Kwanzaa Film Festival (7)

Festival start: 26 December 2022      Festival end: 01 January 2023

Kwanzaa Film Festival seeks Films of all genres that express one of the Kwanzaa core values in the following area: Unity, Self Determination, Collective work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, creativity and faith. We look for biopics on leaders in the Black Community as well.

The entry fee is $30 to be consider for prizes and opportunities.

Kwanzaa film is able to give you an opportunity with the distributors we work with which include Digital Media Rights, Damon Dash Studio, UkW Media and others. We also will give out certificate in cash prizes.

Films must be the original work of the applicants. If a film is based upon another person’s life or upon a book or other underlying work, applicant(s) must secure any necessary rights to make such adaptations. However, it is not necessary to submit the adaptation rights agreements to the Festival. Neither the Festival nor its jurists investigates or attests to the authenticity of an applicant’s statement of authorship or rights secured. By entering the competition, you are acknowledging that you have secured all necessary rights.

Applicants are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary rights and permissions for third-party materials included in the film, including but not limited to music, trademarks, logos, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights. Kwanzaa film festival expressly disclaims all liability or responsibility for any violations of the foregoing.

BY SUBMITTING THE MATERIAL, THE APPLICANT HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS, AND DEFEND THE FESTIVAL, ITS EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AFFILIATES FROM ANY LIABILITY, CLAIMS, AND DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUBMISSION AND FROM ANY FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, THAT ANY OF THEM MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.