Timamu African Film Festival (0)

Inicio Festival: 06 septiembre 2015      Fin Festival: 06 septiembre 2015

The goal of the Timamu African Film Festival is to recognize and award talented African independent filmmakers and Writers, therefore helping them to increase their distribution and project funding opportunities.

The TiAFF is here to provide filmmakers with the opportunity to have their work recognized, judged and awarded. We’re a traditional festival looking to showcase entertaining domestic and international materials from talented independent African filmmakers.

Festival highlights include: red carpet opening reception, parade of flags of the countries in the festival, libation ceremony, African drumming and dance, film screenings, post-screening dialogue with filmmakers in attendance, theme parties, African marketplace, food, closing and awards ceremony.

First place films will win an award and will be screened at the festival in September 2015

The Timamu African Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The Competition reserves the right to refuse entries.

The Timamu African Film Festival (TiAFF) is a showcase of seasoned and emerging filmmakers from the African continent whose works reflect the true stories, hopes and dreams of Africa. If you are an African filmmaker with an artistic vision and voice that needs to be seen and heard, this is your festival.

If selected, filmmakers will provide the following materials to TiAFF no later than July 20:
• Digital images
• Press Kits
• DVD media screeners of the film or an electronic copy if available
• A picture and short bio/filmography of the director

SUBMISSION FORMAT:
• Films must be submitted on Blu-ray, DVD or as a good quality electronic file for qualification.
• Blu-ray discs and DVDs should not include labels or stickers of any kind: only laser printed artwork, if any, should be on the disc itself. Please write your Project Title, your FilmFreeway tracking code on all submssion materials, and Contact number on the disc.
• If using an online video host like Vimeo, Youtube, etc., please make sure your link is working.

FESTIVAL SCREENING FORMAT:
The TiAFF will only screen films in one of the following formats:
• DVD (Region 1 or 0)
• Blu-ray disc
• Downloadable High Resolution electronic formats are acceptable. We will not screen your film from an internet site.

All Films Must have English Subtitles or English Language

if you choose to mail a DVD, please put the title of the entry and including directly on the DVD.
And mail to this address

Timamu African film festival
2425 8th Ave
Los Angles
Califonia. 90018