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Submissions requested for Jozi Film Festival

The third annual Jozi Film Festival, taking place from 21-23 February, 2014, will highlight the very best in filmmaking in the heart of Johannesburg. Stories about Jozi and its habitants, and films made by local filmmakers, will be screened over a three-day period at several venues throughout the city.
Submissions requested for Jozi Film Festival

The Jozi Film Festival will present a multi-genre slate of films from emerging and established filmmakers, exploring a broad range of themes and topics that affect our communities and stir our hearts and minds.

Films will be screened at several venues including The Bioscope Independent Cinema in the Maboneng Precinct on the east side of the CBD.

The festival will also present several international films that will resonate with our festival audiences and will complement the line-up of local films.

The festival will also offer provocative Q&A sessions with the filmmakers in attendance; workshops and seminars. Wrapping up the festival will be JFF's awards ceremony on 23 February.

Submissions are accepted until 18 October 2013.

The categories

Competition categories include: Best Feature Film, Best Feature Documentary Film, Best Animated Film, Best Fiction Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Student Film, Audience Choice Award, and Best Mobile Phone Film! Prizes will be offered to the winners.

The Jozi Film Festival is a non-profit organisation dedicated to enriching local culture, supporting the city's vibrant film community, and reaching new audiences that don't traditionally attend film festivals through the powerful language of film.

For more, go to www.jozifilmfestival.co.za

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