What is the objective of the film festival?
The International student film festival (Ethiopia) is an event which both celebrates Ethiopia's youthful film talent, and promotes the industry as a career destination for those still in school to generate a conversation and communication and about the medium of film.
The ISFFE is a Master Film and Communication Plc Initiative, an organization which is a pioneer in private media education. The endeavor will show young film makers and film students in particular that films can transmit messages when they are done in low budget with genres ranging from Fiction, Documentary, Docudrama and Experimental films.
The core objective of the film festival is to create an opportunity for young film students to develop their network, get support through resources and education and build their communication channels for funding and educational developments and show their films in other film festivals and workshops internationally.
Who organizes the Film Festival?
The Ethiopian International Student Film Festival is a Master Film and Communication Plc Initiative, an organization which is a pioneer in private media education.
Master Film and Communication Plc also plans to organize consecutive workshops and trainings to film students and enthusiasts on a quarterly basis after the festival on different film genres, elements of cinema through its networks within Ethiopia and abroad.
Who supports the students at the Film Festival?
In its aim to promote low budget and short films with socially responsible, local stories and films which have Ethiopian cultural heritages and contemporary life, Master Film and Communication plc pledges to sponsor 10 short films which are written and directed by film students every year.
What is the theme of the 2011 film festival?
The First International Student Film Festival (Ethiopia) chose a theme “Life Expressions” to set a platform for young people and film students to have the freedom to express their views about social issues around them and to develop local stories within their horizons.
Is there an award for the best films at the Film Festival?
It aspires to develop the ever increasing film culture and expression within the youth. The festival in no way tries to give awards and aims to be non-competitive, rather it aims to celebrate the talents of the youth and develop their medium of expression.
Who participates in the film festival?
As the film festival centered on young film makers and film students with socially responsible themes, it is open to every one who has a good story to tell. It is also planned to communicate with foreign film schools to have a dialogue and experience sharing between film students around the world.
When is the submission date?
Submission date: Monday, May 2, 2011 at 5:00pm
When will the film festival take place?
"The International Students Film Festival will be held from Friday June 10, 2011 to Sunday Jun 12, 2011 at the Matti Cinema, Edna Mall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"
What happens after the film festival?
Master Film and Communication Plc which will also aims to organize consecutive workshops and trainings to film students and enthusiasts on a quarterly basis after the festival on different film genres, elements of cinema through its networks within Ethiopia and abroad. The training workshops will be an opportunity for young film students to develop their network, get support through resources and education and build their communication channels for funding and educational developments
ISFFE wants to provide aspiring filmmakers and film students the opportunity to have their work shown and assessed by a diverse audience that wants to be indulged by a great variety of short films.
A big number of films, premiere screenings, fascinating cinematic events, workshops, conferences and special projects take place alongside each other, invited film makers to the cinema theatres daily.
Wouldn’t it be a great opportunity to see the early work of the great filmmakers of tomorrow?
