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NETFLIX & UNESCO’s $75,000 PRIZE FOR AFRICAN FILM MAKERS, OPPORTUNITY FOR FREELANCE FILM MAKERS

by Onesha Kenya
April 29, 2022
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NETFLIX & UNESCO’s $75,000 PRIZE FOR AFRICAN FILM MAKERS, OPPORTUNITY FOR FREELANCE FILM MAKERS

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Netflix and UNESCO have partnered to launch an innovative short film competition on ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ acrossSub-Saharan Africa. Winners of the competition will be trained and mentored by industry professionals and provided with a US$75,000 production budget to create short films that will premiere on Netflix in 2022 as an “Anthology of African folktales”.

One key aim of this competition is to discover new voices and to give emerging filmmakers in Sub-Saharan Africa visibility on a global scale. “We want to find the bravest, wittiest, and most surprising retellings of some of Africa’s most-loved folktales and share them with entertainment fans around the world in over 190 countries.”, said a Netflix Spokesperson

The competition, which will be administered byDalberg, will open on14 October 2021 until 14 November 2021.Each of the 6 winners will receive a production grant of US$75,000 (through a local production company) to develop, shoot and post-produce their films under the guidance of industry mentors selected by UNESCO & Netflix to ensure everyone involved in the production is fairly compensated. In addition, each of the 6 winners will also receive $25,000.

UNESCO and Netflix both strongly believe in the importance of promoting diverse local stories, and bringing them to the world. They recognize that many emerging filmmakers struggle with finding the right resources and visibility to enable them to fully unleash their talents and develop their creative careers. This competition aims to address these issues and enable African storytellers to take a first step towards showcasing their content to a global audience.

This partnership will also help create sustainable employment and encourage economic growth and it will therefore contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, a series of targets established by the United Nations which aims to end global poverty in all its forms by the end of this decade. This film competition will also help reduce inequalities by facilitating access to global markets and by guaranteeing dignified working conditions. All of these are key goals within the 2030 Agenda.

The competition is open to emerging filmmakers across Sub-Saharan Africa on the theme of“African Folktales, Reimagined.”Folktales have always been an important way of passing on culture, heritage, and values to future generations, while constantly inviting people to reimagine their relevance to our contemporary societies. This theme is inspired by African Union 2063 Agenda’s Aspiration 5, which celebrates African cultural identity, common heritage, values, and ethics. This competition aims to harness this important tradition with a modern outlook while leveraging new mediums of distributing artistic and creative content, like Netflix.

For the first round, applicants will be required to submit a synopsis of their concept (no more than 500 words) as well as links to a recent CV and a portfolio/ evidence of any past audiovisual work they have produced.Applications can be submitted viawww.netflix-growcreative.com/unescofromOctober 14th at 16:00 CET and will close on November 14th, 2021 at 13:59 PM CET.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE

1.Submissions will be reviewed by a designated local agency according to criteria established by Netflix and UNESCO. Selection will be done by an evaluation committee comprised of industry experts from across Sub-Saharan Africa. Shortlisted finalists will be invited to pitch their concept to Netflix and UNESCO, who will then mentor six winners to develop their short films.

2.Each of the 6 winners will receive a production grant of US$75,000 to develop, shoot, and post-produce their films which will be administered by a nominated local production agency. Within each film’s budget, teams must ensure that filmmakers and everyone involved in the production is fairly paid.

3.Yes — the films will launch on Netflix in 2022 as part of an anthology series.
4.An African folktale is a timeless story circulated orally among African people and handed down from one generation to the next. Folktales have always been an important way of passing on culture and heritage to future generations. This competition aims to harness this important tradition while leveraging new mediums of distributing content, such as Netflix.
5.The competition is open to emerging filmmakers from the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Netflix would like this group of talents to be truly inclusive, no matter what your language, race/ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation.
6.This competition aims at unearthing new talent so we hope to be surprised by talent we haven’t heard of yet. For the purposes of this competition, the ‘emerging filmmakers’ we’re looking for will need to have a minimum of 2 years of demonstrable professional experience in the audio-visual industry and have developed and produced 1 to 2 theatrical feature films, television fiction, documentaries, and/or 2-3 short films.
7.You have a maximum of 500 words to tell us the synopsis of your short film idea in your Creative Statement. Your short video should be no longer than 2 minutes and within it you should articulate your vision, including any ideas about artistic treatment. You can include your past audiovisual work in your proposal and relevant experience in your CV.
8. Films that have been produced, financed, distributed, or initiated by a major film studio or television network are ineligible for competition. Films that have been shown on networks or cable television or distributed to theaters are also ineligible for competition.

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