National Opportunity: Alexandria Film Festival

Alexandria Film Festival Seeks Entries
Dates: November 4-7

Early Bird Deadline: July 15

Regular Deadline: August 1

Late Deadline: August 15



$1,000 in prize money to be awarded to the top films

The fourth annual Alexandria Film Festival is soliciting entries from U.S. and international filmmakers.  Three cash prizes will be awarded to top films at the Festival: Best of Show ($500), Jury Prize ($300) and Audience Award ($200).

Accepted film genres include narrative features, documentaries, shorts, and animation. 


Entry Fees: Regular fees are $35 for feature-length films and $25 for shorts. Discounts are available for those entered by the Early Bird Deadline and late fees apply to those entered by the Late Deadline.

The Film Festival will again partner with Withoutabox, the film industry's premiere online service platform, to accept online film submissions. To submit films online, please visit www.withoutabox.com/login/7816. All online submissions will receive an entry fee discount.

This year's Festival is led by Pat Miller, Chair of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. "Last year's Festival attracted 158 film submissions from 14 countries," said Miller.  "This year, we will be involving a larger panel of judges to include previous attendees, film enthusiasts, filmmakers and film and video professionals.  Not only will this provide us with critical input, it will broaden our support base."

The Alexandria Film Festival is sponsored by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts and the Office of the Arts. 

For more information or to obtain entry forms and submission guidelines, visitwww.alexandriafilm.org. For additional questions, contact the Alexandria Commission for the Arts at 703-746-5588 or aca@alexandriava.gov.

African Film Festival at Central Library

When: Saturday, August 15, 11:00 am - 2:30 pm
Where: Central Library, Clowes Auditorium

The Indianapolis Marion County Public Library will be hosting an African Film Festival as part of the 10th anniversary of the African Festival of Indianapolis on Saturday, August 15 in the Central Library Clowes Auditorium.

This event is free and open to the public.

The following films will be shown*:

11:00 am - Faat Kine (2 hours 1 minute): Directed by the acclaimed father of African cinema Ousmane Sembene, Faat Kine explores one women's resistance to the patriarchy that is inherent in the social, family, and economic contexts of her life. Faat Kine presents a new perspective on motherhood in 21st Century Africa. Presented in both French and English Subtitles

1:15 pm - Afro@Digital (52 minutes):
Afro@Digital by Balufu Bakupa-kanyinda questions and explores the multiple facets of technology in modern Africa. It presents a new perpective on how technology has influenced, is influenceing, and will influence an "Africa on the Move." Presented in English, French, Jula, and Yoruba with english subtitles.

2:30 pm - Ezra (1 hout 50 minutes):
Ezra by Newton Aduaka explores the complexities of civil war from the perspective of a former child soldier. It demonstrates the effects of civil conflict on one child as he loses the innocence of childhood and plunges into a cycle of violence that destroys himself, his loved ones, and his fellow citizens. Presented in English.

*Please note that these films are not rated and parents are very strongly cautioned due to strong subject matter and adult material. For more information call (317) 275-4099.

To learn more about the African Festival click [here].

To learn more about the African Film Festival click [here].