Almaty – Applications for screening films from all Kazakh filmmakers are open as part of the Global Migration Film Festival 2020! Due to the #COVID19 pandemic, it was decided to offer online screening as well, but we hope that the situation will soon change for the better!
Applications are accepted free of charge between April 6 and June 21, 2020.

Requirements:

• Films made after January 1, 2017 are eligible for selection;
• Movies can be of all genres (animation, art, documentary);
• Films should reflect the challenges and promises of migration, the unique contribution of migrants to their new communities, and combat negative perceptions of migrants by challenging stereotypes and portraying positive attitudes and actions towards migrants and migrants themselves;
• All films must have subtitles in English, regardless of whether the dialogue language is English or not;
• Films can only be submitted by those persons who have the legal right to negotiate the use of the work;
• Candidates will be notified by mid-August if their film is selected.

Additional guidelines:

• Category of feature films-films of any genre with a total length of at least 41 minutes;
• Category of short films-films of any genre with a total duration of 15 to 40 minutes;
• Online movie category: movies of any genre or length that have been approved by the copyright holder to be shown online.

To submit a film and get more information, please follow the link:
http://filmfreeway.com/GlobalMigrationFilmFestival

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For any other questions, please contact us by email: iomalmaty@iom.int