Short Film News (SFN) - The Afrinolly Shortfilm Competition offers budding filmmakers and documentary/animation content creators the opportunity to win prizes in a competition valued at US$100 000.

Launched by MTN Afrinolly, the premier Nigerian mobile phone app that enables users watch movie trailers, it is a video-based competition where candidates are expected to submit a sub-15 minute film that can be easily accessed on mobile devices. The competition will run for three months and submissions can be made online on the website.

"With this competition, we aim at showcasing African talent online and providing a platform to foster the creation of new online content produced by Africans," said Chike Maduegbuna, CEO of FansConnectOnline, which developed Afrinolly.

"The competition will target over 1000 filmmakers across Africa and ultimately provide the right push to some of the most talented creators in the continent. Winners will be rewarded with prizes in cash and kind; while top participants will be offered the opportunity to sign online distribution and content deals with the company."

Members of the panel of judges include experts in the entertainment and ICT industry globally and experts from all over Africa. Among them are award winning Nollywood movie producers, Tunde Kelani, Emem Isong, and Femi Odugbemi.

A further breakdown of the cash prizes show that the overall winner will smile home with $25,000, the first runner up will get $10,000 and the second runner up will receive $5,000 in two categories namely Short movie and Documentary.

The competition is 360- degrees online and the plan is to shortlist 30 submissions for the two categories and each judge will watch and select the best ten per category. Thereafter, the internet public will watch the two sets of best ten and vote online to determine the winners per category.