Just fresh from unveiling the date for the 2023 Zuma Film Festival (ZUFF) 2023, the organisers of the event-the Nigerian Film Corporation, NFC, has announced the call for entries.
According to the NFC, the submission of entry, for ZUMA Film Festival 2023 will open on June 15th, and closes at midnight (WAT) of November 15th, 2023. All entries, are to be addressed to The Festival Director, ZUMA FILM FESTIVAL and should be submitted through the film freeway platform https://filmfreeway.com/zumafilmfestival; or to ZUMA FILM FESTIVAL Secretariat, Nigerian Film Corporation Headquarters, Jos Plateau State, as well as NFC Zonal Offices in Lagos, Asaba, Umuahia, Yola, Kano and Abuja.
A statement from the NFC, signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Brian Etuk stated that all entries must be submitted alongside information on Genre, Producer(s), Director(s), Country, Language, Year of Production/Release and a 30 seconds trailer. It also mandates that ALL eligible Films MUST have been produced between September 2021 and September 2023.
The awards categories of ZUMA Film Festival 2023 include Best Cinematography, Best Script, Best Animation, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Documentary, Best Foreign Film, Best Student Film, Best Picture, Best Indigenous Film.
Over the years, ZUFF has continued to witness massive domestic, continental and global participation as well as attendance over the years especially since it got being held annually from year 2017 till date.
Themed “CULTURAL CONVERGENCE”, ZUFF 2023 will among others provide opportunity for the sustenance of the positives of cultural plurality and the promotion of inter or cross country people-to-people relations for the promotion of peace and development, through the audio-visual medium. Like past editions of the film festival, there shall be high level hybrid (physical and virtual) attendance/participation, with all events streamed online, real-time live on social media handles.
The 2023 ZUFF will take place December 1st – 10th in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital and official host city.
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