Black Star International Film Festival

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for consideration:

No film that has had any public screening in Ghana or is available on any online platform can be submitted to the festival. Your film must have a premiere status at BSIFF.
Premiere Status films are those films that have not had the first screening of any kind on TV, in theatres, or any other film festival in Ghana.

Films submitted must be completed between 2021-2023. Any film created before the year 2021 will not be accepted.

Non-English language works must have English subtitles at the time submitted. Dialogue lists will not be accepted.

Early-bird entry fee for projects submitted from now until January 15th 2023 is $20 (US dollars). After January 15th, submission fees will be $25 until February 28th, 2023.

Students can submit at an early-bird fee of $5.

Regardless of your method of entry, the Festival MUST receive all entry materials no later than the applicable deadlines referenced. The Festival reserves the right to disqualify any submission, without refund of any kind, if it is not completed in accordance with these Entry Rules and Regulations.

Note: It is your sole responsibility to ensure that your entry is properly submitted

Invited filmmakers will be notified by email or phone via the information provided on the submitted entry form. It is the filmmaker’s responsibility to make sure to update the Festival with new contact information.

The Festival reserves the right to rescind the invitation at any time without prior notice or obligation to the filmmaker.

If your work is selected, you must fulfill the following requirements by the date(s) designated by the Festival:

By submitting your film, you:

(i) accept responsibility for obtaining any and all permissions and clearances necessary to exhibit your film at BSIFF i.e., Music clearances, interview and location permits, clearances for news footage, photos, etc,

(ii) warrant that you have the rights necessary to exhibit your film at BSIFF

(iii) indemnify and hold harmless the Black Star International festival, its parent company, its affiliates, and subsidiaries, and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, and representatives against any claim arising out of the exhibition of your film.

You must provide a properly completed and signed official BSIFF "Film Information Form” including all press and publication assets as specified in the “Materials Checklist” (the “Film Information Form” and “Materials Checklist” will be provided by the Festival).

You must provide a downloadable DCP link of the final, completed film for Festival archives and internal purposes.

Films invited to participate in the BSIFF will be shown in the section determined most appropriate by Festival programmers, at their sole discretion.

AWARDS

Unless otherwise agreed by the Festival in writing, awards will be given to the winning film director (as identified in the Film Information Form) on behalf of the film (except for Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Editing) and will be fulfilled approximately 12-30 weeks after the closing date of the BSIFF.

Award eligibility is subject to any restrictions or conditions imposed by applicable laws and regulations (international, federal, state or otherwise), and the award recipient is responsible for all applicable taxes, customs, tariffs, insurance and similar charges or costs (if any).

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Our partners include TV stations, distributors and platforms. Please indicate on the Submission form if you would like your film to be considered for any of the above opportunities and indicate the rights available.

*The above listed awards are from the Black Star International Film Festival, and are subject to change by the Festival in its sole discretion.*

All Press kits, links and MP4s (when required) must be sent to:
www.bsiffsubmissions.com

WhatsApp or call +233 506481853 for further enquiries.