DIFF 06 call for entries

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DIFF 2016 call for entries --

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:46

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The Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) invites filmmakers from across the world to submit their short, documentary or feature fiction films to screen in the festival from the 16 to 26 June 2016. The 37th edition of the festival is organised with key partnerships with the Durban Film Office, eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu- Natal Film Commission, National Film and Video Foundation and other valued funders and partners.

With screenings of cinema from around the world, containing as always a special focus on both South African and African films, the festival exhibits films in a range of diverse venues in and around the city of Durban. DIFF is the premiere platform for the launch of African films and a key gateway to the African film industry. The festival also includes an annual local and international awards component.

Only films completed in 2014, 2015 and 2016 will be considered, and there is no charge for entry. Submissions will be accepted via an online screener. All submissions must be entered via the DIFF Visitor Page online (vp.eventival.eu/cca/diff2016) . In order to submit a film, an account needs to be created if this has not already been done in previous years. The deadline for all entries (short films, documentaries and feature fiction films), including delivery of screeners, is 29 February 2016.

This year s festival will feature a focus on the important issue of HIV and Aids within film; DIFF invites filmmakers with films on this subject to submit for consideration in this category.

Each edition of the festival features an extensive Industry Programme with seminars and workshops comprised of both local and international filmmakers and industry professionals. The programme is made up of the ninth Talents Durban (17 to 21 June 2016), presented in co-operation with Berlinale Talents, and the seventh Durban FilmMart (17 to 20 June 2016), presented in partnership with the Durban Film Office, as well as various other streams of programming.

For more information visit the DIFF website or email diff@ukzn.ac.za.

Follow the festival on Twitter (@DIFFest) and on Facebook.

Enquiries can be directed to Mitchell Harper on Tel: ( 27) 0312601650 or email: harpercca@gmail.com

The festival is hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal and is supported by the KwaZulu Natal Film Commission, EThekwini Municipality, the National Film and Video Foundation, the German Embassy, Goethe Institut, the Gauteng Film Commission and the Film and Publication Board.

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