The RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film

The 12th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film is expected to take place in summer/autumn 2011.  The call for film submissions will be announced in summer 2010 and the submission deadline will be early 2010.

The RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film is held biennially with the first edition held at in 1985. Host institutions in the past have included Leeds Met University, University of Manchester, University of Oxford, University of Durham, University of Kent at Canterbury, Goldsmiths College and SOAS (London). Offers are invited from Anthropology Departments in the UK and Ireland and other bodies interested in hosting this event.

The film festival normally extends over 3 days and is organised jointly by the Film Committee of the RAI and a host institution. Some host institutions have organised a conference on a theme related to ethnographic film or visual anthropology more broadly, in association with the festival.

Filmmakers throughout the world are invited to submit films for screening during the festival and for the various prizes and awards administered by the RAI.

For further information, and rules & conditions visit the dedicated RAI Festival website or see the following downloads from our last festival:

Film Submission Form
Film Submission Rules
List of Film Prizes

For any enquiries please contact: Susanne Hammacher, Film Officer, Royal Anthropological Institute,
50 Fitzroy Street,
London W1T 5BT,
United Kingdom; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; phone: +44 (0)20 7387 0455.