Deadline: Sunday, September 30th, 2012
First Peoples Worldwide (FPW) and the Social Change Film Festival & Institute (SCFFI) are seeking films by Indigenous filmmakers for the second annual Social Change Film Festival & Institute.
This Film festival will be held from November 28th to December 2nd, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. FPW will moderate a panel on the significance of film for Indigenous communities. Films must be created by an Indigenous filmmaker(s) and have a strong social message. Anyone who is Indigenous or who has worked on a film where one or more of the key creative roles were held by an Indigenous person is eligible (a key creative role includes: producer, director, writer, or editor).
FPW and SCFFI celebrate the independent spirit of outstanding filmmaking and creative storytelling. These institutes are looking for films that generate dialogue, spark policy change, and/or activate communities around key social issues of our times. Selected films will represent a diversity of perspectives from all over the world. SCFFI seeks to promote the ability of film to inspire action. We favor films that offer solutions and/or drive community activism on an issue.
The film should be of high production value in sound and picture, and demonstrate elegant and compelling editing skills. The submission fee will be waived by SCFFI. The film must have been completed no earlier than 1/1/2008. Films must be made available with the original language soundtrack and English subtitles. All films must be submitted on DVD format. All entries, as well as accompanying materials, will not be returned and will become part of the non-distributable archives of SCFFI.
If selected for the Best Indigenous Filmmaker award you will be flown to New Orleans to accept the award. Entries that are not selected for Best Indigenous Filmmaker award may be selected for honorary mention, and will be shown at the festival.
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