April 03, (THEWILL) – The Africa International Film Festival has called for entries for its eleventh edition, which will take place in November 2022.
Submissions for the 2022 edition of the film festival with the theme “Indigenous for Global”, are now officially opened and it will run till July 30, 2022.
General entries would be accepted until July 1, with a late entry deadline set for July 30,2022.
Categories for festivals are features (film of 60 minutes or more); short films and episodic (less than 45 minutes); documentary (can be short form or feature length).
Short documentaries are accepted as short films for AFRIFF); animation/anime (accepted as short form or feature length).
Speaking at a briefing to announce the new development, the founder or festival director, Chioma Ude said, “I am delighted to open our “Call for Entries” for our eleventh anniversary edition. Following Amazon’s acquisition of films from our film catalogue last year, we are now strategically positioned to help filmmakers distribute their titles with our landmark partnership with International streaming platforms.
“This year, we are already in talks with multiple streaming platforms interested in licencing and acquiring films from the festival.
“We are proud to present this year’s programme dedicated to the incredible opportunities Amazon prime videos and others offer Nigerian filmmakers going forward, enabling us to dream and continue to innovate and create exciting and vibrant experiences for our audience.”
Filmmakers are encouraged to submit entries early with the regular deadline as late entry submission will be strictly accepted only via waiver codes.
