Submissions Open for Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015

The 18^th edition of the Zanzibar International Film Festival will take place from the 18^th – 26^th of July 2015. ZIFF is the largest multidisciplinary art and cultural festival in Africa. Each year ZIFF exhibits more than 100 films made in Africa, Middle East, Europe, Latin America, USA and Asia.

ZIFF accepts films from around the world, although priority is given to films from Africa and The Dhow Countries (countries of the Indian Ocean coast such as Iran, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan).

ZIFF Dhow Awards in the following categories: Feature Films, Documentary, Short/Animation, East African Films, The Bi Kidude Chairman’s Award, SIGNIS East African Talent Award, Signis Award, Sembene Ousmane Prize For Development Films, The European Festival Network Award, Zuku Swahili Awards.

The theme of the festival is also a key criteria for selection, with the theme for 2015 being ‘Waves and Visions’.

For the first time ever, ZIFF will be accepting submissions online on festhome.com.  For those who cannot submit online, they can send their application via post. This application can be downloaded at http://www.ziff.or.tz/call-for-entry. 

The rules for submissions are:

• Films must be no more than 3 years old.
• Any film at ZIFF may have five (5) public screenings at the most, including one press showing. However, further screenings could be organized if the producer so agrees.
• Entry is free for filmmakers from Tanzania.
• Festival entry fee 5$ USD.
• Short films submission fee 2$ USD.
• Feature length submission fee 8$ USD.

The submission deadline is 31st January 2015 and the selection results will be available from May 15, 2015 on the ZIFF website.