Years running: 22 (since 2003)
Cape Winelands Film Festival
International film festival in Cape Town and Stellenbosch.
About
What sets apart this festival from the many other film festivals world-wide is the distinctive approach to film programming, committed celebrity guests and friendly leisurely pace. It is a competitive festival that highlights both the emerging and professional filmmaker, and serves as a catalyst for bringing writers and filmmakers together to collaborate on future productions. The Festival is held simultaneously in Cape Town and Stellenbosch and offers plenty of time to enjoy the wine country's amenities.
The programme is generally grouped into ten sections:
- World Cinema,
- Independent Films,
- Arts in Film,
- New Voices,
- Music in Film,
- Food on Film,
- That’s So Gay (gay and lesbian releases),
- Eco Cinema (eco-friendly films about people and our planet),
- Films on Tolerance and Reconciliation and Acceptance of the OTHER,
- Cinema of Conscience (films about social and political issues),
- Special Programs (Retrospectives and Focuses).
In addition industry panels and networking events, Q & A discussions with filmmakers, arts and entertainment mixers at local venues are held throughout the 10 days.
Rules
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS:
- Submissions may be fiction, documentary, animation or short films.
- Only films completed not more than 18 months prior to the Call for Entries.
- Preference will be given but is not limited to submissions that have not been distributed theatrically or screened at other festivals in South Africa prior to the 2019 Festival.
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS:
- Any narrative work of fiction of international origin with a running time of 60 minutes or more.
- International Narrative Feature Films that have previously screened at any festival inside South Africa are not eligible for submission.
- Films that have been or will be exhibited publicly at one or more non-festival screenings, broadcast or streamed on television or the Internet, or released via any home video or other public distribution platform (Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, YouTube, VOD, etc.)
Screening Media Type: DCP, Blu-ray
Audio language: any
Subtitles language: English
Premiere Requirements
Regional premiere required.
Documents
Place
South Africa
Cape Town, Stellenbosch
Official Website
Contacts
Address:
No 1 Waterkant Building
52 Arum Rd,
Bloubergrant, Cape Town 7441
South Africa
Phone: +27 21 556 3204
Email: info@filmfest.capetown
Social Networks
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- Opening DateMay 01, 2019
- Earlybird DeadlineMay 10, 2019
- Regular DeadlineJuly 10, 2019
- Final DeadlineJuly 31, 2019
- NotificationsAugust 16, 2019
- Event Dates10 — 19 October 2019
Any non-fiction film of international origin with a running time of 45 minutes or more, not including entirely scripted or improvised fictionalizations of actual events.
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Earlybird Deadline — free
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Regular Deadline — $40
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Final Deadline — $60
Any animation short film of international origin with a running time not shorter than 5 minutes, including credits qualify as an International Short Animation Film.
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Earlybird Deadline — free
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Final Deadline — $50
Any narrative fiction or animation film of international origin with a running time between 15 and 45 minutes, including credits qualify as an International Short Film.
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Earlybird Deadline — free
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Final Deadline — $75
Any narrative work of fiction of international origin with a running time of 60 minutes or more.
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Earlybird Deadline — free
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Final Deadline — $75
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