AFRIFF 2017 Call for Entry!

AFRIFF

2017 Call for Entry!

The prestigious Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is reopening in Lagos, Nigeria, for its 7th edition, in November 2017.
This major film event, which promotes and celebrates the talents of the African continent and the African diaspora, is expanding its range of films in competition on the occasion of its 7th edition.

AFRIFF will present a programme featuring more films from French-speaking Africa as well as French films. The festival wishes for its 7th edition to honor France and La Francophonie, in a long-term vision of artistic collaborations and partnerships.

The Festival hosts in official competition several categories: short films, feature films, documentaries, animated films, short films of film students.

Entries will be accepted until July 30th 2017.

Entries are also encouraged from french and francophone filmmakers in the following countries as well: Bénin, Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Central African republic, Comores, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Madagascar, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Sénégal, Seychelles, Chad, Togo, Tunisia etc

to submit go to http://filmfreeway.com/festival/AFRIFF

Do You have a Story to tell? Accelerate Filmmaker Project 2017 launches

Accelerate is the online platform where the young and aspiring ‘blown’ kids go to be entertained, educated, and empowered. It’s while we were on that wave length of empowering and educating that we came up with the Accelerate Film Maker Project!

In partnership with the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF),  Accelerate is going to discover the next set of young and dynamic film makers from all over Nigeria! Here’s how it’ll work- between now and July 2017:

- 50 filmmakers between the ages of 18 – 28 to be selected. The top 50 will be given a short film-making task and the winners of that challenge will be shortlisted as one of our 15 contestants.

-Accelerate will train and tutor the 15 contestants for 1 week through a series of workshops covering the different fields of film making

-5 filmmakers will then be selected and given a chance to make a short film that will debut at AFRIFF.  To guide them, each filmmaker will be given one of Nollywood’s movers and shakers as a mentor.

-  Acceleratr will provide each of the film makers with resources and equipment to make their short film (10 – 15 mins) within 2 – 3 days.

-The finished films will be puahed to some of the best film festivals around the world and ensure each film is promoted in collaboration with our partners AFRIFF.

To be a part of the Accelerate Filmmaker project, head to the acceleratetv.com home page and fill out the online form (available from the 10th of April 2017).

Then follow AccelerateTV on Twitter and Instagram, and using any device, make a one-minute short film on the theme love and freedom. Post your video on Instagram and Twitter to stand a chance to be one of the shortlisted candidates. And hurry up cos submissions end on the 20th!

Send in your applications now and stand a chance at becoming one of the greatest filmmakers of your generation!

Follow @AccelerateTV and @trendyprinadams on Twitter for more opportunities