SUBMIT ENTRIES FOR THE 11TH EKO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MARCH 08-12, 2021, LAGOS, NIGERIA.
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Early Bird April 8 2020
Regular Deadline: August 1, 2020
Late Deadline:January 15, 2021.
Call For Entry Form
THE MAIN SECTIONS
Feature Film
Short Film
Fiction
Feature Documentaries
Short Documentaries
Indigenous Film(Sub Title in English)
Animation
ELIGIBILITY
Films must fit into one of the seven categories:Feature Film, Short Film, Fiction, Documentaries,Short Documentaries,
All music and other copyrighted materials used in the films must be original or filmmakers must have obtained permission in writing from the owner, such permissions to be submitted with the film.
All films must be submitted in English or subtitled in English.
GENERAL RULES:
Films must be submitted on DVD for festival screening.
Films must be available for screening during the Eko International Film Festival.
Narrative and Documentary films with distribution (obtained prior to being selected for EKOIFF screening) or films produced, financed or initiated by a major film studio or television network are ineligible for competition, but may be considered for special screening. Selection for screening will be determined no later than one month prior to the festival. Films that have screened at major cinemas and on cable network or distributed to theaters prior to the festival dates are also ineligible for competition.
Films that have played in Nigeria in a theatrical setting to a public audience are not eligible to be screened at the EKOIFF 2019.
Additional Narrative Feature Film Entry Requirements:
Feature-length Films must be 50 minutes or longer (recommended length 90 minutes).
Open to anyone (and all nationalities) who wishes to enter.
Additional Narrative Short Film Entry Requirements:
Films must be short narratives of less than 50 minutes or less (recommended length 10 minutes).
Open to anyone who wishes to enter.
Additional Narrative Student Short Film Entry Requirements:
Films must be short narratives of less than 50 minutes or less (recommended length 10 minutes).
Open only to students (must include proof of enrollment from accredited university or college).
Additional Documentary Feature Films Requirements
Films must be Documentaries, 50 minutes or longer
Open to anyone who wishes to enter.
Additional Documentary Short Film Requirements
Films must be Short Documentaries, less than 50 minutes
Open to anyone who wishes to enter.
SUBMISSION IS $7
In a similar respect the EKOIFF does not solicit films to be in competition.
Only films submitted will be considered for competition.
Returns and Acknowledgments:
VHS tapes, DVDs, and press materials will not be returned under any circumstances. They will be destroyed after the final screenings at the film festival.
Include a self-addressed, stamped postcard for each submission if you wish acknowledgment of the receipt of your entry.
Safety and piracy issue
The festival is concerned that filmmakers’ rights should be protected against piracy. EKOIFF is establishing procedures that will guarantee these are up to profession’s best practice.
Submissions from April 8- January 15, 2021
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The filmmaker grants permission to Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF) and Supple Communications Limited to use clips of your film for promotional use. ie official thrillers
Your submission of an entry into the Eko International Film Festival constitutes an agreement between you and EKOIFF and Supple Communications Limited, and that by submitting your film for consideration, you agree to all of these rules, terms.
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Send with your DVD to
Hope Obioma Opara
The President / Founder
Eko International Film Festival
Supple Communications Limited
17, Modupe Johnson Crescent,
Surulere,Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel: 234 803 303 6171
Email: submissions@ekoiff.org
NB- Please don’t use Ordinary Mail or Registered Mail to send your film.
Use FEDEX to send your DVDs or your alternative.
PS: ONLY SPONSORED PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED.