WHAT : The Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia – Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica) announces its Call for Entries in all categories for 2011.
Essentially a World Premiere Festival, it is open to films of any format and length that have been produced during the twelve months preceding the festival.
WHEN : The selection process will start from 1st March 2011 and will continue till the end of June 2011. Deepti DCunha will be leading the pre-selection process for the entries sent from India for the Venice International Film Festival, 2011.
The festival’s director Marco Mueller will be visiting India in mid-March for a first shortlisting of the Indian film entries.
DATE : The festival runs from Aug 31 to Sept 10, 2011.
FORMAT : DVDs/ Digi Beta tapes (duly subtitled in English)
REQUIREMENTS : Press kit or documentation including synopsis, cast and crew and other info about film’s content and filmmaker’s vision should be sent along with the film.
CONTACT : deepti.dcunha@gmail.com (from March onwards, also deepti.dcunha@labiennale.org)
ADDRESS : All submissions (duly subtitled in English) should be sent to the contact details given below..
Deepti DCunha. 23, Gautam Niwas. 7 Bungalows, Andheri (West). Mumbai, 400 053
WEBSITE : For complete rules and regulations please visit the Festival website at http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema