L'AFF projette chaque année les oeuvres de cinéastes indépendants qui apportent des perspectives internes et innovatives sur la culture, l'art, l'histoire et la politique arabes.
Cette année, le festival accueille particulièrement les Comédies, l'Animation, les films sur les enfants, et les courts métrages.
La 11ème édition du Festival annuel du Film Arabese tient du 18 au 28 octobre 2007 en divers lieux à travers le Bay Area (San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose).
Pour plus d'info, merci de visiter le site (en anglais) du festival, www.aff.org


CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Arab Film Festival is now accepting submissions for 11th Annual Arab Film Festival that will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area from the 18th to the 28th of October 2007. AFF annually showcases works by independent filmmakers that provide insightful and innovative perspectives on Arab culture, art, history and politics. This year's festival particularly welcomes Comedies, Animation, Children's Films, and Short Films.


First Arab Film Festival Awards

The Selection Committee will nominate 3 films in each category from the festival official program to participate in the competition. A five-member jury from the Bay Area community will award a cash prize to the director of the film as follows:
Best narrative feature: 2500 USD
Best documentary: 1500 USD
Best short film: 500 USD


Entry Requirements

The selection is based on 2004-2007 productions. All submissions presented to the board of selection should not have been released theatrically or on TV in the Bay Area. Required Formats for the official screening during the festival are 35mm, Beta SP (NTSC) or DVCAM (Except works originally on DVD). All non-English-language entries must have English subtitles for preview and for Festival presentation. Exceptions may be made for entries with little or no dialogue.

The deadline for entries is May 15th, 2007.

Include the following with each film submission:
€ A preview copy of the film in either VHS-NTSC or DVD (region 0 or 1).
€ Completed entry form
€ 2 stills from the film and 1 photo of the Director (if digital, 300 dpi minimum)
€ Press and marketing materials if available
Submission does not guarantee exhibition of the film in the Arab Film Festival.
There is no submission fee for the Festival, but the Festival does not pay screening fees for submitted films. Entrants of the selected films will be notified by July 2007. If notification has not been received by this date, this means that the film has not been selected.

Submissions should be sent to:

Arab Film Festival
Submissions Department
2 Plaza St.

San Francisco, CA 94116


PREVIEW FORMAT

For review purposes, entries must be submitted on VHS (NTSC format) or DVD (region 0 or 1). Please test your consumer-burned DVD on several makes and models of players before sending it. If in doubt, send a VHS NTSC tape as backup.

SHIPPING INFORMATION
PACKAGING
Ship your cassette or DVD in a bubble-pack envelope. A fiberpack envelope can cause damage to tapes and decks.

COSTS & LABELING
All shipping costs to and from San Francisco must be borne by the sender. All tapes and DVDs must indicate title, shipper's name and return shipping address. Please make sure to print "Cultural Media - No Commercial Value" on the preview copy.

INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES
We recommend that all entries from outside the U.S. be sent Air Mail Registered or by a parcel or express service. We cannot accept entries shipped via air freight if customs and delivery fees have not been prepaid.

RETURN OF ENTRIES
Original prints of selected films will be shipped and covered by the Arab Film Festival. Original prints will be sent back to the entrant only after the festival dates, with the exception of the preview copies, which will be held in the festival's archives. The filmmakers retain all rights to their submitted films.

Questions can be referred to artisticdirector@aff.org