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Call For Entries : 1st International Film Festival & Awards, Macao (IFFAM) 2016

Posted: August 30, 2016 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, Film Festival
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FIRST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & AWARDS, MACAO (IFFAM) IS CALLING FOR ENTRIES FROM INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA.

The International Film Festival & Awards, Macao (IFFAM) is calling for entries.

– The first edition of this festival will be held from 8 to 13 December, 2016 in Macao.

– Last date of Submission is 30 September 2016.

– The Official Selection consists of the following sections- Competition, Out of Competition/Gala, Hidden Dragons, Best of Fest Panorama and Crossfire (Retrospective).

– The Festival invites entries for feature-length fiction films above 60 minutes.

– The film must be completed post 15 December 2015. Priority will be given to films being presented at the festival as its World Premiere.

– For further details on submission and for the Rules & Regulations, please visit IFFAM’s official website www.iffamacao.com.

– Deepti DCunha is the Consultant to the Festival Director, Marco Mueller, for India and South Asia.

– For any queries regarding the festival, please contact deepti.dcunha@iffamacao.com and info@iffamaco.com

Last date of Submission is 30 September 2016.

IFFAM is an event jointly organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Macao Films & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFPTA), and administered and managed by MFPTA (the “Festival”).

The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote the various aspects of Chinese-language, East Asian and international cinema in all its forms as entertainment and as an industry, as art and as a tool of dialogue, in a spirit of freedom and exchange. In addition to all the various sections, the Festival shall include retrospectives and tributes to major figures in the film industry as a contribution towards raising awareness of the history of cinema.

 

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Call For Entries : NFDC Film Bazaar’s Viewing Room & Work-in-Progress (WIP) Lab

Posted: August 22, 2016 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, Film Festival, Indie, News
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NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 is calling for entries for the Viewing Room and the Work-in-Progress (WIP) Lab.

– Film Bazaar will be held from November 20-24, 2016 at the Goa Marriott Resort alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2016.

– The Early Bird Deadline for submissions is August 31, 2016, which will offer a discount on the submission fees. The regular deadline is September 30th 2016.

WIP Lab

– Submissions are invited for the two WIP Labs – WIP Fiction and WIP Documentary.

– In each WIP Lab, up to five projects in their rough-cut stage will be selected to be presented to a panel of international film experts for their feedback.

– The WIP Documentary Lab will only consider creative feature length documentaries in the rough cut stage which are aimed at a theatrical release.

– Feature-length films of any genre in the rough-cut stage are invited to apply to the WIP lab.

Viewing Room

The Viewing Room will present films seeking finishing funds, world sales, distribution partners and film festivals to investors, world sales agents and film festival programmers attending the film bazaar. Here, films are viewed on individual computer terminals in private booths via a specially designed software which allows the users to contact the director or producer of the film via email.

– Films of all genres and lengths in rough or final cut are invited to apply to the Viewing Room.

– Feature length films in the rough cut are eligible to apply to both WIP lab and Viewing Room.

– Short films can also be submitted to the Viewing Room.

– For application form and other details, click here.

– The films that were a part of the previous Work-in-Progress Labs at Film Bazaar have had their world premieres at leading international film festivals and some have even gone on to enjoy a successful theatrical run. These include Raam Reddy’s Thithi, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s Nil Battey Sannata, Kanu Behl’s Titli, Avinash Arun’s Killa, Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely, Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus, Ajay Bahl’s BA Pass.

 

Call For Entries – Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival

Posted: August 12, 2016 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, News, short film
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The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is organising a short-film festival on the concept on “Swachh Bharat”. And it’s inviting shorts for the same. The contest is open to everyone

Here are the basic rules and regulations that you need to know

Festival Regulations

1. The Festival shall be a competition of short films & shall be held on 2nd October 2016 in Siri Fort Auditorium.
2. 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.
3. 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.

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. 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.

Deadline

Submission deadline Sept 10, 2016.

Fees

There is no entry fee for submissions.

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.

For more details and submission form, do click here.

Call For Entries : 3rd DIFF Film Fellows Programme

Posted: July 15, 2016 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, Film Festival, News
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Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) 2016 invites submissions for the 3rd DIFF Film Fellows Programme – a Himalayan Filmmakers’ Lab that aims to develop filmmaking talent across India’s Himalayan regions.

– The residential programme features mentorship sessions, screenings of the best of contemporary independent cinema, masterclasses by visiting filmmakers and industry professionals, and panel discussions on contemporary filmmaking.

– This year, the mentorship sessions will focus on ‘The journey from idea to script in documentary filmmaking’, ‘Alternative forms of expression in documentaries’, ‘Producing a fiction short’, ‘Choices in constructing a narrative’, ‘Producing a short in anticipation of making a feature’.

Eligibility 

The DIFF Film Fellows Programme is open to aspiring directors from any of the following regions: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarkhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and the hill regions of West Bengal and Assam.

– DIFF is searching for film directors who are interested in polishing their skills and increasing the impact and reach of their work.

– Applicants must have made a least one film — a short or feature — and be aged between 18 and 30.

(Please refer to the DIFF Film Fellows Rules and Regulations for more detailed information)

How to Apply  

– Applicants should submit the duly completed Application Form (no application fee) with a film they have directed. A jury of three film professionals will review the applicants’ films, essays and notes on future projects, and select five DIFF fellows.

– Selected candidates must be able to attend all workshop sessions and participate in festival screenings and events.

– The application aorm is available on the website.

Application Deadline 

– Applications must be submitted by 16 August 2016. They may be sent by email to info@diff.co.in (please mention <DIFF Film Fellows 2016 – Application>, in the subject line).

– Successful candidates will be notified by 19 September 2016.

Where and When Mentorship sessions: 1–3 November 2016. Festival screenings and events: 3–6 November 2016. Venue House of Peace and Dialogue, Upper TCV, Dharamshala.

Fellowship Inclusions – The programme will cover train fares (two-tier AC) and food and lodging for the duration of the workshops and festival (1–6 November 2016).

– To know more about the DIFF Film Fellowship Program, please click here.

 

Call For Entries : NFDC Film Bazaar’s Co-Production Market, 2016

Posted: June 2, 2016 by moifightclub in Call For Entries
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NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 officially announces Call for Entries for the 10th Co-Production Market from filmmakers with compelling South Asian stories seeking co-production, financial and artistic support.

Date : The applications will be accepted from May 23 until July 11, and with late fee until July 25, 2016. The final selection would be announced in September 2016.

The Co-production Market, which is one of the main segments of the NFDC Film Bazaar, is held between 20 – 24 November in Goa.

Selection : 20 remarkable South Asian stories will be selected this year. Projects get to pitch their film to the Indian and international film community that attends Film Bazaar with a focus on fiction features.

The pre-requisite of submission states that the project can be from any country dealing with a South Asian theme, must have a producer and director attached with 25% of the finance in place. In addition to the above the project must have scope for international co-production, distribution and sales.

Film Bazaar : Open Pitch, a unique platform, was created last year to increase the visibility of projects. During the Open Pitch, selected participants have a chance to present projects including mood books, trailers or any other visual reference.

Last year 384 meetings were scheduled for 19 projects over four days of the market. The duration of each meeting was 20 minutes. The CPM team provided individual support and set up meetings based on requests received from delegates and the availability of the two parties. (Pre-FB and during FB).

Nineteen projects were selected to participate in the Co-production Market 2015, including films such as Bombay Rose directed by Gitanjali Rao, Manto directed by Nandita Das, Agra directed by Kanu Behl, Pirates by directed Ritesh Raj More and produced by Ritesh Batra, A Goat’s Life directed by Fahad Mustafa (of Katiyabaaz fame),Newton directed by Amit V Masurkar (of Sulemani Keeda fame) and produced by Manish Mundra, Drishyam Films, Memories and My Mother (Bengali) directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta (Labour of Love fame)

Past success stories: A few notable films that were represented at the Co-Production Market over the years are Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, Aushim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely, Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni’s Deool and Highway, Mostofa Farooki’s Television.

Call For Entries : 18th Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI)

Posted: May 9, 2016 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival, News
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The 18th edition of MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is open for entries now. The biggest film festival in the country, MAMI is looking for Indian as well as International films in the competitive and non-competitive section.

1Aza9iZzThe festival also has a new logo this year. The 18th edition of the fest will run from 20th to 27th October 2016.

In the last few years, the festival has discovered and showcased some of the best desi and international films. So do check it out and send you entry.

There are 3 categories in the competitive section.

  • International Competition

    The section is a prestigious platform that shines a spotlight on new cinematic voices. It is open to debut filmmakers from all over the world who have films made within one calendar year of the festival.

  • India Gold

    India Gold is a competition section for the Indian feature films. Through this section, the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star showcases breakthrough contemporary Indian films produced in India this year and provides them a platform for promotion internationally.

  • Dimensions Mumbai

    Dimensions Mumbai is a short film section that focuses on the young filmmakers of Mumbai. The section screens short films from local filmmakers under the age of 25.

For Indian Entries – For a film to be eligible as an Indian entry, the director or one of the directors must be an Indian citizen, AND at least one of the producers of the film must be an Indian citizen. Please note that both criteria need to be met for eligibility.

To know more about the festival, other categories and further details, click here.

 

Film Heritage Foundation’s “Do You Speak Cinema” Workshop For Kids

Posted: May 3, 2016 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, Workshop
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image1Film Heritage Foundation has announced the debut of its “Do You Speak Cinema” programme with a two-day workshop for children.

Venue : Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai

Dates : May 27th and 28th, 2016.

Workshop : “Do You Speak Cinema” is aimed at immersing children in the magic of cinema, transforming the experience from mere passive viewing to actively engaging with this art form and teaching them the language of the moving image. The idea is to make children a more discerning audience in a world where they are constantly bombarded with images.

Highlights : A rare opportunity to see, touch and watch films on vintage film projectors. Learning about the pioneers of cinema from Melies to Chaplin to Phalke. Touching and feeling film strips and drawing frames.

Age Group : First two workshops are for children from ages 8 – 12

Contact : To register, call 022-22844484 or email – education@csmvs.in

“Do You Speak Cinema” is a part of Film Heritage Foundation’s educational initiatives based on the belief that cinema is an art form and that the moving image is an important visual document of our heritage and the times we live in.

Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata – Admission, 2016

Posted: April 13, 2016 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, News
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SRFTI Admission 2016
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute
An Autonomous Institute Under Ministry Of Information & Broadcasting
Government Of India

SRFTI, Kolkata, the premiere center of cinematic learning, invites applications for Admission (2016) to Three – Year Post Graduate Program in /cinema (Full Time) for session 2016 – 2019

Medium of Instruction: English.

Total Number of intakes: 70 max.

10 students for Animation Cinema, in other specializations 12 intakes each. Maximum 2 seats are for international students. If there is no suitable foreign student, the seat will be considered for national intake.

Admission 2016 Test 
– A written examination will be held at different centres on 22.05.16.

– Short listed candidates will be called for Interactive Orientation Session & Viva- Voce at the Institute.

How To Apply
Apply on-line only, on SRFTI site

Last date of submission: 08.05.16.

For further details visit www.srfti.ac.in  or click here.

For Queries contact: admission16@srfti.ac.in

Specializations

1.     Direction & Screenplay Writing

2.     Cinematography

3.     Editing

4.     Producing for Film & Television

5.     Sound Recording & Design

6.     Animation Cinema

Eligibility

Graduation in any discipline from a recognised university or equivalent. For Animation Cinema, candidates should have proficiency in Drawing.

Call For Entries : Umesh Kulkarni’s Filmmaking Workshop

Posted: January 6, 2016 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, Workshop
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Umesh Kulkarni, the acclaimed Marathi filmmaker, is conducting a filmmaking workshop in Mumbai. He’s been doing similar workshop in Pune for the last 4 years.

Date : 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th January, 2016

Time : 9:30 am to 5pm

Venue : Sathaye College Auditorium, Dixit Road, Vile Parle East, Mumbai

Eligibility : Open to all

Fees : Rs 10,000 (includes Tea + Lunch)

For students, there’s 10% discount on the fees

– To register and for further details, call the numbers given in the embedded poster below.

Or can mail shootashort@gmail.com

This is Jamuura‘s intiative. And click here to read an interview of Umesh Kulkarni on shorts and filmmaking.

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Call For Entries : Film Preservation And Restoration Workshop India, 2016

Posted: December 9, 2015 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, News
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All the details in the pics/documents attached. Do check it out.

 

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