{"id":149903,"date":"2021-02-10T10:59:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=149903"},"modified":"2021-02-10T10:59:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:59:48","slug":"aafca-calling-for-original-film-shorts-for-social-justice-short-film-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/aafca-calling-for-original-film-shorts-for-social-justice-short-film-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"AAFCA Calling For Original Film Shorts for Social Justice Short Film Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is&nbsp;calling&nbsp;for&nbsp;original&nbsp;film shorts&nbsp;exploring&nbsp;social justice themes&nbsp;from emerging creatives for its inaugural AAFCA Social Justice Short Film Competition. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amplifying&nbsp;content that raises awareness as well as&nbsp;offers&nbsp;solutions to&nbsp;wide-ranging&nbsp;issues&nbsp;that include criminal justice reform, climate change, sustainability, racism, animal rights and more is among the competition\u2019s primary goals. The&nbsp;social justice&nbsp;movement&nbsp;promotes a&nbsp;welcoming and inclusive&nbsp;culture&nbsp;with the intention of&nbsp;achieving&nbsp;equality on all levels. Selected films will challenge societal structures in&nbsp;the United States specifically&nbsp;on&nbsp;both&nbsp;a macro and micro&nbsp;scale&nbsp;while also demonstrating&nbsp;how the art of filmmaking plays an integral&nbsp;role in promoting&nbsp;social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Held across the Annual American Diversity Calendar,&nbsp;encompassing Black History, Women\u2019s History, Asian Pacific Heritage and Pride months, a winner will be selected for each month of the AAFCA Social Justice Short Film Competition, with a grand prize winner announced during AAFCA\u2019s 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Annual SYNERGY event in July.&nbsp;Winners of each monthly contest will receive a consultation with a key agents or film industry executives, a premiere of their film on AAFCA\u2019s Facebook and You Tube Channels and a&nbsp;one-year&nbsp;membership to Film Independent and a cash prize. The grand prize winner will also receive a cash prize, plus an ongoing mentoring opportunity with a director.&nbsp;A judging panel&nbsp;composed&nbsp;of select AAFCA members and film executives will vet all selected submissions based on their Story, Creativity, Technical Merit, Entertainment Value and&nbsp;Adherence to Content Themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to hear from a variety of voices on how society can address&nbsp;its&nbsp;many&nbsp;social justice&nbsp;issues.&nbsp;Film shorts function as an important \u2018testing ground\u2019 for emerging filmmakers, which is why&nbsp;AAFCA, along with&nbsp;our sponsors &#8211; Facebook, Georgia Power and the National Research Group, is thrilled to&nbsp;help introduce and amplify&nbsp;next-gen talent&nbsp;through our various platforms and expansive social networks,\u201d&nbsp;says&nbsp;AAFCA CEO&nbsp;Gil Robertson. \u201cIt&nbsp;is always&nbsp;a privilege to witness&nbsp;and help launch next-gen genius with an eye for making a larger social impact even as they nurture their own gifts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on AAFCA\u2019s Social Justice Short Film Competition \u2013 Black History Month, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__www.aafca.com_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=-LxCMlohc9ySVnlLzuA0-g&amp;m=sJHifMKV_klov_zCTZo11OzReERNvjpyOBmDjHxafjA&amp;s=hrbLKR_mzxUPn4MEr1doVUVlF88DfVHfpNpuV8L5W2E&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.aafca.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/09\/the-african-american-film-critics-association-aafca-to-hold-its-annual-aafca-awards-on-april-7-2021\/\">The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) To Hold Its Annual AAFCA Awards on April 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">AAFCA Calling For Original Film Shorts for Social Justice Short Film Competition<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is&nbsp;calling&nbsp;for&nbsp;original&nbsp;film shorts&nbsp;exploring&nbsp;social justice themes&nbsp;from emerging creatives for its inaugural AAFCA Social Justice Short Film Competition. Amplifying&nbsp;content that raises awareness as well as&nbsp;offers&nbsp;solutions to&nbsp;wide-ranging&nbsp;issues&nbsp;that include criminal justice reform, climate change, sustainability, racism, animal rights and more is among the competition\u2019s primary goals. 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