AfryKamera. Festiwal Filmów Afrykanskich (0)

Festival start: 13 April 2018      Festival end: 21 April 2018

The first AfryKamera Film Festival was organized by FilmGramm Foundation in cooperation with the South African Embassy during the months of April-June 2006. It aimed to use cinematography to bring Africa to the attention of the Polish public. The 1st AfryKamera premiered in Warsaw and also ran in Krakow, Poznan, Lodz, Torun and Konin. The unbelievable media interest and good ticket sales during the first festival in 2006 confirmed our belief that Africa is a theme of immense interest to a growing number of people. Since the very 1st edition, AfryKamera has been well covered in the Polish media, which confirms the great marketing potential of such an event for Africa in general, as well as, for sponsors and patrons.

As it stands AfryKamera is the first African Film Festival in Central and Eastern Europe as well as the largest African-themed event in Poland and the wider region.

AfryKamera has managed to occupy a niche in the film festival market – although there are many international film festivals, they generally show a limited range of African films. AfryKamera is therefore the only festival in Poland dedicated purely to films from the continent. In the past few years the festival has decided to explore new avenues not only in the art of cinematography, but also in the presentation of African art, music, and culture.

The main events of the African Film Festival AfryKamera take place in Warsaw, Poland, traditionally in either Kino Luna or Kinoteka, the capital city's premier arthouse cinemas. The event in 2018 will last 10 days and presents 15-25 full length features and documentaries as well as some 20 short films from around the continent and from the African diapora. The key motto of the festival is "Made in Africa", as the focus is put on the quality of moviemaking on the continent and the enhanced capacity to make world-class movies.

- Zebra – awarded by a jury for the best full-length narrative or documentary feature

- Audience Award for Best Full Length Feature – an audience award for the best narrative full-length feature or documentary

- Jury Award for Best Short Film – awarded by a jury for the best short film

- Audience Award for Best Short Film – an audience award for the best short film

1. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE FESTIVAL


AfryKamera: African Film Festival in Poland (www.afrykamera.pl) is the first such festival in the region of Eastern Europe dedicated to African film and African diaspora film in general.

AfryKamera intends to be a stable and important part of the festival landscape of Poland, not only in regards to cinematography, but also in other cultural areas. We intend to achieve this by:

• Creating an important Award in the region of Central-Eastern Europe for African films created in the last few years;

• Promoting African culture by introducing audiences to the most interesting movies from African and African diaspora;

• Promotion of other aspects of African culture by organizing adjacent events;

• Promotion of wider distribution of films within Poland and the region.


II. AFRYKAMERA 2018


The XII IAfryKamera African Film Festival is planned to take place in April 2018. The main organiser behind the event is Filmgramm Foundation.

Main screenings will take place in the capital, Warsaw. Select movies will be screened in smaller cinemas across the country (up to 6 towns) in special replica events.


3. SECTIONS AND AWARDS


AfryKamera plans to organize the following sections:
- AfroSelekta (narrative or documentary features from Africa and the African diaspora)
- AfroShorts (up to 40 minutes – both narrative and documentaries)

Movies selected for the festival will be able to participate in the following awards:

- Zebra – awarded by a jury for the best full-length narrative or documentary feature

- Audience Award for Best Full Length Feature
– an audience award for the best narrative full-
length feature or documentary

- Jury Award for Best Short Film – awarded by a jury for the best short film

- Audience Award for Best Short Film – an audience award for the best short film

Award prize money will be announced at a later date, but has averaged at 4000 EUR.


4. FILM ENTRY

Extended deadline for entry is 13th January 2018 with normal deadline 17th December 2017.
Selection results will be announced at the latest by the 12th March 2018.

a) Online evaluation:

Movies can be submitted via online festival sites such as Festhome. All relevant information will be sent to the email: selection@afrykamera.pl after filling in the appropriate online form.

b) Preview DVD/BLURAY copies

Preview DVD/Bluray copies are to be sent at entrants' expense and these will not be returned unless specifically requested (at the expense of the festival organiser via normal mail). Preview copies retained by the festival will be used for non-circulating reference in its archive. DVD / BLURAY copies should be sent to the following address:

FilmGramm Foundation
AfryKamera
ul. Swietlana 7 m. 10
02-427 Warszawa
Poland

Should you have any questions, doubts or enquiries regarding entering the film please contact selection@afrykamera.pl for further details.


5. FILM SELECTION

All movies sent to the festival will be assessed by a selection committee headed by the festival's artistic director Przemek Stepien. The committee is in charge of selection are final and discretionary.

Ticket prices will range from ca 2€ to 4€.

The festival will pay screening fees for all selected feature films and full-length documentaries. As the festival budget will only be announced in January the standard fee the festival will offer all qualified titles (3 screenings) shall be announced at a later period and be reliant on the acceptance of conditions by the entrant..


6. JURIES

All juries will comprise of a minimum of three members, who will be appointed by the Filmgramm Foundation.

Juries will be announced together with the final selection of movies. No members of the Juries are allowed to have any direct or indirect interest in any of the selected movies.


7. GENERAL FILM GUIDELINES

• Films must satisfy at least two of the below conditions:

- the film must be set in Africa;
- the director of the film must be of African origin (this includes members of the African diaspora);
- the film must relate to issues, which directly or indirectly concern the historical or current social, economic or cultural situation in Africa or the African diaspora.
• Films must not have been screened in previous editions of AfryKamera.
• Production dates for the movie are no older than 1st January 2015.
• Films should be submitted via link or on DVD or BLURAY format for preview screening. Preferred final screening formats are DCP, BLURAY or HD files (.mov, etc.). Other formats can be accepted after prior agreement.


8. SCHEDULING OF SCREENINGS

Scheduling the screening of films is the responsibility of the festival management. The dates, times and venues of exhibition of films shall be at the discretion of the festival under prior consultation as to print copy availability dates with the distributor. No film, once programmed, may be withdrawn from the festival.


9. DISPATCH AND RETURN OF COPIES

Dispatch of prints to and from the festival and related expenses are the responsibility of organisers. However should a screening product come from another festival, the prior festival should be responsible for shipping and/or postal expenses.

Any potential preview or viewing copies will be archived by the Festival. This does not mean that the transfer any copyrights of the films. Any future screenings must be therefore agreed upon with the legal owner of each copy.


10. ACCEPTANCE OF REGULATIONS

The party responsible for sending the application form will be the sole negotiator during future contacts, unless the mentioned party explicitly states otherwise.

Entry and participation of films will be taken as acceptance of the above regulations.


11. ENQUIRIES

For all enquiries (English, French, Arabic):
selection@afrykamera.pl