Welcoming iamAFRICA Short Film Competition

TechInAfrica – More than often, non-African films and media portray Africa as something negative and stereotyped. As such, the consciousness of American—and other international audiences are distorted; straying further and further from what Africa is all about. To top it off, mentions of Africa and Africans appear very rarely in international-reaching media, making people oblivious about the unprecedented growth of the continent. iamAFRICA Short Film Competition, in collaboration with the 28^th annual Pan-African Film and Arts Festival, aims to tackle these issues by welcoming independent content creators.

Cited from their site, PAFF professed, “YouTube’s global platform has empowered content creators on the continent to revolutionize and expand the possibilities of video storytelling while reflecting a truer and more balanced perspective of the region.”

With the goal to define the current situation of filmmaking in the region, iamAFRICA Short Film Competition also hopes to elevate the profile of innovative content creators—potentially inspired by the existing ones in YouTube (and other content creation platforms).

Winners of iamAFRICA Short Film Competition will be given an extraordinary opportunity to embark on an all-expense paid trip to Los Angeles, CA to attend the 28^th Annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles in February 2020. In addition, winners will have the feasibility to showcase their works in various private and public events in California.

iamAFRICA Short Film Competition banner via paff.org

To be eligible for entry, producers must meet these requirements for their short films;

Production: Completed films must have been produced within the last three years. (after Jan 2017);
Genre: All genres will be accepted;
Language: Must be English language or with English subtitles;
Length: Completed film must be less than 30mins (including film credits);
Location: Completed film must be shot entirely on the African continent;
Content: There are no content restrictions, however, all submitted film(s) must comply with the terms of use that govern the YouTube platform;
Who Can Apply: Entrant(s)/Content Creator(s) must self identify as African and reside and work on the African continent;
Submission Fee: There is no submission cost for this competition;
Submissions Deadline: Submissions are due no later than 11:59pm on October 31 2019;