GIFF India 8th Gujarat International Short Film Festival 2018 : giffindia.org

Organisation : The Academy of Cultural Activities And Art Institute
Competition Name : 8th Gujarat International Short Film Festival, 2018
Entry Last Date : 31-May-2018
Entry Form : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/26699-form.pdf
Terms & Conditions : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/26699-rule.pdf
Website : http://www.giffindia.org/

Gujarat International Short Film Festival :

(1) 8th Gujarat International short film festival, 2018 and 1st Women international short film festival 2018 are going to be organized at Surat (Gujarat, India) by ‘Academy of Cultural Activities&Art Institute ‘in collaboration with ‘Dream Kreator Digital Studio’(Production House)

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(2) The festival invites short films of any genre from allover the world from the professional/amateur as well as student film makers.
(3) Immediate online Registration is recommended on the announcement of the festival dates.

(4)The winning films will be awarded in the following categories:
(1) BEST SHORT FILM INTERNATIONAL AWARD -2018
(2) BEST SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARYAWARD -2018
(3) BEST SHORT FILM CHILDREN AWARD -2018
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD-2018
BEST SCRIPT WRITER AWARD-2018
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITER AWARD-2018
BEST EDITOR AWARD-2018
BEST SOUND DESIGNER AWARD-2018
BEST VFX ARTIST AWARD-2018
BEST CINEMATOGRPHER AWARD-2018
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR AWARD-2018
BEST BACK GROUND SCORE AWARD-2018
SPECIAL CATEGORIES AWARDS
BEST MUSICVIDEO ALBUM AWARD-2018
BEST SHORT FILMANIMATION AWARD-2018
BESTSHORT FILM NARRATIVE AWARD-2018
BEST SHORT FILM FICTION AWARD-2018
BEST SHORT FILM SOCIAL MESSAGE AWARD-2018

(a) International and National Competition: addressed to Filmmakers from around the world as well as from India.
(b) Film School Competition: addressed to Film Institutions or Schools {degree/ diploma film}
BEST SHORT FILM ANIMATION AWARD-2018
BEST SHORT FILM EXPERIMENATAL AWARD-2018
BEST SHORT FILM NARRATIVE AWARD-2018
BEST VFX ARTIST AWARD-2018

(5) Entry Fees:
FOR Women short film festival RS 1000/- Non Indian (usd) $ 22.44
For Amateur/Student____RS. 1500/- Non Indian ( usd) $ 22.44
For Professional Film Maker RS.2000/- Non Indian(usd) $ 29.931

Fees to be directly deposited or by Demand Draft Favoring of ‘Dream Kreator Digital Studio‘ in the Bank account whose details are given below.
Bank of India, Adajan Branch, Surat.Gujarat-395001
A/C. Number : 275120110000288,
IFCS : BKID0002751
Swift Code: BKIDIN BBSRT

The participants are supposed to send the proof of the payment of entry fees deposited into the above Bank account by sending its Xerox (Photo copy) to the Institute through e-mail or courier.
(6) Entry fees once paid will not be refunded
(7) Entry form can be downloaded through the website of the institute giffindia.org

(8)The participant must send his/her short film in Digital format: 1920+1080 MPEG4 or MP4 / MovFormat encoded in H264 and AAC (for audio) measuring format 1920+1080.DVD, along with the film Trailer (1 minute)and poster (jpg), postcard size photograph of the Director (jpg),Demand Draft ( DD) for Entry Fee and the Entry form to the institute through courier to the following address:
Dream Kreator Digital Studio (production House)
S/3 Blue trio, Thirdrd floor,
Opp.Greencity, Pal-Bhatha Road,
Adajan, SURAT-394510
Gujarat,India.

(9) If the participant wishes, he/she can send the short film online by wetransformer.com,Vimeo.com/YouTube.com link.In the similar way entry form, posteretc. can also be sent to info [AT] giffindia.org.

The film sent to the festival must be originally created. If the participant has used music or any such contents, he/she must have done so after seeking due permission. in that case, the institute will not be responsible for the copyright infringement and plagiarism.

(10)The winners of the festival should come to Surat to receive the award on his/ her own expenses. The festival will not provide any travel allowance or accommodation facility.

(11) Your entry must contain the list of the team members, technicians separately attached.
(12) Films produced after January 1, 2014.
(13) Non-Hindi Language short film must have English subtitles.
(14) The synopsis of the short film must not exceed 100-120 words.
(15) The length of the short film sent for the festival must be minimum 5 minute and maximum 30 minutes.
(16) The organizers reserve the right to change the date, venue and rules of the festival, which cannot be objected by any participant or outsider.
(17) The film must not show any scene or present any dialogue in its story which may hurt the sentiments of any race or religion or which may be controversial.
(18) The participants should abide by the decision of the judges without any objection. If someone would raise any doubt or objection, his/her entry would be eliminated from the festival.
(19) Filmmakers whose films are selected by the festival will be informed through email.