Call for Entries: Cape Winelands Film Festival

 Oneof South Africa’s largest film festivals, Cape Winelands Film Festival,has announced that its 2010 edition will take place from 17-27 March2010. The official call for entries for the festival, which takes placein Cape Town and the wine district of Stellenbosch, South Africa hasbeen announced. 

Thereare four categories for consideration:
1. Feature Films
2. Documentary Feature Film
3. Short Film : Professional
4. Short Film : New Director

Withinthese, the following prizes will be awarded:
1. Grand Jury Prize
2. Best Feature Film
3. Best Documentary Feature Film
4. Best Short film Professional
5. Best Short film New Director
6. International Film Guide Inspiration Award

Filmseligible for the festival must adhere to the guidelines below:
1. Films must be feature length - defined as over 60 minutes forFeature Films and over 40 minutes for Animated Feature Films andDocumentary Feature Films.
2. All films must be presented in their original language, with Englishsubtitles are required for all entries not in the English language. Allsubtitling expenses are for the producer/director’s responsibility.
3. Co-produced films involving two (2) or more co-producers may beeligible.
4. Films must have had their first public screening AFTER 1 November, 2008

TheFinal deadline for submission is 1 December 2009.

Foran application or more information, go to: http://films-for-africa.co.za