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QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR MOST RECENT ACTIVITIES FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS
RTF PARTNERED WITH THE ORGANIZERS OF THE WORLD TRAILER AWARDS
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RTF PARTNERED WITH STORYAGENT
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​RTF has been chosen by Storyagent to be their official representative in Africa. Storyagent is a UK-based blockchain-protected platform, built to help screenwriters meet Producers, who might be interested in their work. Do you have a screenplay you're looking to produce? Upload it to Storyagent, and they'll make sure producers worldwide get to see, evaluate, and possibly option  it for production. No agent is needed! Better still, your project will be IP protected through Blockchain.
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"World's first re-imagined annual live film festival, remodeled and executed as an online event, during the COVID-19 lock-down"!
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RTF SPONSORED THE INAUGURAL EDITION OF THE RADIANCE KIDS FEST IN 2021
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​RTF 2021 OFFICIAL SELECTION
​While other festivals resolved to cancelling their schedules because of the corona virus pandemic, we were prompted to revisit the founding principles of our festival "...to be TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN, and "REMOTELY ACCESSIBLE". The maiden #RTF2020 ONLINE Remote Access Edition was a huge success. Another innovation, another "FIRST"  by RTF.
​From inception, our vision was “to build a truly International, all - inclusive and remotely accessible Film Festival”.
Our corporate VISION reads: “to become the most acclaimed technology – driven, remotely accessible Festival in Africa with a keen interest in Cultural & Creative Arts".
Our MISSION is to champion an Artistic baseline where equity and openness is enhanced among Creative Artists, Filmmakers & Film Enthusiasts; in other words, a platform "Where everyone feels equal"
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#RTF2020online RED CARPET MOMENTS

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CONCLUDING SESSIONS OF #RTF2020online
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#RTF2020online
SO FAR
I bet you're eager to know what has happened so far.
FIND OUT!
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RTF in the news
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#RTF2020online ADVANTAGE SESSION FACILITATORS

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Ope Adewale joined the festival team last year as a volunteer, and was in charge of registrations at the front desk. This year, she takes up a new position as the Head of Programs. She will also lead the team that will execute the one-day panoptic edition on December 3rd, 2020.

RECENT ACTIVITIES
This year marks our fifth outing as a Festival, and we have decided to emphasize on "accessibility", continuing with our mantra of being Ice-Warm, with "ICE" connoting "INCLUSIVENESS, COLLABORATION & EQUITY". Our 2020 Festival Theme is "ACE".
In the light of this, RTF is going full PANOPTIC to celebrate our fifth anniversary, and this will necessitate a long-lasting focus on people with disability - the blind, deaf, crippled, people living with autism, down syndrome, and other disabilities.
​As we go Full Panoptic, we are determined to play our role in fulfilling the 2030 Agenda of the UNDP:
 "Leave no person with disabilities behind".
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OUR IMPACT HEADLINERS
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OUR MOST RECENT TRAINING / WORKSHOP
In December of 2019, we hosted Hollywood Actor / Director MOROCCO OMARI in Lagos - Nigeria.
He trained over 500 industry professionals in two days. Each year, RTF places pertinent emphasis on capacity building through its workshops, seminars, and advantage sessions, which are often practical-oriented. This is how RTF thrives, through partnerships.

RTF relies on partnership and collaboration to thrive. Over the years we have enjoyed support from various entities including Cinemas, Hotels, Restaurants, Event Centres, and TV/Radio Companies who have offered media partnerships to give us mileage and visibility. Our brand has been established through the support of these entities.
The responsibility of hosting each edition of the festival, however, rests on a team of relentless people who work voluntarily to curate unforgettable experiences. These experiences have shaped the perception of RTF through the years.
From those who came on board to activate our very first edition in 2016, to many others who have come on board in subsequent years, RTF owes its success to each and every team member who has volunteered their time and intellect to the building of this amazing festival that is curated by filmmakers, for filmmakers!
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...for FILMMAKERS, by FILMMAKERS
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View more videos messages from participating filmmakers by clicking on this link
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The Festival Catalogue Theme for 2019 is 
​"RELENTLESS" 
while the Festival Program theme is "PALLETTE"
IN THE NEWS
On May 27th 2019 (Children's day), the Realtime International Film Festival (RTF) in partnership with SPAR, hosted a Kids Experience session in a family - oriented
celebration that was free to participate in.
While SPAR provided the platform and the venues, RTF came on board to take the annual event to another level by screening child-friendly films, and also organising a well attended and keenly contested audition for kids between the ages of five and seventeen.

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Click here to view & download the movies in the Official Selection
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Meanwhile, Registration is on for the 2019 edition of the REALTIME FILMMAKING CHALLENGE
-click here, or on the images below to register-
The Awards Ceremony for the participants of #rtf2018 #rtfchallenge took place at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja on Saturday, March 30th, 2019. Filmmakers were presented with trophies, medals and certificates.
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VIDEO COMPILATION - #RTF2018 Participating Filmmakers
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE RTF 2018 HOURGLASS AWARDS RECIPIENTS

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At #rtf2018, 34 Awards were presented to deserving Filmmakers from around the world, whose works resonated not just with the jury, but also the audience. On behalf of the entire team, I wish to congratulate all the nominees and eventual winners.

Alessandro Jedlowski
Head of Jury, RTF 2018.
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LAGOS TRAVEL INN - Festival Venue for #rtf2018
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See more pictures from #rtf2018
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CLICK ON THIE IMAGE ABOVE TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF THE #RTF2018 HOURGLASS AWARDS RECIPIENTS
WATCH THE RTF VIDEO OVERVIEW BELOW


Welcome to the 4th edition of the Realtime International Film Festival (RTF)

Our Festival Catalogue Theme for 2019 is "RELENTLESS" while the Festival Program theme is "PALLETTE"

Our goal is “to build a truly International, all - inclusive and remotely accessible Film Festival”. 
Our corporate VISION  is “to become the biggest and most acclaimed technology – driven, remotely accessible Festival in Africa with a keen interest in Cultural & Creative Arts".
 Our MISSION is to champion an Artistic baseline where equity and openness is enhanced among Creative Artists, Filmmakers & Film Enthusiasts; in other words, a platform "Where everyone feels equal"


'Our LANGUAGE is "ART", our MEDIUM is "TECHNOLOGY" and we celebrate the "HUMAN TALENTS" responsible for churning out "ARTISTIC FILMS" 

 The Festival accepts entries from filmmakers across the world without discrimination. We also offer waivers for submission fees to filmmakers from countries like Iran, Pakistan and others who can't pay for submissions due to limitations caused by sanctions imposed on their countries.
We celebrate the FILMS and their MAKERS. We also celebrate and expose current TECHNOLOGIES that affect the art of film making. That's our focus hence, we do not seek to be the most glamorous Festival, but rather, our desire is to be known for being the Most Innovative, Eco friendly and Technology attentive Festival in Africa that attracts the world!
 During our inaugural edition, we had over 800 submissions from 80 countries out of which 60 films from 25 countries were screened.  Our Festival Catalogue Theme for 2016 was "EMOTIONS" while our Festival Program Theme was  "INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL CONVERSATIONS"
Our Festival Catalogue Theme for 2017 was "HUMANITY" while our Festival
Program Theme was  “EXTENSIVE PRODUCTION CONVERSATIONS”
During the 2018 edition, our Festival Catalogue Theme was "STORIES THAT TOUCH" while our Festival Program Theme was  “BASELINE”

Submissions for the 2019 edition are being processed at the moment and the Festival Catalogue Theme for 2019 is "RELENTLESS" while the Festival Program theme is "PALLETTE"


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Our goal is to explore the effective use of  Current Technology as a medium to foster genuine human interactions in a bid to highlight prevalent socio-cultural trends and put them under objective scrutiny by the use of emotion laden story-telling presented in a professionally tailored medium - Film.
We believe that films must have the element of entertainment; we also believe that the functionality of the art of film making can be carefully embedded within the audio-visual experience to mold minds, start subjective conversations and gain access to the conscience of the viewers in an attempt to arrive at objective social patterns that will inevitable bring about social change through advocacy.
 
Films can have lasting effects on people. Beyond the charisma of clerics, the flamboyance of politicians and agitations of activists; a simple film by a filmmaker of inspiration can influence global behavioral patterns and cause lasting change.
Movies like Black Fish, The day after tomorrow, Rosetta, Cathy come Home, Philadelphia, Super Size me, End of the Line and Selma are listed on the website of the World Economic Forum as ''MOVIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD''.
 
As a Festival, we have focused on the Art behind Film making and the Technology that brings the art to life and we intend to constantly throw requisite spotlight on the ever evolving technology that facilitates and dictates film making trends.
In our first edition, we explored practices that had not been adopted by other festivals worldwide - even the biggest of them.
 
One interesting innovation of ours is the encouragement of remote participation.
Unlike other festivals where filmmakers who are not able to travel to the physical location are unable to participate in the Q&A Session  after their films are shown, we decided to make extensive use of Skye for our Q&A Sessions - for filmmakers who were absent.
It was an effective and Eco - friendly innovation. We are proud to say that we are a "GREEN", Technology driven Festival.
Our Festival is also the Only Festival in Africa so far, with a category for films "made by children".
 
Since 2017, we introduced a category for "Best African Female Producer / Director" thereby celebrating the women in the business of Film making. To make it easier for female filmmakers to submit their works, the category is the most competitive category without a submission fee.
 
Real Time International Film Festival also fosters co-productions and so far, we have two co-productions in Animation and four co-productions for live action films in the pipeline.
We celebrate the co-productions because they will help filmmakers from different parts of the world to break fresh grounds when their expertise is exhibited and celebrated in other countries / regions.
We offer free master classes in Directing, Cinematography, Photography, Acting and The use of social media in executing effective P&A (Publicity & Advertising) for movies.

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  • Home
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      • RTF2022 OFFICIAL SELECTION
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      • 2022 TRAINING SESSIONS
      • REALTIME CHALLENGE 2022
      • #RTF2022 VOLUNTEER
    • #rtf2021hybrid >
      • 2021 awards & official selections
      • RECAP OF MASTERCLASSES & SESSIONS
      • RSVP
    • RTF2020 >
      • RTF 2020 - HOME
      • 2020 Post-festival events
      • RTF Online Film Festival
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      • 2020 AWARD WINNERS
      • RTF2020online Official Selections
    • #RTF2019 >
      • about the festival
      • #RTF2019 OFFICIAL Selection
      • #RTF2019 NEWS & UPDATES
    • 2018 EDITION >
      • #rtf2018 in retrospect
      • RTF 2018 HOURGLASS AWARD RECIPIENTS
      • 2018 MOVIE TRAILERS
      • 2018 ADVANTAGE SESSIONS
    • 2017 EDITION >
      • RTF2017 WINNERS
      • 2018 MOVIES IN COMPETITION
      • Festival Activities for 2017
      • ADVANTAGE SESSIONS
      • SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK 2017
    • 2016 edition >
      • 2016 FESTIVAL CATALOG
      • 2016 SUBMISSIONS
      • 2016 TRAILERS
      • 2016 WINNERS
      • REVIEWS
      • 2016 DECISION MAKERS
      • 2016 MASTERCLASS FACILITATORS
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