African screenwriters can participate in the Realness African Screenwriters Residency, an incubator that gives them the support they need to refine their projects from a creative perspective as well as to pitch their projects to industry partners for possible funding and production. By supporting alumni year-round, the residency fosters a new wave of African cinema by taking scripts from page to screen.
WORTH
The six selected screenwriters will attend the Locarno Film Festival and their academy’s creative incubation programme “BaseCamp”, set to take place from 3 to 13 August 2022. This will be followed by 6 weeks at the tranquil and nurturing Nirox and Farmhouse 58 in The Cradle of Humankind, in South Africa, where they will be mentored by Story Consultants Selina Ukwuoma and Mmabatho Kau and Creative Producer Cait Pansegrouw. Residents are given a further six weeks to finesse their work from their homes while maintaining contact with mentors. Screenwriters will then attend the Africa International Film Festival, in Lagos, from 7 to 13 November 2022.
ELIGIBILITY
- You have a valid African passport.
- 60 – 100% of your script is filmed on the African continent.
- Your script is fiction. We do not accept non-fiction work at this time.
- Adaptations are eligible although you must include proof that rights to the source material have been acquired with your application.
DEADLINE: March 7 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
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