Criteria of Film Selection

Submitted Film should be an African production, by an African director with a plot in Africa or related to Afria

Submitted Film should be a 2012 production

Selection committee will choose the films that participates in LAFF competition

Participating films should not have been screened in the Egyptian cinemas

Calls for Participation starts Oct. 7, 2012.  Deadline to receive the application form, two DVD copies of the film along with promotional material (posters, flyers, stills, and synopsis) is Dec. 15, 2012.

LAFF will not return the received material in case the film was not selected.

Material will not be used in any commercial activities.

LAFF management will announce the selected films by January 1, 2013

Participating filmmakers should send the final screening copy subtitled in English to LAFF prior to February 10, 2013.

LAFF will handle one-way shipment of copies: Participant will handle the cost of sending the film to Egypt and LAFF will handle the return shipment.

In case of loss or damage of the copy, LAFF will cover its insurance.

Films will be screened three times during LAFF’s period except for the winning films that will be re-screened in non-profit cultural centers in Cairo and Alexandria after LAFF.