GENERAL ROLES OF THE FESTIVAL
DEFINITION AND OBJECTIVES
ARTICLE 1:
a) A
Bamenda Human Rights Films and Arts Festival abbreviated (BHRFAF) has
been created in Bamenda, regional capital of the North West of Cameroon.
It shall hold yearly.
Bamenda Human Rights Films and Arts Festival is organized by a Common Future Productions.
b) Bamenda
Human Rights Films and Arts Festival is a venue par excellence to
promote the culture of human rights in Cameroon using film and Arts as
vehicles to communicate fundamental Human rights values.
c) Bamenda
Human Rights Films and Arts Festival falls within the framework of
activities of a Common Future Organization and the international Network
of Human Rights Film Festivals promoted by Movies That Matter in the
Netherlands.
d) Bamenda
Human Rights Films and Arts Festival would be an annual event and would
be a registered and protected trade mark, and a multi-risk insurance
would be guaranteed before, during and after the event.
ARTICLE 2: ACTIVITIES OF BHRFAF
The
Bamenda Human Rights Films and Arts Festival shall seek to promote the
production and screening of human rights films in Cameroon.
It
shall also serve as a meeting point between producers and consumers of
films both from Cameroon and abroad and a venue par excellence for the
promotion of local Cameroon films to the foreign audience. In this
light, festival promoters shall assist in linking up local film
producers and directors to their peers in others countries so as to
share good practice and exchange experiences.
ARTICLE 3:
Certain
activities within the Bamenda Human Rights Films and Arts Festival as
judged by the organizing committee shall be awarded financial rewards.
In such situations, a specialized jury composed of the following shall
be set up:
President: A Common Future Production
Rapporteur: A man or woman of culture
Members: A representative of the administration / Arts and Culture Ministry, CSOs, Human Rights Groups, Journalist, Association.
The jury must not be less than three persons.
ARTICLE 4:
Prizes shall be as follows:
a) Best overall festival film
b) Best Human Rights film
c) Best human rights artist
d) Best human rights film producer
e) Best human rights film director
f) Best female human rights film producer
g) Encouragement prizes to selected films.
ARTICLE 5:
No
prize can be given in ex-aequo. In a situation of parity, the decision
of the President of the Jury is final. Decisions of the jury, taken in
camera, can not be challenged.
ARTICLE 6:
Prizes consist of a trophy or certificate containing an amount of money.
ARTICLE 7:
Members of the jury are not authorized to be part of any competition in which they are called to deliberate.
ARTICLE 8: THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
In
order to ensure a hitch-free organization of the festival, A Common
Future Productions shall put in place an organizing committee structured
in the following manner:
a) A General commissariat of the festival.
b) A Sub-committee for the selection of films.
c) A Sub-committee for prizes and event programming.
d) A Sub-committee for mobilization and publicity.
e) A Sub-Committee for lodging and transportation.
f) A Sub-Committee for health and insurance.
ARTICLE 9:
The
organizing committee meets monthly until two months to the event when
it will meet weekly. After the festival, the organizing committee holds
an evaluation meeting and a report is presented to a Common Future for
reporting and exploitation.
ARTICLE 10: PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS
Films
to be projected at the Bamenda Human Rights Films and Arts Festival
shall under go meticulous selection and screening rights shall be
signed.
ARTICLE 11:
Participation for the prize awards shall be subjected to further specific regulations.
ARTICLE 12:
Moderators and Panelists invited to the film festival or the education programme shall be taken care of by a common future.
ARTICLE 13:
A common future shall ensure the visibility and promotion of all activities during the festival using all available media.
ARTICLE 14:
At
the end of every festival, A Common Future can give authorization to
any media of its choice to carry out special audio-visual productions
and broadcast of the event.
ARTICLE 15:
Photo coverage of the Bamenda Human Rights Films and Arts Festival is subject to prior authorization by a common future.
ARTICLE 16: FINAL DISPOSITIONS
All
correspondences related to the Bamenda Human Rights Films and Arts
Festival must be addressed to Mr. GWAIN COLBERT FULAI, Co-Founder and
Executive Director, A Common Future, P.O. BOX 747 Mankon-Bamenda, Tel:
(237) 77 85 24 76 / (237) 99 11 82 08, email: acommonfuture1@yahoo.com.
ARTICLE 17:
Taking
part at the Bamenda Human Rights Films and Arts Festival means total
acceptance of these general roles which are deposited at Crown Chambers,
Bamenda.