African Film Festival Atlanta

ELIGIBILITY & SUBMISSION
i) Films submitted to AFFA are created by and/or about people from Africa and of African descent. The content should have a strong link to stories told about people of African descent experience on the continent and/or the diaspora.

ii) All genres of film are welcome [adventure, animation, comedy, drama, experimental, horror, romance, sci-fi ] in short, web series, narrative and documentary form.

iii) Films submitted must have been created after January 1, 2019

iv) Submission's not in English should be duly subtitled

v) Please make sure all requested information is filled out in the submission application in order to avoid delay in being considered. If information is not completed by the deadline, application can be rejected.

vi) Works in progress are not accepted at this time.

vii) Waivers: Only student rates (with proof of ID) are currently available

viii) Entry fees are non-refundable.

iv) We encourage submissions should be at least Atlanta premiers. We also give preference to world premieres even though this is not a mandatory requirement. We encourage filmmakers to notify AFFATL for update of premier status.

x) We only accept online screeners either uploaded directly via the FilmFreeway portal or as password protected Vimeo/YouTube links within the FilmFreeway submission. Downloads are not acceptable forms of submission

If you believe you have submitted your film to the wrong category, contact us immediately. While we can typically facilitate a change in category, the entrant will be responsible for any changes in submission fees. We cannot offer partial refunds for categories with a smaller fee. If the new category has a higher fee, the entrant is responsible for paying the difference.