Cameroon: The Ecrans Noirs Association and the Goethe Institute stand together

As part of the 22nd edition of the Ecrans Noirs International film festival held in Yaoundé from July 13 to 22, 2018, the Ecrans Noirs Association and the Goethe-Institut Kamerun organized a scenario competition in partnership. short fiction film as part of the "10 days for 1 film" operation

The aim of the competition was to encourage writing, directing and film production that could contribute to awareness-raising.

The competition was open to young Cameroonians under the age of 30, who are destined for the film industry: scriptwriting, directing or production;

The duration of finished films not to exceed 10 min.

Projects related to the theme of "civility and social cohesion"

Each contestant could only submit one script;

For the candidate (s) s to the profession of producer ( trice) after the selection of 3 of the best candidates on file, and after one week of training, they were assigned at the discretion of the contest organizers on the three selected projects.

Founded in 1997 by the Ecrans Noirs Association, the Ecrans Noirs Festival aims to promote and promote cinemas in Africa and the Black World. In 2008, it became a competitive festival highlighting numerous awards and talents; It is one of the essential annual events of the 7th art in Central Africa.

It is also the opportunity for amateurs and professionals of the 7th art to reconnect with the film, meet actors and directors stars of the continent, s to enrich all the ancillary activities developed outside the screening rooms (training workshops, professional meetings and other cultural activities which took place at the Festival Village in Yaoundé.

Objectives

To promote African Cinema and foreign cinema on Africa and the Black World by making them known and loved by the diffusion of films and the valorization of the related trades that surround them.

Allow the professionals of the 7th art to be enriched of all ancillary activities developed outside the projection rooms (film market, training workshops, conference, professional meetings, residencies crititure …);

Detect, encourage and reward talent through prizes and competitions.
Create a space for meetings and exchanges between the public and professionals

The activities

• Symposium International animated by researchers, critics and professionals of the cinema and intellectuals of very different edges;
• Conferences of press daily with for guests directors, actors, Producers;
• Thematic Meetings of Media and Other Partners with Filmmakers and the General Public

The categories of films in competition were as follows:

• International feature films; [19659022] International documentaries;
• International short films;
• Feature films Central Africa;
• Documentaries Central Africa;
• Short films Afr Central Station;
• Cameroonian feature films;
• Cameroonian documentaries;
• Cameroonian short films;
• TV series;
• Foreign films;

Non-competitive categories were:

• Retrospectives; [19659022] Tributes;
• Panorama;
• Favorites

The screenings of the 22 ^th edition were the following:

• The Yaounde Congress Center
• The Goethe Institute;
• The Sita Bella Room;
• The Hall of the Cameroon Cultural Center

• The Solomon Foundation Tandeng Muna;
• The Village of the Festival at the National Museum for Projections in Full air.
• Outdoor screenings were held at the festival village, located at the National Museum.