We open the Artistic Door of Southeast Nigeria to the rest of the world

Welcome to Coal City Film Festival. We are dedicated to celebrating African Cinema at the heart of South East Nigeria – Enugu State, whilst giving local and International arts community an opportunity to salvour diverse bubbling film and tourism experiences in Nigeria away from the ever busy city of Lagos to the historical coal city.

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COAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2022

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES

Jul 1, 2022

Submission Opening Date

Beginning of submission of films & Projects for CCFF 2023. Click here to submit

Oct 31, 2022

Earlybird Submission Deadline

Deadline for Earlybird submission of Films & Projects. Click here to submit

Nov 30, 2022

Late Submission Deadline

Last date for submission of all Films & Projects. Click here to submit

Jan 7, 2023

Notification Date

Notification of Successful entrants to CCFF 2022

Mar 23, 2023

Coal City Fim Festival Date

CCFF 2022 will hold from March 23 to 25, 2022

MEET THE CCFF FOUNDER

MEET THE CCFF TEAM

UCHE AGBO

Founder and Executive Director

Uche Agbo is a trained Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Producer, Director, Media and Entertainment Consultant, Public Relations (PR) Strategist, Talent Coach and Entrepreneur with a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Arts, and Masters Degree in Theatre and Film Studies from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Uche also holds a certificate in directing from Del-York Creative Academy.

Uche is a proud alumnus of Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme with keen interest in telling original and authentic African stories through Films, commercials, business videos and documentaries.

He is currently the National Secretary of Directors’ Guild of Nigeria (DGN), the umbrella body housing registered Film and Television Directors in Nigeria. He is also a member of Screenwriters Guild of Nigeria, (SWGN) and Actors Guild of Nigeria, (AGN).