Festival Internacional de Cine Comunitario Afrodescendiente Kunta Kinte (9)

Inizio del Festival: 03 settembre 2025      Festival si chiude: 07 settembre 2025

Submit your production for free in any of our categories. Submissions open from September 3 to September 7, 2025, through Festhome and Click for Festivals. You can also send your application to the email: fickuntakinte@gmail.com.

The Ninth Afro Kunta Kinte International Community Film Festival will take place from September 3 to September 7, 2025, in Medellín, Colombia, under the theme “Ways of Inhabiting the Territories.” Please note that each submission will be reviewed by our curation team; the submission period is open from June 10 to August 2, 2025.

We invite filmmakers to submit their films, documentaries, and short films that explore aspects of the African diaspora, such as the history of slavery, global Afro-descendant culture, the civil rights struggle, migration experiences, and the influence of African heritage on diverse cultural expressions. Through cinema, we aim to rescue and highlight the stories of resistance, resilience, and creativity that have shaped the Afro-descendant experience.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS – 9th AFRO KUNTA KINTE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FILM FESTIVAL – FICCA KUNTA KINTE 2025

Our 9th FICCA Kunta Kinte will be held from September 3 to September 7, 2025, offering five days of Afro cinema and audiovisual content free of charge and in person. The program will be diverse, covering all ages and topics, with the goal of bringing an audiovisual culture with identity to the entire population. The festival will incorporate digital tools and strengthen cultural and academic offerings, primarily for the Afro-descendant population in Colombia.

By innovating and bringing digital technology closer to audiences, the event will promote interaction among Afro-descendant filmmakers, photographers, producers, and artists with the public. Our festival is guided by a policy and philosophy of showcasing, promoting, and cultivating the film and audiovisual work of Afro-descendant creators. The 9th FICCA Kunta Kinte, conceived and developed to take place during the first week of September, will focus on the theme: “Ways of Inhabiting the Territories.”

It is important to inform participating productions that the festival format includes screenings, panel discussions, and training activities, all conducted in person. Furthermore, the festival will guarantee freedom of projection, enabling wide dissemination and visibility of the submitted works. 1. Screenings of short films, feature films, and movies will take place in person at various venues in Medellín and possibly in other locations across Colombia.

2. Each film will be available only during the days of the festival, according to a schedule set by the festival’s production and coordination team.

3. Registration is free for all categories.

4. Nationality of works: The official selection is open to Colombian and international productions, including co-productions. There is no limit to the number of entries per country.

5. National Afro Cinema Selection: All Afro-themed productions—Black, Palenquero, and Raizal—produced and directed in Colombia are invited to participate in the national selection.

6. Productions completed between January 1, 2020, and the closing date of this call will be accepted.

As part of the 9th FICCA Kunta Kinte’s goal to promote audiovisual memory as a tool for community education, the team reserves the right to consider restored audiovisual works made before October 2010 if deemed valuable for memory.

7. language and subtitles: Submitted works must be subtitled in Spanish. If already subtitled in another language, Spanish subtitles must still be included. Productions submitted to the children’s selection must be dubbed in Spanish.

8. Registration form: Regardless of the submission method, completing the official registration form is required. The form can be downloaded from the following link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BvlGgMY5wrNaYBe7NtiQHoAYPn7vzXXV?usp=drive_link

9. Email address:
fickuntakinte@gmail.com

10. Each year, the festival develops, participates in, and promotes local, regional, national, and international showcases. If your work is selected for these traveling exhibitions, you will be notified in advance.

11. Each participant may submit up to two (2) audiovisual productions per category.

12. Submitted productions must have a maximum duration of 59 minutes for short films and a minimum duration of 60 minutes for feature films.

13. IMPORTANT: PRODUCTIONS WITHOUT A SIGNED REGISTRATION FORM WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

SUBMISSION METHODS:
Digital platforms:
Currently, submissions are accepted through Festhome.

By postal mail:
To submit via this method, send a USB copy of the production (labeled and properly packaged), the completed registration form, and a brief bio-filmography of the director along with a photo. Mail to the following address:

Corporación Afrocolombiana de Desarrollo Social y Cultural – CARABANTÚ
9th AFRO KUNTA KINTE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FILM FESTIVAL (FICCA “K.K.”)
Calle 58 # 41 - 64, Medellín, Colombia
Phone: +57 (4) 5670884 – Mobile: 3103946025

By e-mail:
Those who choose to register via email must send the completed registration form and a link to the audiovisual work (through Vimeo, WeTransfer, or similar platforms) to fickuntakinte@gmail.com. A brief bio-filmography of the director and a photograph must also be included.

deadline: Submissions will be accepted until August 2, 2025.

Please note:

Submitted materials will become part of the archive of the Corporación Afrocolombiana de Desarrollo Social y Cultural – CARABANTÚ. By submitting their works, participants agree to the terms of CARABANTÚ, which may use the materials for non-commercial educational and artistic activities.

All CARABANTÚ’s activities are free and open to the public. The team is composed of individuals committed to the process, contributing voluntarily to support and uplift our communities.
Finally, remember:

The registration form, the film, the director’s bio-filmography with a photo, synopsis, images, director and producer contact information, film poster, etc., are mandatory requirements for submission.

The Festival Director, in consultation with the production and curation team of the 9th FICCA Kunta Kinte, reserves the right to accept, select, or invite the films that will participate in the festival.

We are committed to promoting attendance and participation in the film screenings through our communication and marketing strategies, as well as fostering networking and exchanges among interested parties.

Our communication strategy includes the use of photographs, synopses, and trailers to promote the films featured in the festival.