KwaMashu African Film Festival Call for Entries

Organised by K-CAP, the 6th edition of KAFF (KwaMashu African Film Festival 2009) is calling for submissions of films made in SA, KZN, Africa, and Africa Diaspora – as well as and unique world cinema films that highlight issues about Africa. The films (short, feature, docs) must have been produced after October 2008 and must be submitted before September 30th, 2009. The event runs from December 4th – 13th, 2009.



Now it would of course be great if NMB filmmakers were motivated to submit their projects to this festival - just because the festival is hungry for local films and it's therefore a great opportunity to push for public screenings of work that might not otherwise get a platform......

However my sense is there's a larger discussion / opportunity here. How about engagement with KAFF for an Eastern Cape strand at the festival? How about a single, joint submission of all the films from the province? How about the creation of an umbrella NMB film brand that every local filmmaker would carry on their submissions (as well as a commitment to include trailers and shorts made by your compatriots) - the kind of joint-marketing/cross-promotional stuff that can raise the profile of NMB as a film centre?

For more information on KAFF contact: kcap@mweb.co.za or tel: 0027 31 504 6970 - or read more here.