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1ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONALCHRISTIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN SOUTH AFRICA

One Week Festival throughout five Cities in South Africa &

Cape Town 2010 five day Film Festival - Lausanne World Congress

October 15-23, 2010

 

“powerful, inspiring, faith affirming, evangelistic, transformingstories”

 

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2010

 

Humble PieEntertainment proudly presents TRANSFORMING STORIES INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIANFILM FESTIVAL in association with Cape Town 2010 in October 2010! What makesthis festival so unique is firstly that it is the first International ChristianFilm Festival to be held in South Africa and secondly, through the partnershipand association with the Lausanne movement the international Christiancommunity and the majority of the Body of Christ will be involved in showcasingthe winning films to over 4500 International Christian leaders from over 200regions in the world. This will be one of the largest marketing opportunitiesany film could receive.

The purpose ofthe festival is to showcase powerful, inspiring, faith affirming, evangelistic,transforming stories in the form of film to the world and the Body of Christ.We want to emphasize how the power of storytelling can impact the lives ofpeople and shape a specific culture.

 

The following Six Themes have beenchosen for the festival submissions in 2010:

1.  The Gospel- Truth:Making the case for the Truth of Christ in a globalistic and pluralized world.

2.  The Gospel- Reconciliation:Building the Peace of Christ in our divided and broken world.

3.  The World- Faiths:Living the Love of Christ with people of other faiths.

4.  The World- Priorities:Discerning the Will of Christ for 21st century world evangelization.

5.  The Church- Integrity:Calling the Church of Christ back tohumility, integrity and simplicity.

6.  The Church- Partnership:Partnering in the Body of Christ towards a new global equilibrium.

 

The following Categories and entry fees is applicable for 2010:

Feature Films:                     60 – 120 min (over 60minutes running time)            $ 100 (ZAR800)

Documentaries:                   20 - 70 min   (over 20 minutes running time)  $ 75  (ZAR 600)

Short Films:                          4 – 35 min    (under 35 minutes running time) $ 40   (ZAR 320)

Short-Shorts:                       15 – 90 sec  (under 90 seconds running time) $ 40   (ZAR 320)

 

Timeline:

• 1 July 2010 - Closing Deadline for Submissions.
• 20 July 2010 - Semi Finalists selected.
• 20 August 2010 - Finalists made known to public.
• 22 August 2010- Ticket bookings for public festival open through Computicket in South Africa.
• 15- 21 October 2010- National South African Festival Program in 6 theatres in 5 cities showcasing the finalists.
• 17-23 October 2010- Cape Town 2010 Lausanne Congress Film Festival Program in Cape Town.
• 21 October 2010- Award Ceremony Event at Cape Town 2010 to Lausanne Congress Attendees.
• 22 October 2010- Award Ceremony Open to Public in Cape Town.

 

Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival’sAwards will be presented to the individuals or teams responsiblefor the winning films on October 22, 2010 during the Transforming Stories International Christian Film FestivalAwards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. Awardswill include: International Audience Award, UD ($)5000 for Best Feature Film,USD ($)1000 for Best Documentary, USD ($)500 for Best Short Film, and USD($)500 for Best Short Short Film.

 

By submittingyour film, you acknowledge that you are the sole author and owner of the film,or if you are not the sole author, you have secured all necessary andappropriate rights, written permissions, and releases in connection withsubmitting the film. In particular, all music and other rights must be clearedto enable Transforming StoriesInternational Christian Film Festival to screen the film during the filmfestival period of October 15-23, 2010 in South Africa.

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