{"id":196,"date":"2019-10-21T20:05:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T20:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/?p=196"},"modified":"2020-03-05T01:21:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T01:21:47","slug":"african-smartphone-international-film-festival-asiff-2019-theme-the-future-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/african-smartphone-international-film-festival-asiff-2019-theme-the-future-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"African Smartphone International Film Festival (ASIFF 2019) Theme; The Future Is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 35 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<p>The African Smartphone International Film Festival (ASIFF) has closed submission for its 3<sup>rd<\/sup> annual edition, theme: The Future is Here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASIFF received a total 550 films from 60 countries. The event will run from 6<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 8<sup>th<\/sup> December 2019 at the Magnificent Cinemas, Lagos Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASIFF\nfounder and executive director Michael Osheku said the 2019 edition is a\nspecial one and it is open for the public and industry delegates to experience\nthe future of filmmaking and the cinema, the festival has a lineup of amazing\nAfrican and International short films, feature films, documentaries, animations,\nweb series and music videos made with mobile device. And will also features; workshops,\nmaster classes, panel discussions, pitch panels, short film market, networking\nevent and award ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smartphone\nfilmmaking age has come, we are celebrating smartphone filmmakers and their\nworks. It is no longer the question of can a great film be made with smartphone?\nthis is the time to experience the beautiful, creative and powerful art of storytelling\nusing pocket device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every\nyear we launch new generation of talents, and this year\u2019s\nselection is the future of cinema and it is mind altering.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smartphone\ntechnologies are increasingly playing a major part in film production,\ndistribution and reception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At\nthis year\u2019s festival we are training and exploring the limitless\npossibilities of using a smartphone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>African\nSmartphone International film festival is named among world best smartphone\nfilm festival and we also one of the most reviewed film festivals by filmmakers\nworldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nfestival welcome\u2019s film financiers, distributors, exhibitors, talent managers\nand other film industry stakeholders to participate and discover exceptional,\nthought provoking and highly entertaining contents from professionals and new\nemerging filmmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASIFF 2019 is in partnership with Magnificent Cinemas, TraceNaija Mobile International Network Association, Oshmil House Company, Filmhub, iPitchTV, Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board, Filmcriers, Rave TV, African Short Film Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASIFF2019,\nwelcome you to the future. <\/p>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"196\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/happy.svg\" alt=\"Happy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Happy                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                        \n                                                <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-2\" post-id=\"196\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/sad.svg\" alt=\"Sad\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Sad                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-3\" post-id=\"196\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/excited.svg\" alt=\"Excited\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Excited                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-6\" post-id=\"196\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/sleepy.svg\" alt=\"Sleepy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Sleepy                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                        \n                                                <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-4\" post-id=\"196\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/angry.svg\" alt=\"Angry\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">Angry<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-5\" post-id=\"196\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/surprise.svg\" alt=\"Surprise\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">Surprise<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Smartphone International Film Festival (ASIFF) has closed submission for its 3rd annual edition, theme: The Future is Here ASIFF received a total 550 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[20,15,9,19,17,5,21,14,16,18],"class_list":["post-196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-african-film-festival","tag-african-films","tag-asiff-2019","tag-cinema","tag-filmmakers","tag-michael-osheku","tag-nigeria-film-festivals","tag-smartphone-film-festival","tag-smartphone-filmmaking","tag-the-future-is-here"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201,"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions\/201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansmartphonefilmfest.com\/African-Smartphone-International-Film-Festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}