Festival

Festival presentation: 

 

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the 24nd UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival), which was founded in 1998 by Stanford educator and film critic Jasmina Bojic in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the g of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The festival will be held from October 21-31, 2021 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University. This year’s theme MOVING FORWARD continues our two decades long celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, emphasizing our readiness to resume resolute strides towards lasting solutions.

The deadline for submissions is May 11, 2021.  For more information please visit www.unaff.org.

UNAFF celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with human rights, the environment, refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace.

Festival Nickname: 

UNAFF

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Documentary

Festival Info

Next Festival Dates: 

10/21/2021 - 10/31/2021

Archived festival (terminated): 

no

Is the Festival open to the public ?: 

Yes

Does the Festival have a market?: 

No

Does the Festival have a competition ?: 

Yes

Festival Submission

Film submission fee: 

Payment

Film submission amount: 

$30 or $40 (see below)

Submission accepted on Fest21.com: 

No

Film call for entry start day: 

05/08/2020

Film call for entry deadline: 

05/11/2021

Submission Page: 

http://www.unaff.org/2018/submission.html

Festival

Festival Director Name: 

Jasmina Bojic

Festival Director E-mail: 

[email protected]

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the 24th UNAFF which will run from October 21-31, 2021 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University. 

 

The United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with human rights, the environment, refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace.

 

This year’s theme MOVING FORWARD continues our two-decade-long celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, emphasizing our readiness to resume resolute strides towards lasting solutions.

 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: 5cq3v

• Documentaries only - but absolutely no films that are available online for free
• No production year limit
• No runtime limit – UNAFF accepts both shorts and longs
• Rough-cuts or works-in-progress accepted, but please submit as close to the final cut as possible. UNAFF cannot accept updated versions of a film less than 10 days before the start of the festival

 

Submission formats:

• Blu-ray region 0 or 1 or DVD (NTSC/PAL) (see mailing address below)
• -enabled online link with a valid until July 31, 2021. Please email online link and with attached signed submission form to [email protected]

The language of the festival jury and audience is English, so if your film is in a different language, please translate the title and submit an English subtitled version, or send us an English SRT file.

 

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

• Submit on FilmFreeway 
• Send in your disc or able link directly to UNAFF. CLICK HERE TO THE ENTRY FORM, which must be filled out and signed and sent with all direct submissions, either printed included in your package, or as an attachment with your able link.

 

ENTRY FEES:

• $30 for films up to 30 minutes (late deadline $40)
• $40 for films longer than 30 minutes (late deadline $50)

 Please send check or money order payable to UNAFF, or via PayPal (please use [email protected] and quote the title of the film in the comment) 

 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

 Early Deadline – May 1, 2021*

 Regular Deadline – May 11, 2021*

 Late deadline – May 21, 2021*

(*Postmarked)

 

MAILING ADDRESS:

Please submit screener and payment (if paying via check or money order) to:

UNAFF 

P. O. Box 19369

Stanford, CA 94309

U.S.A.

 

Questions or comments: Email [email protected] or call (650) 724-5544 

Festival Organization

Name: 

CAW/UNAFF 2018

Address: 

Stanford Arts/Sweet Hall 416A

fest adr2: 

590 Escondido Mall

City: 

Stanford

State: 

CA

Zip code: 

94305-3023

Country: 

United States

Telephone: 

(650) 724-5544

Website: 

http://www.unaff.org