Film & Cinematography News South Africa

Call for entries to Toronto International Film Festival 2007

Toronto International Film Festival programmer Cameron Bailey will be in Johannesburg from 9 - 12 May 2007 to view and select South African films for this year’s festival, which runs 6 - 15 September.

In the past two years, Toronto has made the world premieres of John Barker’s Bunny Chow and Khalo Matabane’s Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon. In addition, Gavin Hood’s Tsotsi made its North American premiere in Toronto, winning the Audience Award for Most Popular Film.

Toronto is looking for new feature-length films, both fiction and documentary, as well as exceptional documentaries of any length. Television films and programs not accepted at this time.

World premieres are preferred, and a North American premiere is a minium requirement. Submitted films must be completed by 1 August but can screen in fine-cut form for selection purposes. Screenings will be held from 9 - 11 May at the National Film and Video Foundation offices.

All films to be submitted need to be on DVD format only. The deadline for submission of films is Monday 7 May by 4pm the latest.

The films should be submitted to:

    Deliwe Xorile

    National Film and Video Foundation
    87 Central Street
    Houghton
    Johannesburg

    For further information contact:
    Deliwe Xorile
    NFVF
    Email
    Tel +27 (0)11 483 0880

    or

    Cameron Bailey

    Email
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