Call for Entries | Appel à films : First Short 4th edition, Yaoundé, Cameroon| Cameroun

Call for Entries | Appel à films :

First Short 4th edition,

Yaoundé, Cameroon| Cameroun

Festival Panafricain de Films Ecole de Yaoundé 12-15 April/Avril 2017

[English]

Under the theme “Cinema and Legislation’’, the First Short 4th edition will be held in Yaounde from the 12th to 15th April 2017. It’s an initiative of the Cinevision Association who promotes Arts and culture for Cameroon’s emergence. FIRST SHORT receives films in competition and /or out of competition. Registration to the festival is free of charge. Only the festival’s head office is qualified to rule on unforeseen cases by this regulation. Taking part in FIRST SHORT entails a complete adhesion to its regulation.

[Français]

Le Président de l’Association CINEVISION annonce la quatrième édition du FIRST SHORT (Festival Panafricain de Films d’école de Yaoundé) qui se célébrera dans la ville de Yaoundé du 12 au 15 Avril 2017. Le festival est dédié aux films d’école courts métrages (fiction, documentaire, animation) allant de 0 à 30 minutes génériques inclus.

     

Date limite | Deadline: 10 January | Janvier 2017

Links/Liens

https://www.facebook.com/festivalfirstshortyaounde/

http://www.cjoint.com/c/FKjbaTR5Dei

http://www.cjoint.com/doc/16_11/FKjbaTR5Dei_FIRST-SHORT2016-FORM-.pdf

http://www.cjoint.com/doc/16_11/FKja4YWqkhi_FIRST-SHORT-2016-REGULATION.pdf

Amma Asante’s ‘A United Kingdom’ (Official Trailer)

Amma Asante’s ‘A United Kingdom’ (Official Trailer)

A United Kingdom (2016) is the true story of the forbidden love of King Seretse Khama of Botswana (David Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike), a white woman from London, which caused an international uproar when they decided to marry in the late 1940’s just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa. It was a decision that altered the course of African history.

Amma Asante of Ghanaian parentage, is a British screenwriter, film director, and former actress. She wrote and directed A Way of Life (2004). Her second film as a director was Belle in 2013. (Source: Wikipedia). 

Call for Entry 2017: Mashariki African Film Festival, MAAFF (Kigali, Rwanda)

Mashariki African Film Festival, MAAFF (Kigali, Rwanda)

Call for Entry

Mashariki African Film Festival, MAAFF, is officially calling filmmakers to submit films for its 3rd Edition that will take place from 25-31 March 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda. Submissions are FREE for all eligible filmmakers.

http://maaff.net/2016/11/17/call-for-entry/

Call for Entry: Opened 17 November 2016

Deadline: 16 January 2017

In competition (open to all African filmmakers):

- Best African feature

- Best African short

- Best African Documentary

- Best East African feature

- Best East African short

- Best East African Documentary

- 3 Best Rwandan shorts

Out of competition (Open to filmmakers worldwide)

These are:

- Short (fictions and Documentaries): 52 min or less.

- Feature length (fictions and Documentaries): 52 min or plus

Eligibility

The films submitted should:

- Be directed by an African filmmaker and the story relates to Africa

- Not have been completed before September 2015

- Not have been submitted in the previous editions of MAAFF

- Be in English or have English subtitles.

Instructions

- The festival receives films either by Vimeo Link or 2 DVDs, with promotional materials (Poster photo or still photo, director’s portrait)

- Video Formats: .mp(e)g/.vob/.mov/.mp4/.avi

- Audio Formats: 48 kHz sound PCM (only uncompressed), MP3, AAC

- Resolution: PAL from 720 x 400px up to HD material 1920x1080px

Deadline

Films and a completed Submission form (click here to download) should be delivered by 16 January 2017 at 6:00 (GMT+2).

Delivery details/ Address

Mashariki African Film Festival

Online Address

Website: www.maaff.net

Email: masharikifest@gmail.com

Physical Address

Kigali City

NYARUGENGE DISTRICT

Avenue Kamuzinzi

KG 456 St

P.O Box : 1925 Kigali-Rwanda

Tel +250788881381 /+250781057725

Selected films will be publicized by 27 January 2017

Fonds succès cinéma : Près de 50 million de FCFA pour soutenir les femmes cinéastes du Burkina | Nearly 50 million FCFA in support of women cineastes of Burkina

Fonds succès cinéma : Près de 50 million de FCFA pour soutenir les femmes cinéastes du Burkina | Nearly 50 million FCFA in support of women cineastes of Burkina

Source:  Burkina24 by/par Revelyn Some (in French)

Contact : succescinemaburkinafaso@gmail.com

[English] Français ci-après

The association of Burkinabè producers for the management of the fonds succès cinéma Burkina Faso launches a call for projects of feature film and documentary films by Burkinabè filmmakers. Several forms of aid valued at nearly 50 million CFA francs will be granted over 3 years. The announcement was made on Wednesday 7 December 2016 during a press conference hosted by filmmaker Gaston Kaboré at the Imagine Institute in Ouagadougou.

According to Gaston Kaboré, President of the Association of Burkina Faso Producers, the purpose of the funding granted to women's film projects, in partnership with the Swiss cooperation bureau, is to correct the deficit of women's representation in the production and realisation of films.

With a total amount of 49 million CFA francs, the funding, financed by the Swiss cooperation, extends over 3 years and is comprised of four  components. These include assistance in the writing of a total of 9 million CFA francs, assistance for the development of film projects (12 million CFA francs for 12 films), funding for production (24 million CFA francs for 2 films) and support for the promotion of films produced and/or directed by women (4.8 million CFA francs).

At the present, only funding for scriptwriting is open and the registration for the film projects is open from 7 to 20 December 2016 at the office of the Fonds succès cinéma Burkina Faso located at the Institut Imagine. The president reassured that there would be a further communication on other aid in due course. "We are announcing this information in advance so that those who have projects may prepare." he said.

For the scriptwriting funding, the nine finalists of the selected film projects will receive funding of one million CFA francs each.

Criteria

The criteria for submission are, among others, to be a woman, or several women authors, of Burkinabè nationality. The funding covers film and feature film projects and documentary films.

The project must express a unique view of the subject, the choice of treatment explored by the author and the desired research topic, and a strong methodology and an artistic perspective on the subject.

"The funding of the scriptwriting does not take any editorial position nor favors any particular topic. It distinguishes the quality of the project and the work already done but above all, encourages the author to continue her writing, an essential step to complete her work, "said Gaston Kaboré before making a call to women interested in submitting their applications.

[Français]

Fonds succès cinéma : Près de 50 millions de FCFA pour soutenir les femmes cinéastes du Burkina

L'association des producteurs burkinabè pour la gestion du fonds succès cinéma Burkina Faso lance un appel à projets de films fiction long métrage et documentaire de femmes cinéastes burkinabè. Plusieurs formes d'aides d'une valeur de près de 50 millions de F CFA seront octroyées sur 3 ans. L'annonce été faite ce mercredi 7 décembre 2016 au cours d'une conférence de presse animée par le cinéaste Gaston Kaboré à l'institut Imagine de Ouagadougou. Lire l'article complet sur Burkina24

African Diasporas. Amandine Gay - To be a black woman in France has its specific issues | Etre une femme noire en France, c’est un enjeu spécifique - Ouvrir La Voix [Speak Up/Make Your Way] (Le Monde)

Film : Amandine Gay - To be a black woman in France has its specific issues | Etre une femme noire en France, c’est un enjeu spécifique - Ouvrir La Voix [Speak Up/Make Your Way] (Le Monde)

Source : Lemonde.fr 

[English]

In Ouvrir La Voix [Speak Up/Make Your Way], researcher and documentarist Amandine Gay gives voice to the black women in France and Belgium. At the intersection of discrimination practices resulting from their gender and colour, these women denounce the racism, sexism and misogyny to which they are subjected on a daily basis. These testimonies, not often heard in public space, highlight the difficulties specific to black women in a white world.

The documentary will be screened beginning 8 December, in several theatres in France, Switzerland and Belgium.

[Français]

Dans Ouvrir la voix, la chercheuse et documentariste Amandine Gay donne la parole à des femmes noires en France et en Belgique. A l’intersection de discriminations liées à leur sexe et à leur couleur, ces femmes dénoncent le racisme, le sexisme et la misogynie subis au quotidien. Des témoignages rares dans l’espace public et qui mettent en lumière les difficultés propres aux femmes noires dans un monde blanc.

Le documentaire sera projeté dans plusieurs salles en France, en Suisse et en Belgique à partir du 8 décembre.

Amandine Gay veut donner une voix aux femmes noires

 

Etre une femme noire en France, c’est un enjeu spécifique

Podcast: series: Amadine Gay, Se réapproprier la narration