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About Sudan Independent Film Festival

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Sudan Independent Film Festival [SIFF] is a week-long annual event of screenings, discussion forums and networking events focused on independent cinema as a form of artistic expression for social debate and change, organized by the Sudan Film Factory.

In January 2014, the Festival was launched as the first ever film festival in Sudan. It was attended by film critics, directors and producers from around the region. The Festival’s debut was a huge success, attracting more than 7,000 viewers in its week long events, and was featured in local and international media (both print and satellite channels) in articles, reports and interviews covering the Festival and its activities. In 2015, the Festival was held again and received more success in attendance, coverage, quality of films screened and critical acclaim.

The Festival takes pride in showcasing high quality Sudanese films screened in front of critics, festival curators and the media. Many of these films receive critical acclaim and as a result, a number of Sudanese films received invitations for screening and participation in major film festivals; such as the Rotterdam Film Festival (Netherlands), the International Alexandria Film Festival and the Luxor Film Festival (Egypt), and in festivals in Iraq, Germany, Korea and Argentina among others. The Festival has garnered a solid reputation in regional and international cultural film scenes, and received intensive exposure through media coverage, quality of curated films and commitment to the Sudanese and African film industry. . .

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    pplications are open for short and long films, fiction and non-fiction, and animation, from around the world to participate in the official program of Sudan Independent Film Festival:

    Long fiction film – longer than 60 minutes

    Long non-fiction film – longer than 52 minutes

    Short fiction – no longer than 30 minutes

    Short non-fiction – no longer than 45 minutes

    Regulations

    The film should not have been screened in another film festival in Sudan, on TV or on the web before screening it in the Festival.
    When applying for a film in-production, this should be clearly stated in the application, with an indication to the film’s final title.
    Applicants are responsible for all shipping fees (preferably through express freight companies to ensure timely delivery). Alternatively, applicants may coordinate with the Festival committee to upload high quality e-copies of the final products to YouTube, Vimeo or Wetransfer or DropBox so far as they are password protected. Applicants may also coordinate with the Festival committee to hand-deliver copies to the Festival’s representatives if available in the applicant’s country of residence.
    The Festival is not responsible for returning submitted material.


    Program Committee and Selection Process

    The Festival Program Committee will review all submissions and select accepted entries for prizes and screenings. The committee will be assisted by young Sudanese film makers to make the final selections.



    Selected Films

    The Program Committee will select films to its discretion for the contents, official program and special screenings.
    The Program Committee will schedule each film a maximum of two screenings. Selection of the screening dates and order will be at the committee’s discretion.
    After selection of a film, the sender or filmmaker may not withdraw it or screen it to the effect of the rules and regulations stipulated by the SIFF 2016 application.


    Screening Copies

    § The film submitted for screening should be sent in one of following formats: Quicktime- H.264 ، Pro Res or mov. or DVD or BluRay
    All Arabic films should contain English subtitles. All non-English and non-Arabic films should be screened in the original language with English (or Arabic if possible) subtitles.
    Selected films should be accompanied with all promotional material, including a high resolution trailer which the Festival retains the right to use for promotional means through the internet or traditional media at its discretion.
    Screening copy should be in an excellent state. The Festival retains the right to refuse a bad copy. The applicant is then required to re-send a higher quality copy, otherwise the film will be removed from the Program without any responsibilities.
    Films will not be edited, censored or changed in any way by the Festival under any circumstances. If the Committee finds the film inappropriate for screening in Sudan, it will refrain from selecting the film for the Festival screenings.


    Accepting the Terms

    Applying to the Festival stipulates accepting all rules and regulations of the Festival.
    The applicant testifies to owning all rights to the film and its materials, and that he or she has the right to submit the film to the Festival. In case the applicant is not in compliance with these terms, the Festival retains the right to withdraw the submission and film at its discretion.
    The applicant affirms that the Festival is not responsible for any damage or loss of any nature regarding the submission, acceptance, screening or presenting related content. The applicant affirms to not holding the Festival legally responsible or request compensation for any damages or losses for submitting or getting accepted or screening or promoting the film..

Festival Team

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Country: Sudan

Email festival@siff-sd.com

Mobile Phone: +249 99 855 2163

Address : Khartoum/ Sudan

Website http://www.siff-sd.com/

 

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