NFVF Call for Projects - Cannes International Film Festival
The
National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the
Department
of Arts and Culture, will once again host and facilitate South African film
industry
presence at the Cannes International Film Festival. This year’s festival has
been scheduled to run from 11th until the 22nd May 2016.
The NFVF
is putting together a festival catalogue of projects from the 2015/16 period
seeking
either completion, finance or sales agents for publication. Along with other
activities,
the NFVF will also host a Sales Event aimed at presenting projects to
international
buyers and agents.
Through
the catalogue, sales event and screening to industry experts, some of South
African
films showcased at last year’s festival have travelled around the globe, signed
by international distributors as well as won various awards. These films
include Ayanda produced by Terry Pheto’s Leading Lady Productions and
Real Eyes Films, which was picked up for distribution in the US by American director,
screenwriter, film marketer, and film distributor Ava DuVernay; a film by Sibs
Shongwe-La Mer, Necktie Youth which premiered at festivals including Berlinale,
Tribeca, Sydney and won Best director and Best Feature at the Durban
International Film Festival; and Bordering on Bad Behaviour by Zenhq Films
which also scooped various international awards.
Call for
projects Guidelines:
Independent
filmmakers with projects that have fully developed projects (final polish
scripts)
or completed projects that are ready for sale are invited to submit synopses of
projects for NFVF to consider for inclusion in the catalogue and/or pitch at
the sales event. Filmmakers must email the following information (application
form is not
required):
• Full
synopsis of the project
• Tagline
• Two
high resolution digital film posters (2000mmx2000mm and 610mmx 910mm)
•
Trailer/Promo (where available)
• High
resolution production stills (where available)
•
Requirements (Funding/Sales Agent/Distribution)
Failure to
submit all the requirements will result in application not being considered.
The NFVF
reserves the right to select qualifying films for the Sales Event or catalogue.
Deadline for submissions is Friday, 26 February 2016.
For
project submissions
This
edition by Fred Felton
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