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Sembene Ousmane Competition Nominees

ZIFF 2023

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The Zanzibar International Film Festival is proud to announce that it will be re-launching the Sembene Ousmane Film Prize competition in 2023. The Sembene Ousmane Film for Development Award Competition is a ZIFF initiative that awards three African short films 3000 Euros each. The Awards have been presented at ZIFF since 2011 following the demise of the Senegalese director Sembene Ousmane, who is also regarded as the “Father of African Cinema”. Throughout the years this section has showcased some truly inspirational works in the fields of Short Fiction and Documentary, by figures such as Ramata-Toulaye SY. (Senegal), Samir Ahmed (Egypt), Ekwa Msangi (Tanzania), Marie-Clementine Dusambejambo (Rwanda).
The Award structure has been designed to reward excellence in short film production and to encourage the production of new short films, including short documentaries. The festival has also decided to award not just one, but three films to ensure that as many filmmakers as possible are encouraged to make creative films through the Sembene Ousmane Prize.
The Sembene Ousmane Film Prize invites Africans and Africans in the diaspora (working in collaboration with Africans in the continent) to enter their short films into the competition. 15 films will thereafter be nominated to compete for the 3 prizes during ZIFF 2023. Each of the 3 winning films will be awarded with 3,000 Euro specifically earmarked to produce a new short film to be ready by ZIFF 2024. The scripts and a production plan for the new films will have to be submitted to the festival within 4 months of the awarding and funds will then be released. This on-going process will simultaneously acknowledge and reward filmmakers for their efforts, whilst contributing to the sustainability of the short-film format.

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