Pasifika Film Fest 2020

BRUCE, ACT, Australia, Oceania

02 Oct, 2020 - 01 Nov, 2020

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Pasifika Film Fest 2020

BRUCE, ACT, Australia, Oceania

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About the festival

PFF is going global in 2020!

By submitting to Pasifika Film Fest in 2020, your film with have the opportunity to reach even more communities across Oceania with PFF's new 'Island Hop' Festival format.

2019 has seen a wave of Pacific film produced and screened around the world and so our focus for 2020 is to lay the foundation for these films to be accessible to their own communities as well as others throughout the islands, and by doing so, inspire further production of local content and an allied sense of pride and purpose for all Pacific nations.

In 2020, our objective is to extend our outreach and impact by producing a festival that screens films across Oceania during the month of October, thus increasing engagement with film in the region and sharing more Pasifika stories with more people.

The structure of the 2020 festival will be a diverse program of Pacific films screening for the duration of October across multiple Pacific Island nations, hosted by a local venue or venues.

Pasifika Film Fest (PFF) was created with the intention of providing a platform for a diverse community of Pacific filmmakers to have their work screened more extensively on the festival circuit and to encourage our writers, directors and actors to tell their unique and complex Pasifika stories; utilising both the power and beauty of our culture and the intricacies surrounding contemporary issues. PFF is also dedicated to nurturing and supporting budding Pasifika filmmakers, as well as being committed to showcasing our films to Pacific and non-Pacific communities alike.

About

PFF is going global in 2020!

By submitting to Pasifika Film Fest in 2020, your film with have the opportunity to reach even more communities across Oceania with PFF's new 'Island Hop' Festival format.

2019 has seen a wave of Pacific film produced and screened around the world and so our focus for 2020 is to lay the foundation for these films to be accessible to their own communities as well as others throughout the islands, and by doing so, inspire further production of local content and an allied sense of pride and purpose for all Pacific nations.

In 2020, our objective is to extend our outreach and impact by producing a festival that screens films across Oceania during the month of October, thus increasing engagement with film in the region and sharing more Pasifika stories with more people.

The structure of the 2020 festival will be a diverse program of Pacific films screening for the duration of October across multiple Pacific Island nations, hosted by a local venue or venues.

Pasifika Film Fest (PFF) was created with the intention of providing a platform for a diverse community of Pacific filmmakers to have their work screened more extensively on the festival circuit and to encourage our writers, directors and actors to tell their unique and complex Pasifika stories; utilising both the power and beauty of our culture and the intricacies surrounding contemporary issues. PFF is also dedicated to nurturing and supporting budding Pasifika filmmakers, as well as being committed to showcasing our films to Pacific and non-Pacific communities alike.

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

PFF SUBMISSION T&C’s

Pasifika Film Fest programmes film, video, digital & interactive media artworks works made by international artists (directors, producers, screenwriters, designers) of Pacific heritage and of all levels of experience. In programming work for the Festival, PFF strives to represent a diversity of ideas, themes, and genres, in addition to a diversity of Pacific Islander languages, nations, and cultures.

Pasifika Film Fest’s priority and focus is to present media artworks that reflect the artistic vision of a person of Pacific Islander heritage while also providing a space for the artist to have their work presented to the public. Pasifika Film Fest only considers works that meet the following criteria:

For Film & Video Works:

The director, producer or screenwriter is of Pacific heritage;
If the director, producer or screenwriter is not of Pacific heritage, then joint creative positions (co-director, co-writer, co-producer) may also be considered with detailed submission requirements for creative role and decision-making involvement.

PREMIERE STATUS

A premiere status of any kind is not a requirement, but may be a consideration. Due to submission volumes and the limitation of screening slots, Programmers may choose to prioritise a work by an Pacific Islander filmmaker that has not yet had the opportunity of a public presentation at another festival or via other media.

All films must be in English or have English subtitles. Pasifika Film Fest prefers films that have not been broadcast or made available for download in Australia, New Zealand or the USA.

HOW TO SUBMIT
Electronic submissions must be made through Pasifika Film Fest’s, FilmFreeway page. See below for the rules and conditions surrounding submission to Pasifika Film Fest 2020.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Short Films
Early Bird (6th March, 2020) $0
Regular (7th April, 2020) $30
Late (14th June, 2020) $50

Criteria: - Films up to 20 minutes in length - Can include animated and documentary short films

Feature Films
Early Bird (6th March, 2020) $0
Regular (7th April, 2020) $30
Late (14th June, 2020) $50

Criteria: - Films at least 55 minutes in length - Narrative based works

Documentary Films
Early Bird (6th March, 2020) $0
Regular (7th April, 2020) $30
Late (14th June, 2020) $50

Criteria: - Documentary works at least 55 minutes in length

Experimental Works
Early Bird (6th March, 2020) $0
Regular (7th April, 2020) $30
Late (14th June, 2020) $50

Criteria: This category includes works from creators who have made either experimental or artistic works eg. 360 Virtual Reality films, artistic installations, visual poetry.

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