United Nations Association Film Festival 2016 Mission & Objective:

Established nineteen years ago, UNAFF celebrates the power of films dealing with human rights, environmental themes, population, migration, women’s issues, refugees, homelessness, racism, health, universal education, war and peace. UNAFF offers a unique opportunity to view documentaries that are rarely screened, to become familiar with global problems, and to acquire a better understanding of the means to address these problems.

United Nations Association Film Festival 2016 Theme:

2016 theme is COMPASS FOR A BETTER WORLD continues the ongoing celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and focuses on various aspects of the Sustainable Development Goals.

United Nations Association Film Festival 2016 Submission Guidelines:

• Documentaries only
• No production year limit - but no films that are available online for free
• 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
• Preferred submission format: DVD (NTSC/PAL) or Blu-Ray region 0 or 1
• Alternate submission format: Download-enabled online link with a password having an expiration date extending through July 31

UNAFF 2016 Awards include a Cash prize:

• UNAFF Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary $2000
• UNAFF Grand Jury Award for Best Short Documentary $1000
• UNAFF Award for Best Cinematography $500
• UNAFF Award for Best Editing $500
• UNAFF Youth Vision Award $500

UNAFF 2016 Key dates:

1. Early Deadline – May 6, 2016*
2. Regular Deadline – May 16, 2016*
3. Late deadline – May 26, 2016* *Postmarked