Categories of Projects

Social Impact:

Social Impact - an original motion picture that centers on the effect of an activity on the social fabric of a community and well-being of the individuals and families. Must be directed, written and primarily produced by persons of African descent. o Can be a feature or a short o Can be narrative or documentary (see these categories for run times)

Documentary:

Documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record. This is a competitive section and films must be directed and primarily produced by persons of African descent. Must be feature length (0ver 60 minutes).

Narrative Feature:

Narrative Feature is an original motion picture that tells a fictional story or narrative. This is a competitive section for feature-length films (over sixty (60) minutes. Must be directed by or written and produced by persons of African descent. 

• Comedy

• Drama 

• Horror/Thriller 

• Romantic Comedy

General Rules:

ALL FILMS MUST BE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE OR CONTAIN ENGLISH SUBTITLES

• All content must be directed, written and/or produced by persons of African descent and Latin America descent.
  
• All submissions have to be submitted through the official link. 
  
• Content must be complete and edited prior to submissions.
  
• Content must be submitted only once or it will be disqualified for consideration
  
• Content must be owned by the submitter and have consent prior to submitting to the contest.
• Content must adhere to the total run times outlined in each category.
• Content must have started principal photography no earlier than January 1, 2020.
• Primary preference will be given to content that is not yet distributed.
• E&O insurance is required once chosen and ready for distribution
  
• Press and Marketing is the filmmaker's responsibility once distributed
• Closed Captioning is required for distribution, not for submission process for consideration
• To enter the contest you must be 21+