The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) has hit a new landmark as it becomes the first festival in Africa to have its film submissions online and for a very low fee.
With the growth of the internet many
film festivals have utilised the new found capacity to receive films
online and reduce the time it takes to select films.
Festival programmers will now begin to
watch films before the end of the submission period and give themselves
ample time to watch them carefully and diligently.
“The festival is
no longer accepting film submissions in hard copy for filmmakers
outside Tanzania,” ZIFF Festival Manager, Daniel Nyalusi, said.
“Tanzanian filmmakers and producers will
have one year of grace to submit their films both electronically and in
hard copy and they won’t be charged a fee.
“ZIFF has signed with Festhome, an
international platform through which filmmakers from all over the world
submit films to film festivals.
“For less than the cost of a typical
festival submission, we guarantee that your film will be viewed and in
good time.” Nyalusi said people can now send a Password protected Vimeo
file of any format and submit it online.
The ZIFF festival provides an invaluable platform for filmmakers to showcase their craft to an international viewing audience.
ZIFF 2015, still sponsored by ZUKU, will
take place between July 18 and 26, 2015. The deadline for submission,
including Bongo movies, is January 31.
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