Call for entries - Appel à films – UDADA FILM FESTIVAL – 1st edition, women's film festival – 1ère édition, festival de femmes – NAIROBI, KENYA
Organizers | Organisatrices : Wanjiru Kinyanjui, Matrid Nyagah, Naomi Mwaura
Contact:
Wanjiru Kinyanjui,
P.O. Box 910-00511
Ongata Rongai, Kajiado, Kenya.
Tel. +254 720 701 359 (Contact Naomi Mwaura)
E-mail: udadafilmfest@gmail.com
Deadline | Date limite : 19 September | septembre 2014.
Films: Long, short, fiction, animation, experimental, documentary
Production : Films produced after June 2011
Festival date: October 2014
Films concernés : Long, court métrage, fiction, animation, experimental, documentaire.
Conditions : Films produits après juin 2011.
Date du Festival : octobre 2014
Formulaire d'inscription : ci-dessous (en anglais).
FESTIVAL GUIDELINES IN ENGLISH
MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Our team will be curating the feature-length and short film dramas, animation and experimental and documentaries, directed and/or written by women filmmakers from around the world. Our shorts program will be selected from those submissions by our programming committee.
The mandate of the UDADA Film Festival is to:
- Facilitate interaction between women filmmakers; and women filmmakers and their audiences;
- Support and encourage women involved in film production;
- Increase the exposure of new works written and/or directed by women
- Showcase women work to the Kenyan and International film industry for future ventures;
- Provide opportunities for professional development;
- Provide a marketplace for industry. In essence, a reverse trade mission providing local filmmakers and producers access to the national and international film industry;
- Develop and offer youth programs to develop the next generation of filmmakers;
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Festival week also features workshops, forums and face-to-face meetings for filmmakers and producers. The Forum focusses on the business of filmmaking while the Festival celebrates international works by women.
ORGANIZERS
Wanjiru Kinyanjui, Matrid Nyagah and Naomi Mwaura
GENERAL RULES
Production must be completed after June 2011.
UDADA is a non-competitive festival.
Submission copies must be PALformat DVD. An English language track or subtitled version is required.
Submissions will not be processed unless all of the following have been received:
*Completed Entry Form
*3 copies of film/video in PAL DVD
Entries will be viewed by a programming committee and entrants will be notified of the decision regarding their film/video in September 2014. Submission copies will not be returned unless accompanied by a self addressed, prepaid envelope or a courier account number.
Exhibition copies of selected films/videos must be received by the Festival by September 19, 2014. All shipping and related costs for exhibition films/videos sent to the Festival must be borne by the owner. Each film/video sent to the Festival for exhibition is entered in Canada on a temporary duty free and GST exempt basis, which means that all films must leave Canada following the Festival. To prevent delays and duty at customs for INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS, please:
*Mark all packages with “Film/Video for Festival to be returned to owner – No Commercial Value”
*Include a list of contents containing title of film, format, and fair market value (cost of print only)
Exhibition copies of selected films/videos will be returned after the Festival by regular mail (unless specified otherwise an d paid by the entrant). For a complete list of accepted exhibition formats, visit our website’s Submissions page.
The Festival is not responsible in case of accidental damage or loss of entries, except when in the Festival’s possession.
The Festival Committee has the power to decide on any matters not specifically dealt with in these regulations. Notice of participation implies acceptance of these regulations. In any dispute, the decision of the Festival Committee will be final.
Contact Information:
UDADA FILM FESTIVAL, Att. Wanjiru Kinyanjui,
P.O. Box 910-00511
Ongata Rongai, Kajiado, Kenya.
Tel. +254 720 701 359 (Contact Naomi Mwaura)
E-mail: udadafilmfest@gmail.com
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