Deadline: 30 November 2013
Open to: African filmmakers or residents in Africa who are at least 18 years of age
Awards: range from $5,000 to $25,000
Description
Afrinolly – winner of the Google Android Developers Challenge, 2011 in the Entertainment Category – is a mobile application focused on promoting African entertainment most especially African movies, music and celebrities. In April 2012, Afrinolly was branded for MTN and now has over 3 million downloads across various operating systems.
Afrinolly now is launching a competition for film makers. The Afrinolly Short-film Competition is a unique, innovative and youth-focused competition, with singular concentration on the next generation of African film makers. This competition is designed to expand the conversations on issues about the African continent by Africans, motivate and reward young and emerging filmmakers who exhibit exceptional narrative skills using short movies and documentary as a medium.
The competition is conceived entirely as an online challenge open to Africans from across the world creating or have created short films or/and documentary films of not more than 15 minutes. Participants are expected to upload their films to a dedicated Competition Website and the finalists would be decided by a panel of jury and public voting.
The core objective is to empower African youths to tell their own stories from their own perspective and eliminate financial barriers to movies production. This edition of the Afrinolly Short-film Competition is in partnership with respected brands and organizations like MTN Nigeria, iRepresent International Documentary Film Festival and Goethe Institut.
Eligibility
Participation in this competition is open to organizations or individuals who are, as of January 1st, 2012, at least 18 years of age, resident in an African country or Africans residing in any part of the world. The Competition Entities reserve the right to verify an individual’s eligibility to participate in the competition.
Awards
Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 in each of the two categories namely Short Movie and Documentary.
Short movie category:
- 1st Prize: $25,000
- 2nd Prize: $10,000
- 3rd Prize: $5,000
Documentary category:
- 1st Prize: $25,000
- 2nd Prize: $10,000
- 3rd Prize: $5,000
Application
Entrants must be registered users of the Google+ website. There is no fee or charge to become a registered user.
Those who wish to enter the competition must create and submit a video of no more than 15 minutes duration which celebrates the power of African storytelling, with a focus on creativity and narrative. At the time of entry, entrants must also select their nationality within Africa. There is no limit to the number of entries an entrant may submit.
Submit your video by clicking HERE. The period for submission of entries is open till 30 November 2013.
You may contact the organizers by using their Contact page HERE. For further information please visit the official website HERE.
