African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival

Time

2011 TBA

Location

Milan, Italy

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"Windows on the world" - feature film competition

Genres

feature

Filmmaker origin

African, Asian, Latin America

Screening Formats

Betacam SP Pal, DigiBeta PAL, DV Cam, HD Cam, Mini DV

About

The Competition presents feature films by directors from Africa, Asia and Latin America in a careful selection of the latest fiction production from these three continents. The section offers the public a choice of films that contribute to promoting cinematographic and cultural diversity in Italy and in Europe.
In the selection priority is given to films being shown for the first time in Italy

African Short Film Competition

Genres

short

Filmmaker origin

African

Screening Formats

Betacam SP Pal, DigiBeta PAL, DV Cam, HD Cam, Mini DV

Length

up to 59 minutes

About

The short film section is for short fiction films by African directors. This section presents a selection of the most recent short films by directors from all over Africa and the diaspora. Films and videos have been selected indiscriminately. as it is important to give space to filmmakers who use and experiment digital language in fiction. The Short Film Competition is one of the most interesting sections in the Festival where it is possible to see the films and get to know the directors who represent the future promises of African cinema.

African documentary and non-fiction competition

Genres

documentary, non-fiction, short

Filmmaker origin

African

Screening Formats

Betacam SP Pal, DigiBeta PAL, DV Cam, HD Cam, Mini DV

Length

up to 59 minutes

About

The section presents short documentaries and non-fiction films by African directors. This section is particularly interesting to understand the new trends of African cinema and the experimentations of a new approach to the documentary and docu-fiction.

The selection gives preference to works by directors who have addressed the documentary genre in a non-traditional way, who have approached the genre in a more subjective way and who reveal research that is attentive of new languages, in particular digital.

"Windows on the world" - documentary competition

Genres

documentary

Filmmaker origin

African, Asian, Latin America

Screening Formats

Betacam SP Pal, DigiBeta PAL, DV Cam, HD Cam, Mini DV

Length

over 60 minutes

About

This “Competitive” section of the Festival presents a selection of the best documentary production from Africa, Asia and Latin America. This section presents about ten feature-length documentaries made by directors from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

A specific section for documentaries comes from the current international trend of the re-evaluation of documentaries on the public, including in commercial distribution. The Windows on the World Documentary competition has the objective of promoting distribution in Italy of documentaries by directors from the three continents.

Competition for the Best African Film

Filmmaker origin

African

Screening Formats

Betacam SP Pal, DigiBeta PAL, DV Cam, HD Cam, Mini DV

Length

over 60 minutes

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  

About

During the past few years, the programme of the Festival has gradually been enriched by new geographical horizons.
With the Windows on the World Section we crossed the frontiers of Africa and black culture, opening the Festival up to a dimension of “métisse” cinema where cultural and racial confines became increasingly blurred.
The richness and variety of this cinematic production urges us today to reformulate the regulations of our competition and the sections of the Festival.

Awards

“Windows on the world” feature film competition
Fiction films by directors from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Prize: cash
Public’s prize: cash

“Windows on the world” documentary competition
Documentaries by directors from Africa, Asia and Latin America (minimum running time 60 mins.).
Prize: cash

Best African Film Competition
Fiction films from the most recent African production (minimum running time 60 mins.)
Prize: cash

African Short Film Competition (max. running time 59 mins.)
Prize: cash

African Documentary and Non Fiction Competition (max. running time 59 mins.)
Prize: cash

Submission Formats

DVD

Website

http://www.festivalcinemaafricano.org

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