SUBMISSIONS info

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Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival® is seeking film and video submissions from established and emerging Directors and/or Producers and/or Writers, from among Straight, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer or Questioning Black women, and Black Transgendered, Transsexual, and Intersexed women and men.

Early Submissions by: June 30th annually
Call for Submissions Deadline: September 30th annually

Productions for consideration include work in all genres (including drama, documentaries, educational, experimental and animation). Sponsored awards are presented in both of the categories below:

- shorts (maximum 25 minutes)
- long form (26 to 60 minutes maximum) completed within the last three years.

Preview tapes must be submitted in 1/2" VHS format (NTSC) and labeled with:

- film/video title
- country of origin
- year completed
- original format
- running time
- your name and company name (if applicable)
- mailing address including postal code
- telephone and fax number
- e-mail address
- Web site (if applicable).

Required support material:

- one-page synopsis including credits
- one-page biography identifying the Black woman/Black Trans Director and/or Producer and/or Writer
- a list of any festivals your entry has screened at and copies of any media coverage
- a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage to cover the cost of returning your film/video if it is not selected.

Submission is free. You may enter more than one film/video. English subtitled films are welcomed. Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival® or its sponsors are not responsible for loss or damages. The Advisory Committee determines which entries will be screened at the festival. Should your entry be selected, you will be required to submit a screening copy in BETA SP (NTSC) and additional support materials. Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival® provides a $50.00 screening fee paid after the festival, which takes place annually in February during African Liberation Month.

To submit entries, for more information, and to join our mailing list, please contact:
Adonica Huggins, Program Director.

Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival®
Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto
40 Willcocks Street, Room 2032
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C6
Tel: (416) 533-8157
Email: director@mpenzi.ca
Web site: http://www.mpenzi.ca