THE AFRICAN DREAM MOVIE AWARDS
IN THE
FINE COUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL (FICOFF)
THE THEME:
WHAT DIMENSION DOES THE AFRICAN CINEMA BRINGS TO THE FILM WORLD
Be daring. Be original. Be seen
Screen and Bust, boom the filmmakers
Groovin’ at the Fine Country Film Festival Dschang 2011
HISTORY
Film history in Cameroon dates from 1890s the colonial period when the Christians missionaries brought picture projectors to screen the Bible scriptures to the indigenes that were not literate but had to take gospel doctrine in order to be baptized. Baptism to them was their reward they receive from gaining doctrines. This became intensified when the early breweries companies in Cameroon in the 1950s use this same idea to promote their gamut products in the colonial cities like Buea, Douala, Yaoundé, Nkongsamba, Bamenda, Mamfe, Dschang, Garoua, Kumba. During weekends these companies organized screening of comedy and funny films to help increase their clientele and dominate the market. After each film has been screened, there is a question and answer session to the viewers. A question answered is tantamount to a reward. This thereby increases the number of filmgoers which leads to the constructions of cinema halls in these cities around the country.
The culture has long been forgetting by the arrival of digital technology and Cameroonians do not have the desire to watch films in theater halls. FICOFF wants bring BACK this culture amongst the FILMGOERS. Encourage them to go the extra mile in developing films in Africa by pushing the filmmakers up the ladders.
We are calling for the support of all film stakeholders and the Cameroonian’s public to see this grand event stand firm.
THE CHAIRPERSON’S WORD
As we sing the songs of victory, leadership flows through our blood streams, life becomes exciting and we aim more. We forgot that we’ve worked extremely hard to get to this point. Everyone has a gossip and paparazzi for us. Our names are all over the media and we think we’ve arrived at the climax and same time forgetting to ask our self the most important question of “WHAT NEXT’.
If we have answers for this question after our first or tenth film then the Cameroonian audience will always have some to talk about either for entertainment or educational purpose from our movies. The quality which we promote will help to shape the mind of awful filmmakers to be more concentrated in their future films.
Etiendem R. Etiendem (film director)
THE FESTIVAL
Be daring. Be original. Be seen
Screen and Bust, boom the filmmakers
The Fine Country Film Festival is a 2-day international film festival holding from October 21st to 22nd, 2011 in Dschang, Cameroon. Our mission is to show the works of new and emerging filmmakers. FICOFF will showcase creative, edgy, out-of-the-box and maverick filmmakers, non-conformists, original and independent voices from all genres, notably experimental and avant-garde pieces as well as more traditional themes like dramas, thrillers, romantic comedies, daring innovative documentaries and unique wild ride animated works.
The festival’s goal is to create an ideal location for the audience/filmgoers, filmmakers and without omitting the industry professional. FICOFF is geared toward truly independent filmmakers and their works at a grass root level to build community involvement and participation.
Filmmakers will be introduced to films at this first edition followed up by a question and answer period after screening. Some of our filmmakers will be participating in innovative panels/workshops which are open to the public and free of charge. Remember to keep in mind our filmmaker brunches where director and audience alike can benefit not only from great Cameroon food, traditional carnival and culture in one of Cameroon’s most beautiful touristic destinations but also enjoy benefiting from meeting other film-goers, filmmakers and keeping up-to-date on what is going on in today’s independent film circuit.
The Fine Country Film festival also encourages networking between filmmakers for the overall goal of international filmmaking and open eyes to the new possibilities modern-day technology has created for the film industry and the independent filmmaker.
Projections are held either for free or at very reasonable prices in order to permit more people to see the work, from students, to artists, to professionals thus engaging the community and creating a very laid back, creative and open-minded atmosphere. We look forward to your, participation and involvement in this year festival.
The Fine Country Film Festival plans to show over 40 films this year from features to shorts, from documentaries to animations from Cameroon and international. Screening films from around the globe in beautiful touristic Dschang city thereby making this film festival quite literally, international.
Join us!!! From the 21st to the 22nd of October 2011 for the Grand Festival. Two opportunity-filled days to support independent, emerging and out-there filmmaking! 2 days of new experiences because, let’s not forget, a festival is also there to learn from and share with others, a chance to explore your passion!
The FICOFF has as privilege to promote films in Cameroon by organizing City Film Screening Tours (CIFIST) in the most influential cities of Cameroon and in future in the metropolitan cities of African. This will help promote African films and enlarge its audience. Screen films selected from the just past competition and others from the filmmakers base in the hosting city. And organize filmmaking workshop to the local filmmakers during the period of CIFIST in the hosting city.
Submissions Opens For 2011
GUIDELINES
The festival that favors truly independent films and their Makers.
FICOFF is looking for visionaries, vanguards and out of the box thinkers. While we accept films with stars it is not our main priority or focus. Rather, it is most important that we screen good films in all genres and lengths from around the world. Who you know is not important to us. Instead, we focus on good films. If you have a good film, then we hope to have the opportunity to consider your work
Fine country film Festival accepts both English and French language films in their original language without subtitles, as well as films from around the global village which are either subtitled English or French. The original language of the festival is English and French following the bilingual nature of Cameroon.
Since Fine Country Film Festival is a new festival the competition for filmmakers is probably not as stiff as it might be at other more established festival thereby allowing your film better odds for acceptance!
Overview
Our mission is to show the works of the new and emerging filmmakers that are typically under-represented and which do not already have the backing of a studio or represented. Basically, we favor underdogs and we’re proud of it! We showcase creative, edgy, out-of-the-box filmmakers in all genres.
If you’re an emerging filmmaker this is the film festival for you. Fine Country Film Festival for you is looking for the decisive voices bound to lead us into tomorrow’s world of filmmaking.
Submission deadline has been extended September 15th , 2011
And for film from Abroad the latest date is the 15th of September 2011
SUBMISSION FEES ARE WAIVED THIS YEAR ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS FOR ALL!
We look forward to considering your work!
Send all submissions to the below address.
P. O Box 208 Dschang Cameron
Tel: +237 740 995 75/ +237 969 268 70
Quibeku Film Empire
E-mail: eretiendem@yahoo.com, awardso@yahoo.com website: www.etiendem.blogspot.com, www.oawards.blogspot.com
THE FESTIVAL VILLAGE
Alliance Franco-Camerounaise of Dschang
PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Name of Project /Title
Name of Producer/Director
Name of Submitter
Names of main Actors and Actresses
E-mail Address
Telephone
Genre
Length of Film
Synopsis
Send us mail to the above emails with the soft copy of your film’s poster and some photos of the director, and main actors attached to it.
A trailer or reel of the project
Any other pertinent information you would like us to consider.
An authorize LETTER to let FICOFF to do trailers/reels and adverts from your project
Be daring. Be original. Be seen
Screen and Bust, boom the filmmakers
CATEGORIES OF THE AFRICAN DREAM MOVIE AWARDS
Best feature film
Best director of a feature film
Best actor of a feature film
Best actress in a feature film
Best screenplay of a feature film
Best short
Best director of short
Best actor of short
Best actress in a short
Best Diaspora filmmaker
Best foreign film
Best documentary
Best cinematography
Best sound/music/score
Best wardrobe
Honorable mention Award
RIGHT TO ENTER
Entrants must have legal right to enter project to Fine Country Film Festival. As the Director/Producer/Filmmaker of the film, entrants have submitted to the Festival, entrants represent and warrant to the festival that the film and all parts thereof are original; that the film does not contravene the rights of any person or entity and that entrants own or control the film and all parts thereof and have the role authority to submit the film to the festival; the film entrants submitted to the festival is not subject to nor threatened by any litigation. Entrants acknowledge that no fiduciary or confidential relationship now exists between the festival and entrants, and entrants further acknowledge that such a relationship is established by these guidelines, by submission of the film, or by the festival’s acceptance, review or retention of the film.
General Rules
SUBTITLING
Fine Country Film Festival will accept to screen a film:
-For Films on competition, we screened premiere, that which has not yet been to any festival for competition and screening
-For Screening PLEASE notify us if the film has been to any other festival;
-WITHOUT subtitle IF the original language is English or French
- WITH English or French subtitles for all other languages.
If a film cannot be shown to the selection committee with subtitle and with prior consent, a film can be forwarded with a written script in English or French.
SHIPPING
All shipping or transport cost are entirely borne by the producer of the sender.
RETURNS
FICOFF does not return submission or make exceptions. Please do not ask!
Following the screening DVD are not returned to the sender by the festival.
IF YOUR FILM IS SELECTED
-You will be contacted the end of August 2011
-All films screen in DVD format only! We may or may not be film snobs but we are definitely not film format snob!
E-mail: eretiendem@yahoo.com , awardso@yahoo.com website:www.oawards.blogspot.com, www.etiendem.blogspot.com
FICOFF FOUR DAYS PROGRAM
Be daring. Be original. Be seen
Screen and Bust, boom the filmmakers
DAY ONE
Arrival of the delegations
EVENING
Presentation of the festival and start of festival
Introduction of the different crews
Screening of the mention Award winner’s film
Screening of the trailers of all the films selected in to the competition.
Filmmakers’ Cocktail Party
DAY Two
MORNING
A touristic tour
Workshop, forum on filmmaking and film critics
AFTERNOON
Screening of films in three hall around the city
Conference
EVENING:
THE AFRICAN DREAM MOVIE AWARDS
The Prize Award Ceremony
FINE COUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL (FICOFF)
Be daring. Be original. Be seen
Screen and Bust, boom the filmmakers
Groovin’ at the Fine Country Film Festival Dschang 2011
THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
The Chairperson of FICOFF/ Managing Director
Organizing Secretary
Communication/Public relations officers
Logistics officers
Treasurer
The Screening Committee
The organizing committee takes charge of the administration and organizing of the film Festival. It is group of filmmakers or stakeholders in the movie industry who wants to see their long forgetting film industry comes to live. A devoted group of professionals ready to do all in their capacity to see this golden event comes to an end.
THE COMPETITION
The competition is for the best and only the best in filmmaking. All competitors are same in the eyes of the jury or the screening committee. We promote the culture of filmmaking.
THE SCREENING COMMITTEE OR THE JURY
The three members of the screening committee are experts taking from the filmmaking world. They respect the tradition, culture, rules and regulations of filmmaking. They role is give creativity a chance. THEY SCREENED THE FILMS FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONAL FILMMAKING TECHNIQUES
"""WE PROMOTE EXCELLENCE"""
"""GOD IS OUR LEADER"""
"""GOD IS OUR LEADER"""
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