1ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FILM FESTIVAL IN SOUTH AFRICA
One Week Festival throughout five Cities in South Africa &
Cape Town 2010 five day Film Festival - Lausanne World Congress
October 15-23, 2010

“powerful, inspiring, faith affirming, evangelistic, transforming stories”

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2010

Humble Pie Entertainment proudly presents TRANSFORMING STORIES INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FILM FESTIVAL in association with Cape Town 2010 in October 2010! What makes this festival so unique is firstly that it is the first International Christian Film Festival to be held in South Africa and secondly, through the partnership and association with the Lausanne movement the international Christian community and the majority of the Body of Christ will be involved in showcasing the winning films to over 4500 International Christian leaders from over 200 regions in the world. This will be one of the largest marketing opportunities any film could receive.
The purpose of the festival is to showcase powerful, inspiring, faith affirming, evangelistic, transforming stories in the form of film to the world and the Body of Christ. We want to emphasize how the power of storytelling can impact the lives of people and shape a specific culture.

The following Six Themes have been chosen for the festival submissions in 2010:
1. The Gospel- Truth: Making the case for the Truth of Christ in a globalistic and pluralized world.
2. The Gospel- Reconciliation: Building the Peace of Christ in our divided and broken world.
3. The World- Faiths: Living the Love of Christ with people of other faiths.
4. The World- Priorities: Discerning the Will of Christ for 21st century world evangelization.
5. The Church- Integrity: Calling the Church of Christ back to humility, integrity and simplicity.
6. The Church- Partnership: Partnering in the Body of Christ towards a new global equilibrium.

The following Categories and entry fees is applicable for 2010:
Feature Films: 60 – 120 min (over 60 minutes running time) $ 100 (ZAR 800)
Documentaries: 20 - 70 min (over 20 minutes running time) $ 75 (ZAR 600)
Short Films: 4 – 35 min (under 35 minutes running time) $ 40 (ZAR 320)
Short-Shorts: 15 – 90 sec (under 90 seconds running time) $ 40 (ZAR 320)

Timeline:
• 1 July 2010 - Closing Deadline for Submissions.
• 20 July 2010 - Semi Finalists selected.
• 20 August 2010 - Finalists made known to public.
• 22 August 2010- Ticket bookings for public festival open through Computicket in South Africa.
• 15- 21 October 2010- National South African Festival Program in 6 theatres in 5 cities showcasing the finalists.
• 17-23 October 2010- Cape Town 2010 Lausanne Congress Film Festival Program in Cape Town.
• 21 October 2010- Award Ceremony Event at Cape Town 2010 to Lausanne Congress Attendees.
• 22 October 2010- Award Ceremony Open to Public in Cape Town.

Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival’s Awards will be presented to the individuals or teams responsible for the winning films on October 22, 2010 during the Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival Awards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. Awards will include: International Audience Award, UD ($)5000 for Best Feature Film, USD ($)1000 for Best Documentary, USD ($)500 for Best Short Film, and USD ($)500 for Best Short Short Film.

By submitting your film, you acknowledge that you are the sole author and owner of the film, or if you are not the sole author, you have secured all necessary and appropriate rights, written permissions, and releases in connection with submitting the film. In particular, all music and other rights must be cleared to enable Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival to screen the film during the film festival period of October 15-23, 2010 in South Africa.

Please read through the attached Rules, & Conditions. Please complete the attached entry form & get all relevant material ready to be sent to us (confirm with us if there is any uncertainty). After paying your entry fee, make a copy of your entry form and include it in your package. For international shipments, please indicate on the customs document that the contents are for promotional purposes. Please make the value of the shipment as low as possible and insure it accordingly. Ship the package to one of the two indicated addresses (please see Rules, Term & Conditions). Please ensure you get a tracking / reference number, fax or “scan to e-mail” your entry form with the shipment reference number to [email protected] We will notify your accordingly and confirm when your material has arrived. We will keep you informed during the process. Visit the website www.transformingstories.org for any further information and payment options.

We invite you to submit your film today! We encourage you to send this “call for submissions” to all your friends in the film industry as well as to other nations around the globe.

God Bless,
Peet Louw
Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival
Festival President

For any enquiries or submissions please : Humble Pie Entertainment, South Africa, Cape Town
Tel: 0027 79 183 7164 / 0027 21 802 6809, Fax: 0027 865 924 477,
E-mail: [email protected]
www.transformingstories.org