS FOR GLOBAL, dedicated to the incredible opportunities Amazon Prime video and others offer Nigerian filmmakers going forward, enabling us to dream and continue to innovate and create exciting and vibrant experiences for our Audience”.
Submissions for the 2022 edition of AFRIFF are now officially open and will run till July 30th 2022. General entries will be accepted until July 1st with a late entry deadline set for July 30th, 2022. Filmmakers are encouraged to submit entries early with the regular deadline as late entry submissions will be strictly accepted only via waiver code.
Festival selections include fiction and non-fiction films both domestic and international, features and shorts, impact-driven documentaries and Animation with an emphasis on films that have not been premiered on commercial screens.
ENTRY DETAILS
Early Deadline: July 1st | Final Deadline: July 30 |
Selection Notification Date: September 26th, 2022
Submission link: http://filmfreeway.com/AFRIFF
CATEGORY STATUS
Features: Film is 60 minutes or more
Shorts & Episodics: Film is less than 45 minutes.
Documentary: Documentaries can be short form or feature length, however short docs are accepted as Short films for AFRIFF’s programme.
Animation/Anime: Accepted as short form or feature length.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Only those films produced after January 1st of 2021 are eligible for competition.
Films produced before 2021 maybe accepted in the programme if their story speaks to the programme theme or AFRIFF programmers think it suits the programme.
Films of any nationality and language can participate. Non English must be subtitled.
Submissions will only be accepted through AFRIFF’s filmfreeway page.
There are no limits to the number of entries a filmmaker may enter, but these have to be submitted separately.
AFRIFF does not require premiere status; however it will prioritize premiere status for competition and screenings.
Submit Your Film on https://filmfreeway.com/AFRIFF
The 11th Africa International Film Festival will be a hybrid experience. Follow us on all social media platform @AFRIFF
Save the date November 6 –12, 2022.
ABOUT AFRICA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AFRIFF)
The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) conceived by Ms Chioma Ude is a celebration of Cinema and filmmaking talent from Africa and the diaspora. It consistently delivers a rich programme to foster invaluable exchanges of ideas, production connections, and business relationships. It creates an energetic and exciting hub for entertainment industry professionals to make rewarding connections and has gradually gained a reputation for delivering incredible value.
The objectives are to develop the local film industry to a level where the products compete favorably with their contemporaries all over the world; providing a growth opportunity for these film industry professionals to eventually export their products and facilitate access to investors, equipment, and technical skill acquisition through several capacity development opportunities.
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