Grant of £2500 for African Filmmakers from the British Council 2019

The British Council, in partnership with the Royal African Society, is offering African filmmakers the opportunity to apply for Film Africa Travel Grants 2019-2020 to attend premier UK film festivals where their work will be screened. The purpose of this funding is to enable African filmmakers to present their work in the UK, develop new contact networks and reach new audiences, whilst increasing the exposure of contemporary film and film talent from the African continent in the UK.

Eligibility criteria:

1. Applicants need to get an invitation from one of the key festivals 
2. Applicants must be filmmakers aged 18-35 years old
3. At the time of the application, applicants must be citizens of an African country and have been resident on the continent for a minimum of 2 consecutive years 
4. Applicants need to demonstrate that they have been working in/committed to the local film sector during this period
5. The priority and focus of this scheme is on short form work (length up to 30 minutes), including virtual reality, immersive storytelling experiences and installations
6. At the time of application, applicants must declare any other sources of funding they are receiving for any given festival opportunity
7. Successful applicants will be required to commit to taking part in an evaluation procedure, which entails completing an online survey following their UK festival visit

Grant amount:

1. The Film Africa Travel Grants will offer African filmmakers the opportunity to travel to the UK to attend one of eight key international film festivals where their work has been invited to screen
2. Successful applicants may be awarded up to £2,500 to cover international travel (including visas), accommodation and subsistence costs for their visit to the UK. 
3. Promotion of work to our exclusive programming contacts in these key festivals.
4. A bespoke program of networking opportunities, developed in partnership with the festivals and the British Council’s UK-based Film team.

About the British Council

Although they receive a government grant in aid, the British Council is operationally independent from the UK government. The British Council has a group structure which, in addition to the British Council charity, includes subsidiary undertakings in the UK and overseas. Their policies ensure that we meet the highest standards across all their areas of work.

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