Pocket Films Short Takes Season 6 Film Contest 2016

Organization : Pocket Films
Competition Name : Short Takes Season 6 Short Film Contest 2016
Last Date of Submissions : 15th May 2016

Website : http://pocketfilms.in/#!contest/short-takes-6

Short Takes Season 6 :

“SHORT TAKES” Season 6 is a short film contest organised by Pocket Films in association with Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart, Germany.

Update : Pocket Films Short Takes 9 Short Film Contest 2019 : www.contest.net.in/39492.html

Through this contest we seek to promote and encourage an awareness, appreciation and understanding of the art of Indian cinema, with a special focus on short films, and to inspire cultural exchanges through these films between India & Germany.

Prizes:
** The winner of the Short Takes 6 contest will be invited to the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart (economy flight and hotel stay).
** The Top 3 films will get a Walk-In entry to compete for the prestigious “German Star of India Best Short Film Award” carrying a prize of € 1,000* (paid directly to the winner by the festival IFF, Stuttgart).
** The Top 3 films will be screened at the Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart in July 2016.
** The Top 3 Films will also get a Certificate and a trophy.
** All participating films will be distributed by Pocket Films, at its discretion, and will be entitled to a revenue share as mentioned in the terms and conditions.

Terms Relating To The Content:
** This is a short film competition and hence ONLY Short Films should be submitted. NO DOCUMENTARIES.
** The film (the term ‘film’ also includes the supporting details and metadata, wherever applicable) shall not be more than 15 minutes in duration, including the beginning and end credits.
** Films exceeding this time limit are liable to be rejected. We recommend keeping the credits at the end of the film.
** The film should have been completed after 1st July 2015
** The films may be in their original language but MUST be subtitled in ENGLISH. Films in English language too should have subtitles in English.
** We recommend subtitles be submitted in .srt format as far as possible and submit to us along with your film.
** Check this link to learn how to make subtitles easily using Notepad youtube.com/watch?v=kZ0o7l3HFrA or search for it on our channel on YouTube youtube.com/pocketfilms.
** Films submitted previously to this festival will not be considered for this contest.
** The films may be shot in any format. However, the recommended ratios are: 16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic – in DV / HDV. The recommended video files formats are VOB, MPG, MPEG4 or AVI.

The General Terms Of Participation:
** The entry should be submitted by the Participant who may be the rights holder of the film or the person authorised to participate in the contest upon accepting the terms and conditions.
** For the purposes of this contest and subsequent distribution of the participating film the Participant hereby confirms that he/she/it has the necessary rights to submit the entry/film by accepting the terms and is solely responsible for the same.
** The Participant indemnifies Pocket Films against any claims regarding the said film submitted herein.
** The Participant confirms that he/she is 18 years of age as on 20th April 2016.
** Only the person who submits the entry will be considered as the “Participant”.
** All communications from our end as well as the benefits, if any, will be only with/to the Participant.
** Transfer, assignment or substitution of the prizes / benefits to a person other than the participant, will not be permitted. However, in exceptional cases the organisers reserve the right to entertain such request at their discretion.
** The participant agrees that the organisers shall not be held responsible for any unauthorised use of the content by any third party and Pocket Films does not guarantee the posting of any content.
** The decision of the jury shall be final, unquestionable and binding on all participants.

To avail the 1st prize, the winner:
** Must possess a valid Passport
** Must apply for and receive a valid visa to travel to the destination
** Must adhere to all the rules, regulations and terms as applicable to each traveller to the destination
** Must take necessary insurance as may be desired
** Must understand that the contest promoters are only responsible for providing the airline tickets, accommodation in Stuttgart and entry to the festival.
** All other arrangements and costs for the trip have to be arranged for and borne by the Participant
** The organizers bring this offer on a best effort basis.
** The winning participant hereby confirms that it will not hold the Organizers or it’s employees or representatives responsible for any untoward incident he/she may endure in relation with fulfillment of this prize.
** The Organizers liability for the prize is limited to bearing the cost of economy air travel and hotel accommodation in Stuttgart. Everything else is the responsibility of the participant.