Netflix and Unesco have teamed up to launch the 'African Folktales, Reimagined' film competition across sub-Saharan Africa. Along with training and mentoring, the winners will receive a $75,000 production budget so that they can create short films for Netflix in 2022 which will be included in an anthology of African folktales.
This competition is aimed at discovering new voices and providing visibility to emerging filmmakers in sub-Saharan Africa. The competition opens on 14 October 2021 and runs until 14 November 2021, under administration by Dalberg
For more information about the application process, visit www.netflix-growcreative.com/unesco.
