Filmmakers in South Africa and Africa as a whole are called-on to submit entries for this year’s AiM Awards.
The awards, which first emerged in 2006, will be handed over during the third annual African in Motion film festivals in October this year in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Filmmakers are urged to enter films which are no more than 30 minutes in length and were completed in 2005 or after. The filmmakers who enter must have NOT completed a feature-length film previously; this is “in order to target the competition specifically towards young and emerging African film talent” said the organisation.
Films submitted could be fiction, animation, experimental or documentary and shot in any format and must be in English or have English subtitles.
All interested individual should submit their entries before the end of much this year, and the shortlisted entries will be announced in July this year. There is no fee charged to enter the awards.
The awards have been endorsed by the First Minister of Scotland (2001-07) Rt Hon Jack McConnell. "The Africa in Motion film festival is a brilliant addition to Edinburgh's annual programme of festivals. Too often the common perception of Africa is a continent plagued by poverty and disease. It does face many, many, challenges, but it also has wonderfully rich and diverse cultures, and I'm particularly pleased that Scotland provides this great showcase for African filmmakers,” said McConnell as quoted from the AiM Awards website.
To get more information and download application forms go to:
http://www.africa-in-motion.org.uk/call.html
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