LAKE INTERNATIONAL PANAFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL

FILM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Any films that do not meet the following requirements will be automatically disqualified. The entry requirements have been revised to increase eligibility. kindly adhere.
1. All films must have been created in Africa by Africans (with at least 70% of cast and crew of African origin).
2. Short and feature films both accepted. (Shorts should be between 3-40minutes. Features should be 41 minutes and above.)
3. Student FEATURE film category accepts feature films that are 30 minutes and above. The name of the institution MUST be included in the credits.
4. All films MUST be dominantly in any African Native Languages including Swahili.
5. All films MUST therefore have English translation subtitles.
6. Every producer/director/group/company is only allowed a maximum of two film entries per season.
7. All films to be submitted in HD Quality in both Mp4 or movie file. All films should be submitted with a trailer of 15 seconds together with the film.
8. All films must be submitted before the deadlines of 31st May. For Late Submission kindly contact the organisers for any extensions, which is always not more than 20 days after deadline.
9. All entries must be original works of the persons submitting. The LIPFF Festival Committee and Organizers will not be accountable for any copyright infringements.
10. The producers should ensure they have copyright agreement for any songs/music/sounds used in the film with the owners/producers/creators/authorities of the songs/music/sounds.
11. All films submitted must be classified appropriately by the classifying body from the country of origin. The films that will be selected for screening in Kenya will need to be classified by the Kenya Film Classification Board.
12. Films that will be selected for screening in Kenya, will require the filmmakers to ensure the films are classified by the Kenya Film Classification Board at least 3 weeks before the Festival Dates to enable scheduling in the Festival Programme.
13. The Festival organisers reserve the right to change the screening venues and timings at their discretion as suits the Festival, this will however be affected by the filmmakers respect to screening guidelines like film classification et al.
14. All submissions should have both email and telephone contacts of the producers, and MUST indicate country of origin of the film.
15. All entries to be submitted are believed to have been submitted with a clear understanding of all the rules and regulations of the Festival herewith, thus the organisers and Festival Jury shall not be held liable for any disagreements between the producers and their partners.
16. Submission to the Festival is regarded as acceptance to all the terms and conditions of the Festival.
17. If you have any questions kindly send us an email to: legacyartsfilmlab@gmail.com

NOTE:
All films should grant permission to be downloadable. All nominees/Finalists will not be contacted for download permission for purposes of public screenings. This year we shall have a Virtual Festival and films will be streamed to a private audience, the audience have to subscribe to watch on our selected platform, and thereafter a Q & A with the filmmakers.

All nominated films are eligible for screening at the festival subject to classification by the Kenya Film Classification Board, and the jury's discretion.