OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN #225 February 2022

OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN #225 February 2022

N.B. The information below is provided directly by the organizers of events, festivals, audio
visual organizations or independent film projects. The Royal Film Commission - Jordan (RFC)cannot be held accountable for it.

In this bulletin:

1. Apply now to Rawi Screenwriters Lab’s 17^th Edition

2. Amman International Film Festival: Submit your Film

3. Amman International Film Festival: Submit your Project

4. Call for submissions: The 75^th Cannes Film Festival

5. Call for submissions: Sheffield DocFest 2022

6. Call for submissions: The 33^rd Marseille International Film Festival

7. Call for funding: The Red Sea Fund

     1. Apply now to Rawi Screenwriters Lab’s 17^th Edition

Submissions are now open to the 17^th edition of Rawi Screenwriters Lab organized by the Royal Film Commission – Jordan.

Rawi Screenwriters Lab is an annual five-day screenplay development workshop aimed at
independent Arab screenwriters working on their first or second narrative feature screenplays.
Screenwriters joining the lab will be experience one-on-one mentoring sessions with
internationally acclaimed screenwriters (Rawi’s Creative Advisors) from all over the world. The
emphasis of the lab is to develop the writer’s individual voice as a storyteller. Advisors and
fellows will engage in an in-depth dialogue about the craft of screenwriting and rewriting
process, as well as the fellows’ individual visions for their stories.

Over the past 16 years, Rawi has supported 123 emerging screenwriters, with a number of
Rawi’s Alumni successfully completing their films, which have toured regional and international
film festivals receiving many awards.

Each year, fellows and advisors work intensively for five days on their feature narrative
screenplays. Each fellow will have several one-on-one story sessions with the lab's creative
advisors. The advisors’ guidance ranges from improving the fellow's technique as a screenwriter,
to life lessons and practical suggestions to be explored in their next draft. Emphasis is placed on
each fellow's individual voice and story.

An advisory committee of writers, established film critics, screenplay editors, script doctors, scholars and film professionals work with the Rawi Screenwriters Lab team throughout the selection process. They are referred to as “Creative Consultants”. The primary short listing is based on script merits: story, originality, characters, dialogue, structure, writing style, individual voices, the status of the screenplay and its suitability to benefit from the Lab. Where applicable, we look very closely at the directing work of the writer.

Learn about other participants by visiting the complete list of Rawi Fellows: http://www.film.jo/Contents/Mentors-Participants.aspx

For more information about Rawi’s Creative Advisors over the years, visit the complete list:
http://www.film.jo/Contents/Advisors-and-Participants.aspx

Learn more by visiting the list of Rawi’s Creative Consultants:
http://www.film.jo/Contents/Reading-Consultants.aspx

Important information:

Submission deadline for 17^th edition: Saturday, March 12^th, 2022 before midnight (Jordan’s time)

Lab's date: December 2022

To apply click here: http://www.film.jo/Contents/How-To-Apply.aspx

For further information and inquires please write to rawi@film.jo or call The Royal Film Commission at 0096264613835, ext. 104 or 108.

2. Amman International Film Festival: Submit your Film

Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film (AIFF) is the first of its kind in Jordan and is aimed at début achievements in film from all over the world. The AIFF seeks works that manifest artistic boldness, strength of form and originality in the use of the medium of film. Based on the success of its two previous editions, the Festival’s third edition will be held 20 – 27 July 2022.

International jurors select the Best Feature-Length Narrative Arab film, Best Feature-Length Documentary and the Best Arab Short. The audience selects the Best Début non-Arab movie.
All winning films receive the Black Iris trophy and a cash award.

Rules and Regulations

• Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film (AIFF) requires all submitted films to be Jordanian premiere. Films previously screened in Jordan are not eligible.
• Films that are available in Jordan on any VOD, online platforms, TV, or any other similar media are not eligible.
• Only film rights owners and/or their official distributors are eligible to submit films to the festival.
• Only films that were released in 2021 or 2022 are accepted for submission.
• The AIFF considers any narrative film over 60 minutes as feature-length.
• The AIFF considers any documentary film over 52 minutes as feature-length.
• The maximum duration for a short film is 25 minutes.
• All films must be in their original language. If not in English, the film must be subtitled in English.
• Submitted films must meet the conditions mentioned above, in addition to the specific selection criteria as described per section.
• The final selection of all films and their placement in the program are the responsibility of the Festival.
• The AIFF reserves the right to decide eligibility.

Sections: Arab Feature Narrative Film Competition

• Only films that are 60 minutes or longer are accepted for this section.
• This section is open to any feature-length narrative film released in 2021 or 2022, as long as the director is Arab or of Arab origin, and as long as it is the first feature-length narrative film by the:
o Director and/or
o Screenwriter and/or
o Lead actor and/or
o Lead actress and/or

Arab Feature Documentary Film Competition

• Only films that are 52 minutes or longer are accepted for this section.
• This section is open to any feature-length documentary film released in 2021 or 2022, as long as the director is Arab or of Arab origin, and as long as it is the first feature-length documentary film by the:
o Director and/or
o Editor

Arab Short Film Competition

• Only short films (no longer than 25 minutes) are eligible for this section.
• This section is open to any short narrative, experimental, or animation film released in 2021 or 2022, as long as the director is Arab or of Arab origin, and as long as it is the first narrative short film by the director.
• Short documentaries are not eligible for this section

The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2022
For more about AIFF: www.aiff.jo

For more information about the rules and regulations: http://aiff.jo/rules-regulations/

To submit your film to the Arab competitions: http://aiff.jo/arab-competition/

To submit your non-Arab début film to the international section: http://aiff.jo/international-section/

3. Amman International Film Festival: Submit your Project

Amman Film Industry Days (AFID) – as part of Amman International Film Festival (AIFF) - is organizing three Pitching Platforms for feature-length projects in development by Jordanian and resident Arab filmmakers in Jordan and for projects in post-production by all Arab filmmakers.
Up to 15 projects will be selected to pitch their film projects in a public presentation to industry professionals attending Amman Industry Days, where the best projects will receive in-kind &/or cash awards to help them advance in the materialization of their films.

Rules & regulations for submitting your project

a) Project in Development - Awal Project:
• Only projects by first-time Jordanian directors or first-time Arab directors resident in Jordan are accepted for this platform.
• The project must be a feature-length narrative or documentary in its development stage; shorts are not eligible.

b) Project in Development:
• The project must be a feature-length narrative or documentary in its development stage; shorts are not eligible.
• Projects by all Arab directors (including Jordanians) are accepted for this platform.

c) Project in Post-Production:
• The project must be a feature-length narrative or documentary in its post-production stage; shorts are not eligible.
• Only projects by Arab directors (including Jordanians) are accepted for this platform.
• You must have a producer attached to your project to be eligible for this platform.

The deadline for submission is April 30, 2022

For more information, please visit: http://aiff.jo/pitching-platforms/

4. Call for submissions: The 75^th Cannes Film Festival

You can still submit your feature films and short films to the Official Selection of Cannes Film Festival! The 75^th edition will take place from May 17 to 28, 2022.

Registration is done online on the “My Account” portal. Please check the festival’s website for
more details: https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/

Feature Films – Official Selection:
• Preselection conditions: https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/participer/inscription#tab=feature-films-in-official-selection
• Rules: https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/participer/rules?id=2

Short Films – In Competition:
• Preselection conditions : https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/participer/inscription#tab=short-films-in-competition
• Rules: https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/participer/rules?id=3

The registration deadline is March 2^nd for short films and March 11^th for feature films.

5. Call for submissions: Sheffield DocFest 2022

Entries are now open for Sheffield DocFest 2022 Films and Alternate Realities programmes, as well as the Industry Programme.

The Festival welcomes entries from all around the world to the 29th edition, which will take place from June 23^rd until 28^th 2022.

Film Programme:

The Film Programme is open to documentary and non-fiction films of all lengths, from short to feature-length films, that wish to be considered for launching or premiering as part of the Festival’s 2022 official selection.

To submit and for more information: https://sheffdocfest.com/film-programme-entries

Alternate Realities Programme:

The Alternate Realities Programme welcomes artworks and projects in non-fiction storytelling and encourages entries from independent artists and collectives, and from established artists or emerging new talent from around the world.

Entries are accepted in a range of formats including: 360° video, artificial intelligence, audio and sound, augmented reality, game, installation, interactive documentary, motion comic, moving image, video or expanded cinema, performance, virtual reality, and more.

To submit and for more information: https://sheffdocfest.com/alternate-realities-programme-entries

Industry Programme:

The Industry Programme encompasses a range of opportunities for documentary makers to connect with all kinds of industry partners, to find collaborators and discuss new projects.

The MeetMarket (for features and series), Alternate Realities Talent Market (for new media creatives) and Broadcast Talent Market (to connect with UK production companies) require applications in advance.

Click here for more information for how to apply to take part in these initiatives: https://www.sheffdocfest.com/marketplace-entries

For further information, please visit the Festival’s website: https://sheffdocfest.com/festival-entries

6. Call for submissions: The 33^rd Marseille International Film Festival

The 33^rd edition of the Marseille International Film Festival will take place from July 5^th until 11^th 2022. Registration is open until March 31^st, 2022 for films produced in 2021 or in 2022.

All films produced after January 1, 2021 are eligible.

Before submitting your film, please read carefully the Terms & Conditions and the instructions below: Terms & Conditions - FIDMarseille

For any questions about registration, please write to programmation@fidmarseille.org

Submissions are now charged with a fee.

Two forms are available:
One for shorts (under 60 minutes), whose fee is 20€
One for feature (equal or more than 60 minutes), whose fee is 40€

Please note that the length of the film does not concern the selection but only the submission.

For further information, please visit the Festival’s website: www.fidmarseille.org

7. Call for funding: The Red Sea Fund

Apply now to The Red Sea Fund supporting development, production and post-production of Arab and African films.

The Red Sea Fund is unleashing a funding boost for the industry this year. Backing 100+ directors to bring their vision on the big screen, with grants totaling 14 million US dollars – supporting film projects from development to post-production.

Documentary, fiction, animation – episodic, shorts, and features – the Fund is looking out for filmmakers and the new exciting wave of films from the region, from development to post-production.
For more information about the Development Fund, Production Fund and the Post-production Fund, please visit the website: redseafilmfest.com