Festival Regulations
1. To the best of the applicant’s Knowledge, all of the statements below must be accurate.
2. This short film festival is being organized by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
3. The Festival shall be a competition of short films & shall be held on 2nd October 2016 in Siri Fort Auditorium.
4. The applicant is duly authorized, on his/her behalf and on the behalf of any person or entity that has ownership rights in the work, to submit to the Festival and the applicant declares that this submission is not in violation of any law nor violates any right of said person or entity or that of any third party in any manner whatsoever.
5. The Swachh Bharat short film festival, its officers, as well as any of its fiscal sponsors and affiliated entities is not responsible, for any damage to, or loss of, any materials submitted by the applicant, whether that damage occurs en route to or from the Festival or during the course of the Festival's possession, any loss caused to the film material or otherwise, in or during the Festival or of said materials.
6. Read the guidelines and rules and regulation for applying for the Swachh Bharat short film festival.
2. This short film festival is being organized by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
3. The Festival shall be a competition of short films & shall be held on 2nd October 2016 in Siri Fort Auditorium.
4. The applicant is duly authorized, on his/her behalf and on the behalf of any person or entity that has ownership rights in the work, to submit to the Festival and the applicant declares that this submission is not in violation of any law nor violates any right of said person or entity or that of any third party in any manner whatsoever.
5. The Swachh Bharat short film festival, its officers, as well as any of its fiscal sponsors and affiliated entities is not responsible, for any damage to, or loss of, any materials submitted by the applicant, whether that damage occurs en route to or from the Festival or during the course of the Festival's possession, any loss caused to the film material or otherwise, in or during the Festival or of said materials.
6. Read the guidelines and rules and regulation for applying for the Swachh Bharat short film festival.
Submission Guidelines
1. Entries open only for short film with duration of not more than 3 min (180 secs). To be shot in HD format.
2. Submission deadline Sept 10, 2016.
3. No entry fee for submissions.
2. Submission deadline Sept 10, 2016.
3. No entry fee for submissions.
Rules and Regulations
1. Open to all interested applicants.
2. The films can be made in any of the listed official languages of India and must be subtitled in English.
3. The film must be produced in the last 1 year preceding the Festival, i.e. with effect from 1 October 2015.
4. The film must be submitted to NFDC not later than 10th September 2016.
5. The festival shall carry the following awards –
7. The applicant must certify that they have the right to participate in this Film Festival with regard to parties connected with the production / distribution of the participating film and / or other right holders/licenses.
8. The Film Festival reserves the right to use materials received or their part for advertising purposes and for promoting the Swachh Bharat Mission.
9. Since the theme of the films is on involvement of children in Swachh Bharat Mission, it is expected that the contents of the films would be suitable for universal viewing.
10. Along with the application, the applicant has to email the filmmaker’s photograph (300 dpi) and film stills in digital format.
11. The applicant should ensure that the address / email shared in the application is correct as it may be used by film festival office for communication.
12. If a film has not been selected, Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival will inform the applicant by letter within one (1) week of the announcement of the final film selection. Ministry of I&B and NFDC will not in any way whatsoever provide any justification and / or comments regarding the reasons for non-selection of a film.
13. Furthermore, the applicant undertakes to indemnify and keep Ministry of I&B and NFDC indemnified against all liabilities, claims, demands, actions, costs, damages or loss arising out of the submission, acceptance and/or screening of the film and/or use or non-use of the material.
2. The films can be made in any of the listed official languages of India and must be subtitled in English.
3. The film must be produced in the last 1 year preceding the Festival, i.e. with effect from 1 October 2015.
4. The film must be submitted to NFDC not later than 10th September 2016.
5. The festival shall carry the following awards –
- Best film – shall carry a cash prize of INR Ten (10) Lakhs and a certificate.
- Three (3) films falling in Second Best Category – each shall be awarded a cash prize INR Five (5) Lakhs.
- Six films (6) falling in Third Best Category – each shall be awarded a cash prize of INR Two (2) Lakhs.
7. The applicant must certify that they have the right to participate in this Film Festival with regard to parties connected with the production / distribution of the participating film and / or other right holders/licenses.
8. The Film Festival reserves the right to use materials received or their part for advertising purposes and for promoting the Swachh Bharat Mission.
9. Since the theme of the films is on involvement of children in Swachh Bharat Mission, it is expected that the contents of the films would be suitable for universal viewing.
10. Along with the application, the applicant has to email the filmmaker’s photograph (300 dpi) and film stills in digital format.
11. The applicant should ensure that the address / email shared in the application is correct as it may be used by film festival office for communication.
12. If a film has not been selected, Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival will inform the applicant by letter within one (1) week of the announcement of the final film selection. Ministry of I&B and NFDC will not in any way whatsoever provide any justification and / or comments regarding the reasons for non-selection of a film.
13. Furthermore, the applicant undertakes to indemnify and keep Ministry of I&B and NFDC indemnified against all liabilities, claims, demands, actions, costs, damages or loss arising out of the submission, acceptance and/or screening of the film and/or use or non-use of the material.
- Freight and Other Charges
To apply, download the application form now. [ SUBMISSIONS CLOSED ]
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Please send in your DVD /USB Drive to the following address:
Swachh Bharat short film festival National Film Development Corporation Ltd 6th Floor, Discovery of India Bldg, Nehru Center Dr A.B. Road, Worli, Mumbai - 400018 Maharashtra, India |
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