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Call For Entries : NFDC Screenwriters’ Lab, 2014

Posted: February 13, 2014 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, News, Screenwriting
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screenwriting-215x300WHAT : NFDC Screenwriters’ Lab 2014 gives an opportunity to six independent screenwriters to develop their skill under the guidance of a variety of industry experts from across the globe. Through one-on-one sessions with their Mentors, the Screenwriter Fellows are advised on tools and techniques required to improve their scripts and methods to pitch the same in the international domain.

WHY : The Screenwriters’ Lab is specially re-designed to prepare screenwriters with original Indian stories for working with the international filmmaking market.

– The Screenwriters’ Lab also creates a unique opportunity for these scripts to gain a direct entry to the Film Bazaar Co-Production Market.

– This two stage script development lab, now in it’s 7th Edition delivers intensive coaching tailored to the precise needs of each writer and project selected for development.

– Screenwriters bring to the lab a script in development to be part of an in-depth group and one to one creative discourse. From session one of the lab at Sarajevo Film Festival, international industry knowledge and sessions with renowned, award winning mentors will prepare the writers to present their projects during NFDC’s Film Bazaar in Goa.

Submission Requirements : 2 page synopsis

•- You will have two months to submit the screenplay if short listed.

Session 1 :

Will be held in Sarajevo, during the 2014 Film Festival. August 15 -23, 2014

Session 2 :

Will be held in Goa, prior to and during the Film Bazaar, 21 – 24 November, 2014

DEADLINE : 5th March, 2014

DETAILS : To know more about the lab, rules and regulations, how to submit, click here.

Call For Entries : I & B Ministry’s Short Film Contest

Posted: December 10, 2013 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, News, short film
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LogoWHAT : The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched a short film contest on the theme of “Young and Aspiring India” under the brand name “CANVAS”.

DURATION : Films of 3-5 minutes duration can be submitted for the competition.

– Brand CANVAS is a platform for creative minds to come together, compete for excellence and showcase their talent in various aspects of creativity including film making, photography, slogan writing, symposium, poster making etc. The first edition of CANVAS is a Short Film Contest which is open to all.

DATES : The registration for the contest opens on 10th Dec, 2013 and deadline for submitting the short film is 31st Dec, 2013. The winners will be announced on 20th January, 2014.

– Videos will be rated on the basis of storytelling, creativity, originality, screenplay, performances and technical execution by an eminent jury selected by the Ministry.

PRIZE MONEY : First three winners will be awarded cash prizes of Rs 30,000, 20,000 and 10,000 respectively. Certificates of appreciation will also be given to selected entries.

RULES & REGULATION – To know more about the rules and regulation, to register and upload videos, click here to go to their official website.

 – You can also follow CANVAS on its Facebook page here for regular updates.

– The selected videos will be uploaded on Ministry’s official Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/inbministry.

Call For Entries : IIM Kozhikode & Shekhar Kapur’s “I Love Paani” shorts competition

Posted: December 4, 2013 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, Contests, film, short film
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I love Paani - PosterWHAT – Echoes, the annual cultural festival of IIM Kozhikode in association with filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has launched a short film making competition titled “I Love Paani”. The event has been conceptualized and will be judged by the filmmaker himself.

CONTEST – This is an online event. Teams of 3 or less will have to create a one minute video on the creative brief given below and then either mail the video or its dropbox link to culcom@iimk.ac.in before 23.59.59 PM, 24th December, 2013. Shekhar Kapur will be judging the entries and will decide on the winners for the event.

Shekhar Kapur’s Creative Brief
From a Drop to an Ocean
What does water mean to you?
And how do you imagine a world which is fast running out of water. Can you put that in a film no longer than one minute? You could shoot and edit it in any way you like. You could shoot it on your smart phone if you like.

This is about your imagination, not your resources. It does not have to be about a large scale event, a drop is as vast as an ocean. It does not have to be the future. There is enough evidence of massive shortages right now. It can be as observational as you want it to be. Or it can be as dramatic as you want it to be.

But even if you say very little, others have to see your point, your story. Of water.
Want to try?

LAST DATE : Before 23.59.59 PM, 24th December, 2013

GUIDELINES
– This event is open to all.
– A team can have a maximum of 3 members.
– Each team must register for the event at http://tinyurl.com/ILovePaani
– One person cannot be part of more than one team.
– The video length is 1 minute. Not more, not less!
– This slide must be included at the end of the movie.
– There is no bar on the language used in the movie. However, Hindi/English subtitles should be used in case of languages other than these two.
– Entries (video files or dropbox link) should be mailed before the final deadline of 23.59.59 PM, 24th December, 2013 to culcom@iimk.ac.in.
– Naming convention of the deliverable file should be Paani_<Team_Name>_<Movie_Title>
– The subject of the mail should be of the format Paani_<Team_Name>_<Movie_Title>
– The mail should also contain the following details of the team members:
Name
Email Address
Contact Number

PRIZES
First prize : INR 7500
Second prize : INR 5000
Third prize : INR 2500
Winners also get a chance to meet Shekhar Kapur in person.

Terms & Conditions
– Shekhar Kapur, “I Love Paani” and/or their associates, reserve the right to use and upload all the short film/s in a manner they deem fit on their own or their affiliates websites/platforms for various purposes and the contestants shall not have any claim or objection whatsoever regarding the same.
– Shekhar Kapur will be meeting the winners in Mumbai on a date and time convenient to him. All costs (Travel & Lodging) has to be borne by the winners. Reimbursements from our side will be restricted to INR 2500 only.

mFC Editorial – If you want to get into filmmaking and wondering where to start, here’s a great opportunity. None other than Shekhar Kapur will see your work, and am sure if you can impress him, few more things can come out of it. Generally that’s how it works. So do give it a shot. All the best.

Though we would also like to point out the weird clause put up by the organisers in their “Terms and Condition” section. It’s fine to upload it on various platforms but it’s unfair to use it for commercial purpose without the filmmaker gaining anything out of it. Hope they change it.

Call For Entries : NFDC’s ‘Directing for Directors’ Lab

Posted: December 3, 2013 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, Workshop
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Directors-LabWHAT : NFDC LABS – 2 week, fully residential workshop challenges and empowers directors to enhance, fine tune and balance these complexities.

– Working with actors and script is at the core of this programme and each participant will workshop and develop his/her approach to scenes using scripts provided but also work-shopping scenes from their own upcoming films.

MENTOR : The full time two week programme lead by London based director Udayan Prasad (My Son the Fanatic, The Yellow Handkerchief) and professor of Directing at the UK’s  NFTVS -National Film and Television School, and LFS-London Film School among others.

PROGRAMME :

  • Acting for Directors – being on the other side of the camera.
  • Working with actors and the value of understanding the various processes actors employ in inhabiting their characters
  • Preparing a scene: the building blocks for directing actors
  • Casting – Masterclass & individual consultations
  • Opening reels; a look at the ‘set-up’ from various movies.
  • Point-of-View  – Masterclass
  • Dialogue in cinema.
  • Examination of story, structure and form
  • Screenplay & Writing : Masterclass
  • 1 to 1 script consultations on each directors script from internationally renowned script editors.
  • Use of dramatic space and light in movies.
  • Light, space, colour, framing and movement : Cinematography – Masterclass
  • Music & Sound in film  – Masterclass
  • Choice and manipulation of space : Production design – Masterclass
  • Film screenings and analysis will be used throughout the lab.

– The workshop is designed and will be lead by Udayan Prasad and he will be joined by top professionals* from the industry who will share world class knowledge of their particular discipline.

– Accomplished and acclaimed actors* will add their talent and craft to the scenes which will be work-shopped throughout the programme, and share their personal feedback and experience with the participating directors.

ELIGIBILITY (Profile of Directors) : This lab is for working film directors with experience and/or training in the field.

APPLICANTS : should be currently preparing to shoot a feature or short film script which is moving towards production, and be prepared to workshop scenes from their script within the lab.

WORKSHOP DATES : January 19th to 31st 2014

PARTICIPANTS : Strictly limited to 12, by application and selection.

LOCATION : The ‘Directing for Directors’ lab will be held within a hotel/resort style setting within driving distance of Mumbai, but outside the city to allow a full creative retreat experience to unfold.

APPLICATION FFE : Rs 500

FULL LAB FEE (on selection): Rs 1,50,000

– Food & accommodation is included in the fee.

* additional experts and actors will be announced in 1st week January.

– To know more about the lab and to apply, click here.

Call For Entries – Asia Society’s New Voices Fellowship for Screenwriters

Posted: October 11, 2013 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, Screenwriting, writing
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WHAT : Asia Society India Centre announces the launch of the second edition of New Voices Fellowship for Screenwriters (NVFS) 2013 – 2014, a programme to identify, encourage and support a group of six talented independent screenwriters to develop their feature film scripts with guidance from eminent filmmakers and screenwriters.

FELLOWSHIP

– Through an open application process, 12 writers from across India will be selected from among all the applicants and invited to attend the first workshop to be held in February 2014.

– At the end of the workshop, six of them will be selected to become Fellows of NVFS and enter the eight-month writing programme, in which they will take their stories all the way to a fully-developed script, under the regular and intensive guidance of their mentors.

– A second workshop will be held in May 2014, where writers will receive feedback from other mentors and their peers too. This edition of the Fellowship will conclude in September 2014, and the next edition will commence from 1 October, 2014.

– Each participating Fellow will receive:

  • A stipend of Rs. 2,00,000.
  • Regular guidance from the mentors who are eminent screenwriters and writer-directors over the eight-month long programme.
  • Two five-day-long intensive workshops conducted by Anjum Rajabali, with the active participation of mentors, advisors and other industry professionals.
  • Recommendations on how to approach production houses and studios, how to pitch, and other professional and legal aspects like contracts, copyright and safeguards.

DATES :  Applications will be accepted between 1 October – 15 December, 2013.

ELIGIBILITY : Indian Nationals residing in India, 18 years and above, are eligible to apply.

– There is no application fee. However, an incomplete application form without all the required documents will not be accepted.

– The fellowship is open to all Indian languages. However, all the submissions must be made in English or Hindi.

SCHEDULE

Open for Applications
1 October – 15 December, 2013

Announcement of 12 shortlisted finalists
1 February, 2014

First residential scriptwriting workshop in Khandala, Maharashtra
12 – 16 February, 2014

Interviews of 12 shortlisted finalists
17 February, 2014

Announcement of 6 Fellows
18 February, 2014

Second residential scriptwriting workshop in Khandala, Maharashtra
28 May – 1 June, 2014

Closing Ceremony
15 September, 2014

CONTACT

Asia Society India Centre
2nd Floor, Ramon House
HT Parekh Marg
169, Backbay Reclamation
Churchgate, Mumbai – 400020
Maharashtra

Email: fellowship@asiasociety.org.in

All queries will be duly answered. No phone calls, please.

– To know more about the rules, regulations, mentors, application form, click here. Please do read carefully.

Call For Entries : NFDC Film Bazaar ’s Work-in-Progress Lab and Viewing Room

Posted: September 6, 2013 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, News
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Film Bazaar, the promotional arm of NFDC (National Film Development Corporation) has announced call for entries for its the Work-in-Progress (WIP) Lab and Viewing Room programs of the year.

– The submission deadline for entries is September 30th 2013.

– Film Bazaar will be held from November 20-24, 2013 at the Goa Marriott Resort, alongside the International Film Festival of India 2013.

Work-in-Progress (WIP)

– In the WIP Lab, five projects in their rough cut stage are selected to be presented to a panel of international film experts for their feedback.  Feature length films and documentaries at the rough cut stage are invited to apply.

Viewing Room

– The Viewing Room aims at presenting films seeking finishing funds, world sales, distribution partners & film festivals to investors, world sales agents and film festival programmers. Films of all genres and lengths in rough or final cut are invited to apply.

– Here films are viewed on individual computer terminals in private booths.

– These terminals provide details of the film as well as contact the director or producer.

– The films that were a part of the previous Work-in-Progress Labs have had their world premier at leading international films festivals and some even successful theatrical releases.

– Some of the films which were part of earlier editions of WIP and VR include Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely (World Premiere, Cannes Film Festival in official competition section-Un Certain Regard), Manjeet Singh’s Mumbai Cha Raja and Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus (World Premiere, Toronto Film Festival 2012), and Ajay Bahl’s BA Pass (World Premiere, 12th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival), Gyan Correa’s The Good Road (National award for Best Gujarati Film)

– For more details and application forms, click here, and for further queries you can write to: films@filmbazaarindia.com

Call For Entries – Experimenta 2013

Posted: August 12, 2013 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, film, Film Festival
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Experimenta

Experimenta – the International festival of Moving Image Art in India seeks artists’ films and videos from any country that challenge popular and conventional modes of cinema. Abstract to obscure compositions produced on the margins of contemporary screen-culture are welcome. Innovative, cutting edge and non-traditional work that attempts to aesthetically extend the parameters of the mediums of film and video is encouraged.

– Preview copies must be submitted for selection purposes.

– All lengths of film are considered.

– Please submit entries as soon as possible. The final deadline for receipt of submissions is 30 August 2013.

– The festival programme will be finalised by October 2013, at which time only those whose works are selected will be informed.

– EXPERIMENTA is a curated film festival, and will be held from November 27 – December 1, 2013 in Bangalore India.

– To download a submission form click here  (Opens in new tab; Right click and ‘save link as’)

– Online Submissions are also accepted.

– For further inquiries, clarifications and background on Experimenta India please click here. Can email experimentaindia1@gmail.com

Entry Regulations:

• Final deadline for receipt of all submissions is 30 August 2013

• All submissions in languages other than English must be subtitled in English – only if language is central to the film’s content

• All preview copies will be added to the festival’s archives

• If submitting more than one entry, please make a copy of the entry form for each

• Please ensure that the following enclosures are sent to the festival:

 – Completed entry form (please refer below for specific entry guidelines to the Film and

 – DVD or online preview copy of film/video

 – Hi-res film stills (300 dpi – jpeg, tiff or png)

 • All entries should be sent to the following address. Please send an email in advance informing the festival that your package has been posted: 302 Royal Manor, 70/1 Cunningham Road, Bangalore 560052, India.

Email id: experimentaindia1@gmail.com

 • The festival reserves the right to excerpt programmed works for online promotional material

• Selected filmmakers/artists will be notified if their submission has been accepted and may be contacted anytime after the submission has been received

• If selected, film prints or videos must be sent to the festival prepaid to the specific address that is given to the filmmaker upon acceptance.

• Return shipping costs OF FILM PRINTS ONLY (via select ground-service or postal service) will be covered by the festival, if the filmmaker is not in attendance. Additional charges for express shipping or transshipment to foreign film festivals must be paid by the entrant or the recipient. Experimenta or any of its affiliates cannot accept nor assume responsibility for damage or loss of materials.

Guidelines for FILM format:

• The final exhibition format is 16mm & 35mm only

• For preview purposes film submissions may be made on DVD or online only. Please DO NOT send film prints or dvcam/mini dv tapes. The exhibition film print will be requested for exhibition only after final selection.

• Label preview copy with your name, title of work, year/date of completion and duration

• Films completed after November 2011 are admissible

• For further clarification/information contact experimentaindia1@gmail.com

Guidelines for DIGITAL VIDEO format:

• The final exhibition format is Blu-Ray or Hi Res digital file only.

• For preview purposes video submissions may be made on DVD or online only. Please DO NOT send dvcam/mini dv tapes.

• Label preview copy with your name, title of work, year/date of completion and duration

• Videos completed after November 2011 are admissible

• For further clarification/information contact experimentaindia1@gmail.com

Call For Entries – Rome Film Festival, 2013

Posted: July 9, 2013 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, Film Festival, News
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WHAT – ROME FILM FESTIVAL
(FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL FILM DI ROMA)
Calls for Entries in all categories for 2013.

Fest Dates – The 8th Rome Film Festival will run November 8 – 17, 2013.

Basic Criteria – Only films that will be world premieres at the festival will be considered for selection.

SECTIONS –  The Official Selection will present two competitive sections for International films

1) International Competition (16 films, presented as world premieres)

2) CinemaXXI (21st-century Cinema, a selection of films devoted to new trends in world cinema, which will welcome feature-length and short films presented as world premieres)

– And a choice of Out of Competition screenings (a maximum of 12 titles, presented as world, international and European premieres)

– Last year, ‘Tasher Desh’ by Q and ‘The Museum of Imagination’ by Amit Dutta were the films from India which had their world premieres in the CinemaXXI Competition Section.

AWARDS – The festival will give out more than 12 awards for World Cinema.

– Last year, more than 2500 members of the major press and media and more than 800 professionals from all over the world attended the event, which will take place in the screening venues of the renowned Auditorium Parco della Musica, the multi-functional public complex designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. CinemaXXI program will be hosted in the nearby MAXXI, the National Museum dedicated to contemporary creativity, designed as a multidisciplinary space by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.

– Films will also be offered the possibility to participate in The Business Street (November 13-17), Rome Film Festival program dedicated to the circulation, acquisition and sale of audiovisual products, which will be hosted in the area of Via Veneto, the famous street of Rome that was portrayed in Fellini’s classic “La Dolce Vita” and it is known all over the world for its cafés, restaurants and shops. The Business Street offer includes screenings reserved for industry professionals, buyers and sellers.

Eligibility Criteria: All submitted films must be recent productions completed not prior to Friday, November 29th, 2012. They must not have been presented in any other format or length, not even as works-in-progress, for submission to previous editions of the Festival. Under no circumstances may films that have had prior public screenings, have participated in other international festivals or are available on the Internet, be presented at Rome Film Festival.

– To submit a film to the selection, one has to fill out a pre-selection entry form on the official festival website (www.romacinemafest.org).

– The preview DVDs should be sent to Deepti DCunha, the India Consultant to Artistic Director, Marco Mueller.

– The DVDs should reach her before 1st September 2013. Filmmakers with films in post-production are requested to contact Deepti at the address below.

– All submissions (duly subtitled in English) should be sent to the contact details given below before the 1st of September.

Deepti DCunha, 23 Gautam Niwas, 7 Bungalows, Andheri West, Mumbai 400 053, India

– Email: deepti.dcunha@gmail.com or d.dcunha@romacinemafest.org

– For complete rules and regulations please visit the Festival website at www.romacinemafest.org

– The festival’s Director Marco Mueller will be visiting India at the end of August for the final selection of films.

Call for Entries: Humara Movie Short Film Contest

Posted: February 12, 2013 by moifightclub in Call For Entries
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The Wassup Andheri festival and humaramovie.com, come together to give aspiring filmmakers a unique mentoring opportunity! Submit your entries to interact and engage with the two leading lights of Indian cinema – Anurag Basu (Director Barfi) & Vikramaditya Motwane (Director Udaan). 10 selected entries will be making their films on a topic suggested by the mentors. All shortlisted candidates will get access to a script consultant, editing consultant & sound consultant.
Here is how we will shortlist the candidates:


Check out Vikramaditya Motwane: 

Shortlisted filmmakers will have the following:
§  Topic will be provided on February 18, 2013
§  Script analyst, Kshiti Nijhavan Agarwal will be available to the filmmakers till the 24th of February, 2013
§  Vikramaditya Motwane & Anurag Basu will mentor 5 filmmakers each
§  Final films to be screened at the festival
§  The winner will be given a cash award.
§  Top two films will gain direct entry into a top European festival
§  The best film will be given a theatrical release in India

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Direct all questions to info@humaramovie.com or tweet them to @humaramovie

 

Call For Entries – NFDC Screenwriters’ Lab, 2013

Posted: February 5, 2013 by moifightclub in Call For Entries, cinema, Film Festival, Screenwriting, Workshop, writing
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screenwriting-215x300There have been some changes in NFDC’s Screenwriters Lab this year. And also there’s a new partner – Toronto International Film Festival. Scroll down for further details.

WHAT : In keeping with the mandate of promoting the development of the Cinemas of India, the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) conducts the Film Bazaar Screenwriters’ Lab. The 2013 Lab will be in partnership with Toronto International Film Festival.

LAB : The Screenwriters’ Lab 2013 gives an opportunity to six independent screenwriters to develop their skill under the guidance of a variety of industry experts from across the globe. Through one-on-one sessions with their Mentors, the Screenwriter Fellows are advised on tools and techniques required to improve their scripts and methods to pitch the same in the international domain.

—> Selected screenwriters attend the first part at the Toronto International Film Festival and the second part at NFDC’s Film Bazaar, Goa.

The Screenwriters’ Lab is specially re-designed to prepare screenwriters with original Indian stories for working with the international filmmaking market.  The Screenwriters’ Lab also creates a unique opportunity for these scripts to gain a direct entry to the Film Bazaar Co-Production Market.

(Revised) Application Process :

– Apply before March 1, 2013 with your synopsis.

– Short listed participants will then be asked to submit their scripts by June 2013.

– Six participants will be declared in the month of August 2013.

General Rules

– This Lab is open only to Indian passport holders

– The selection process is in two parts. This is the first part of the selection procedure where participants will be shortlisted based on the submitted synopsis.

– Participants shortlisted for the second stage will be given a scheduled duration to submit completed scripts.

– Submission via email only as a single pdf/doc file. Do not send requisite material as separate attachments. No hard copy submissions are to be sent.

– Applications are to be sent to screenwriters-lab@fimbazaarindia.com

– Application Fee for the lab is INR 1000/- only. It is payable by Demand Draft made in favour of National Film Development Corporation Ltd payable at Mumbai or by Wire Transfer.

—> To know more about the rules, regulations, application form and the rest, click here.

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