ZIFF 06 call for entries

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ZIFF 2016 call for entries --

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:02

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The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) recently announced that submissions for the 2016 edition are now open. Festival director Martin Mhando has confirmed that despite the fears that Zanzibars two major festivals will be cancelled next year, ZIFF 2016 will be holding its 19th edition from 9 to 17 July 2016 in Stone Town, Zanzibar.

Following the announcement of the cancellation of the Sauti ya Busara music festival for 2016, many had feared ZIFF would follow suit in an attempt to encourage more government support for the two festivals.

Each year ZIFF exhibits more than 60 films made in Africa, Middle East, Europe, Latin America, USA and Asia. The theme of the 2016 Festival is This Journey of Ours: Ndiyo hii Safari Yetu.

The main competition for the Golden Dhow and Silver Dhow awards is open exclusively to filmmakers from the Dhow countries. These include countries of the Indian Ocean Rim and Indian Ocean Islands, including Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan; and all African countries. The Sembene Ousmane Award Competition is only for African and Diaspora filmmakers and partner producers.

ZIFF Official Competition 2016

ZIFF is accepting feature, short, fiction, documentary and animation film submissions, with a particular focus on films produced by African and Dhow country directors.

Online submissions from Tanzania are free, as well as music video entries from East Africa.

Films can be entered in a range of categories such as:

Documentaries: Open to all countries in all formats

Feature Films: Open to all countries in all formats

Films in Development: Open to films by Africans, African Diaspora and partner producers.

Music Video: This new category is dedicated to outstanding and creative production of music videos from East Africa.

Short Films: Open to all countries in all formats

Animation: Open to all countries in all formats

All films are judged by an independent jury panel.

ZIFF 2016 Awards

The ZIFF Jury will offer Dhow Awards in the following categories:

Feature films

Documentary

Short films

Animation

Dhow countries

East African films

Music videos from East Africa

Other Awards ZIFF 2016

The Bi Kidude Chairman s Award

Signis East African Talent Award and Signis Award

Sembene Ousmane prize for development films for the three best short films

European African Festival Network Award: Best African Feature Film

Zuku Swahili Awards to Bongo films in competition

The Emerson s Zanzibar Foundation Best Film on Zanzibar Award

Audience award

Submission information

Submissions for ZIFF 2016 should be done via the online platform where all rules and submission details can be found.

Participants can also visit the ZIFF website for more information, or the festivals Facebook page.

The deadline for submissions is 29 February 2016.

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