Africa Movie Academy Awards call for short film scripts to promote africa

      Film contact.com,The africa Movie Academy Awards and Beautiful Africa are giving 20 scriptwriters the opportunity to direct their own 3-5 minute film scripts for a documentary series promoting Africa in a positive and entertaining light

   The best scripts will receive full production support to produce, shoot and edit their films anywhere in Africa.

The short films will also compete at film festivals around the world, be entered into The Africa Movie Academy Awards, and be offered to international broadcasters as fillers.

Possible topics include:

• Arts
• Economy
• Environment
• People
• Technology
• Traditions
• Wisdom

The aim is to change perceptions of Africa, repositioning the continent as a place of beauty and opportunity.

There are prizes for the top three completed films.

First prize: $5 000
Second prize: $2 500
Third prize: $1 000

Deadline: 31 January 2012. Finalists to be announced during The Africa Movie Academy Awards in March 2012. 

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