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Organization : Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Competition Name : Goa 46th International Film Festival of India Competition 2015
Applicable States : All India
Competition Last Date : 31 August 2015

Website : https://iffigoa.org/
Entry Form:  https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/503-IFFI%202015.pdf

46th International Film Festival of India :
The Festival is being organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in collaboration with the State Government of Goa and the Indian Film Industry. The Festival is recognized by the International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations (FIAPF).

Date and Place:
The 46th edition of IFFI will be held from 20 – 30 November 2015, in Goa, India.

International Competition 2015:
1. Directorate of Film Festivals reserves the right to exclude films that are not in conformity with the philosophy and objective of the festival, or which could offend the feelings/ susceptibilities of any participating country, or are likely to promote discrimination of any kind.

2. Films entered in the International Competition MUST fulfill the following conditions:

3. Films must be fiction, feature length films not less than 70 minutes in duration in original language soundtrack with English Subtitles.

4. Films in English need not be subtitled.

5. They must have been completed between 1st September 2014 and 31st August 2015. Eligibility will be determined by the declaration made by the entrant in the film entry form. For International films where no proof is available, the date of the first theatrical screening will be considered as completion date.

6. Except for Indian films, the entries in this section should not have been released/ shown in India or presented in any other Indian Film Festivals before. Upto three Indian film entries in International Competition will be identified by the IFFI Film Preview & Recommendation Committee from the films for Indian Panorama 2015.

7. In the case of co-productions, at least one of the producers/production companies must have the right to sanction participation of the film in International Competition and also sanction the authority to receive awards, if the film wins any.

8. Entrants must agree that if their film/films win any of the Golden and/or Silver Peacock Awards, all screenings thereafter will acknowledge the Award(s) on the film itself.

9. Films for International Competition will be selected by the Directorate of Film Festivals following the recommendations of the Film Preview Committee constituted by the Director, Directorate of Film Festivals. The recommendations of the Committee and the selections made by the DFF will be considered as final and non-appealable. The festival holds the right to consider the films that are not accepted for the International Competition as entries for the ‘Cinema of the World’ Section. However, consent of the entrant shall be sought before selection and inclusion in the festival programme.

10. The competition will be held subject to the acceptance of a maximum of eighteen eligible films from different Continents/Countries. If selected for the International Competition, the entrant/s – must provide a 35mm print or a DCP (Non-encrypted, DCI compliant-J2K Intrope or SMPTE in 24 fps) with EST for festival screenings – must agree that in case of winning an award they will provide the festival with a region free PAL DVD/ Blue ray copy of the film for archival purposes.

11. The Jury for the International Competition will consist of a Chairman and not less than two and not more than four other members, of which one member will be from India.

12. The decisions of the jury will be taken by a simple majority of the members present and voting. The jury can evolve its own rules for assessment of the entries. The Director, DFF and/or his representative can attend the jury deliberations, but shall neither participate nor vote.

13. No person in any way connected with the production or commercial exploitation of a competitive entry will be a member of the jury. All members of the jury will refrain from releasing any articles or reviews to the press concerning the film submitted for their judgment until after jury’s decision have been formally announced at the closing function.

14. Films in the official programme shall not be withdrawn from the festival programme before or during the event.

The following prizes will be given away :
(i) Best Film :
(a) A Cash prize of `40,00,000/- to be shared equally between the Director and Producer.
(b) Director to be given the Golden Peacock and a certificate in addition to the cash component.
( c ) Producer to be given a certificate in addition to the cash component.

(ii) Best Director : Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of `15,00,000/-
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iii)Best Actor (Male) : Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of `10,00,000/-

(iv) Best Actor (Female) : Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of `10,00,000/-

(v) Special Jury Award : Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of `15,00,000/- given to a film (for any aspect of the film which the jury wishes to award/acknowledge) or an individual (for his/her artistic contribution to a film). The award, if given to a film, will be given to the Director of the film.

Lifetime Achievement Award:
This prestigious award consisting of a cash prize of `10,00,000/-, certificate, shawl and a scroll, is conferred upon a master film maker for his/her outstanding contribution to cinema. The festival every year invites a film maker of repute for this award.

Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year:
This prestigious award consisting of a cash prize of `10, 00,000/-, certificate, shawl and Medal ( Silver Peacock) is conferred upon an Indian film personality for his/her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema

Centenary Award:
Silver Peacock, certificate and cash prize of `10,00,000/- ( To be given to a feature film that reflects a new paradigm in motion pictures in terms of aesthetic, technique or technological innovation). Feature film falling in the categories of Competition, Cinema of the World and Indian Panorama will qualify for this award.

Recipients are invited to agree that the concerned professional will receive the award in person, if the film/he/she wins any. Directorate of Film Festivals reserves the right to cancel the cash component in case of the awardee not being able to present him/her at the award ceremony on the closing night. For any reason the awardee is not able to personally attend, he or she should immediately in writing, nominate an immediate family member or from the film its producer or director.

DVD Screeners for Selection:
The DVD screeners with English subtitles should reach the Directorate of Film Festivals, New Delhi office before the above-mentioned date along with a duly completed Entry Form (available on our website). Inscribe ‘No commercial value for Cultural purposes only’ on the parcel. The Festival will not bear the cost of transportation of preview material. And the DVDs submitted once shall not be returned.

Entering films in the festival:
Film producers, distributors, their duly authorized representatives or duly authorized Government organization/agency of the participating countries may enter their films for the International Competition, Cinema of the World and Retrospectives/Tributes/Focus Sections in the entry form.

Indian Films may submit their applications through the Indian Panorama, which will be open and advertised in all the national dailies.

The same will be available on the festivals official website https://iffigoa.org/ as well.

Enquires for Film Bazaar may be addressed to The National Film Development Corporation.

The contact Address is:
Manager (Overseas),
National Film Development Corporation,
Discovery of India,
Nehru Centre,
Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli,
Mumbai- 400 018- India

Ph: 022-66288295, Fax: 022-24952262
E-mail : exports@nfdcindia.com, director@filmbazaarindia.com

Directorate of Film Festivals may also invite films it considers of interest.

The Form, duly filled in, separately for each film proposed to be entered, should reach the Directorate of Film Festivals office by August 31, 2015. In case of the day being a holiday, the next working day will be considered as the Last Date.

Entry Last Dates:
The Last Date for receiving applications and preview material: 31 August 2015.