Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF)

7th edition

16 - 22 March 2018

Terms:

·  For all competition, submitted Films should be directed by African filmmaker, the story should take place in Africa, the plot must be related to Africa except for the Freedom Competition and Human Rights, submissions are accepted from worldwide countries

·  Submitted Films should be 2017 production

·  The Selection Committee will decide the films that participates in LAFF competitions

·  Participating films should not have been screened in Egypt before the festival

·  Calls for Participation starts October 20, 2017.

·  Deadline to receive the application form, a DVD or Blu-Ray of the film along with promotional material (posters, flyers, film stills and synopsis, director's bio and photo) is December 20, 2017.

·  LAFF is not obliged to return the received material if the film was not selected.

·  Material will not be used in any commercial activities.

·  LAFF management will announce the selected films by January 10, 2017

·  Participants whose films are selected should send the film's dialogue in English with time code

·  Participating filmmakers should send the final screening copy DCP or Blu-Ray subtitled in English to LAFF prior to February 10, 2018.

·  LAFF will handle one-way shipment of copies: Participant will handle the cost of sending the film to Egypt and LAFF will handle the return shipment.

·  In case of loss or damage of the copy, LAFF will cover its insurance.

·  Films will be screened two times during LAFF’s edition except for the winning films that will be re-screened in non-profit cultural centers after LAFF.

The undersigned attests that (s) he has the right to request the participation of the film in LAFF and that all the information provided is correct and that (s) he agrees on LAFF regulations. By signing this application, I agree that I cannot withdraw the film after being selected in LAFF.

Signature /
Date /

Application Form

/ Film title:
/ Format:
Animation ☐ / Documentary ☐ / Narrative ☐ / Film Genre:
/ Duration:
/ Original Film Language :
/ Subtitles :
/ Year of production:
/ Country of origin of the film
/ Production company :
/ Director
/ Nationality and age of Director
/ Country of residence
of director
/ Address
/ Email
/ Tel , Fax , Mob
/ Scriptwriter
/ Nationality and age of Scriptwriter
/ Country of residence of scriptwriter
/ Co-production Company
/ Production Partners
/ D.O.P
/ Festivals where the film has participated in (if any):
/ Awards that the film has won (if any):
Print Contacts:
/ Name
/ E-mail
/ Landline telephone
/ Mobile phone
/ Fax
/ Print return address :
Summary of the film (synopsis) :
Director’s biography:

Deadline to receive applications & films on DVDs is December 20, 2017 .

Address: Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF)

33, Haroun st. Dokki

12311, Cairo, Egypt

Telefax : +20237622407

Luxor African Film Festival – (LAFF) March 2018