The 7th Edition of the Lake International PanAfrican Film Festival is here. With the call for entries from 1st March to 10th June 2021. Over the years, the festival has provided a great platform for exchange, networks and collaboration through its various activities. Hosted outside the main Capital, it has also engaged many of the filmmakers and filmlovers on tourism, making the Festival a great holiday experience. In 2020, due to the Pandemic, the Festival took place Online with a high global attendance than has been witnessed in the Festival and in Local Festivals, thus setting LIPFF as the Festival of Choice for African Stories, African Languages and African Films. We hope, with time, we will be ultimate stop for African Foreign Languages Films for International Global Emmy and Oscar Awards.
LIPFF 2021 is open for Films in any African native language with English subtitles made in Africa. The Festival accepts short films (3-40 minutes), Feature films (41> minutes), documentaries/docudramas, animation and student films (30> minutes). For student films, the name of the institution MUST be included.
The Festival Theme for 2021 is: Disrupt the Narrative
This year, the Festival will be blended with both Physical and Online Activities namely: Film screenings. Workshops, Panel Discussions, Open Forums, Excursions and the Gala Awards Ceremony.
