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| DEAR FILMMAKER |
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TAFF was a great success. Thank You! |
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We hope that you have enjoyed the first edition of The African Film Festival. we are glad to know that it
was well received. Many of you came a long way to support this event
and for that we are grateful. This journey has only begun. With your support and dedication to African great stories;
our trajectory is larger than we anticipated.
We heard from many of you during and after the festival. You gave some valuable feedback that were duly noted and with them, we will
continue to work hard in building a bigger and better platform that would endure for many years to come.
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Congratulations to our Filmmakers!
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We are proud of all of our selected films, nominees and award winners this year. Your films demonstrated depth and quality.
They reflected the diligent effort put into making them.
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We understand that an award is only a fraction of what you deserve given the time and resources you expended into them.
The rewards may not be obvious or immediate but your films moved our audiences and helped them connect to
Africa, learning about our history, culture and issues. We are hoping for financial sponsorships for future editions so
that we can attach monetary rewards to some of - if not all - the awards. We appreciate some of our filmmakers that took it a step further to connect
with the audience on a personal level. We are forever grateful that you have chosen our platform to showcase your latest work.
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Award winners
• Best Narrative Feature - Aisha from Tanzania
• Best Documentary Feature - The Vanished Dream from Guinea Bissau
• Best Narrative Short - Fakeh from Cameroon
• Best Documentary Short - Nowhere to run from Nigeria
• Best Song/Soundtrack - Papa’z Song by Ror Akot ft. Michelle Norbido for ROR from South Sudan
• Best Emerging Filmmaker - Nico Piro for Killa Dizez from Sierra Leone
• Best Cinematography - Andrew Greenan for The Shadow Boxer from South Africa
• Best Director - Rob Schermbruker for Good Business from South Africa
• Best Actor - Okey Uzoechi for Lost in us from Nigeria
• Best Actress - Constance Ejuma for Ben & Ara from Cameroon
• People’s Choice/Best Poster - Rejected from Cameroon
• People’s Choice/Best Trailer - Alma from Cameroon
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Get Involved
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TAFF welcomes sponsors. An effort such as this is not without strong collaborators and
supporters who share our vision.
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Please contact us if you would like to be a sponsor.
TAFF welcomes volunteers. Volunteers are a vital part of The Festival and volunteering
comes with many privileges, including ALL ACCESS PASS to all our events. Volunteers have
opportunities to help shape the event, making it a memorable experience for our filmmakers and
attendees. In exchange for their time, they are given the opportunity to attend ALL Festival
events.
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TAFF is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization that focuses on films addressing Social, Economic, Ethnic, Political, Religious, or Health issues that affect Africa.
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| FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
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We started planning the maiden edition of The African Film Festival sixteen months before the set dates; and before we knew
it, July 1st weekend came so fast and gone already! We were thrilled by the turnout as filmmakers and supporters came
from far and near to participate in the historical inauguration of the first African film festival in the great city of Dallas.
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I am happy to know that everyone in attendance that travelled from out of town and out of the country, made it back
safely to their various destinations. I thank you all for your participation, and we look forward to hosting you all
again next year. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the categories that we put in place. The decisions
were tough as I commend our judges for all their hard work.
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African films have come a long way and the future is looking bright for our filmmakers as we continue
to work hard in making quality films with great stories. From the awareness raised with the first festival,
I anticipate greater participation of distributors and potential sponsors at future editions.
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TAFF is here to stay. Join our remarkable team to help it grow to its fullest potential as we work hard in Bridging Cultures Through Film. Early submissions for next year starts November 1st. We look forward to screening your films at the bigger and better TAFF next year!!
Kelechi Eke, MBA
Founder/ Executive Director
The African Film Festival
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