12th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival-23 (12)



Deadlines

12 Sep 2023
Call for entries

11 Oct 2023
Early deadline

12 Oct 2023
Standard deadline

13 Oct 2023
Late deadline

16 Oct 2023
Festival closed

17 Oct 2023
Notification date

22 Oct 2023
22 Oct 2023

Address

Wegmans Business Park, Signature Tower, 12th Floor, E-12, Knowledge Park-III,  201308, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR Uttar Pradesh, India


Festival description
Short film festival >1' 60'<


Festival requirements
 Film festival
 Fiction
 Documentary
 Animation
 Fantastic
 Terror
 Experimental
 Music Video
 Other
 Any Genre
 Any Theme
 Has submission fees
 International Festival
 Physical Location
 January 2020
 Production countries: Any
 Shooting countries: Any
 Director nationalities: Any
 Debut Films 
 School projects 
 Short Films  >1' 60'<
 Any language
 Subtitles 
English
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Festival start: 22 October 2023      Festival end: 22 October 2023

Promoting short films and documentaries culture in a country where commercial cinema has always ruled the roost is not an easy task. Delhi Shorts International Film Festival is one such successful effort started in year 2012 by Miniboxoffice with successful 2012 to 2022 editions. The festival brings thoughtful, highly creative & engaging short films from around the world to fulfill the cinegoers' appetite of the capital city of India. The festival aim is to establish a short film industry which runs parallel to commercial cinema.

12th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival-2023 is meant to grow many folds. The inaugural year 2012 was a big success followed by super successful 2012 to 2022 editions & enjoys the credibility of one of the most trusted short film festival of India. The festival was not only embraced by the short filmmaker’s but regarded by the media & industry members also.

The festival objective is to boost-up the short film market & providing exhibition platform to short filmmakers. The festival gives the professional networking opportunities & at the same time introduces the latest trends in cinema to the filmmakers. 12th DSIFF-23 is a unique platform here you can share, learn, showcase, observe & do many more thing to polish your creative & technical skills. We hope that this festival will turn a milestone in your filmmaking career.

Production Awards

Best Short Film
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Music Video
Best Director
Special Festival Mention
Honorable Jury Mention


Creative Awards

Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Screenplay
Best VFX


Performance Awards

Best Actor
Best Actress



Music Awards

Best Original Music
Best Background Music

Rules and Regulations:

12th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival-2023

1. Awards for both professional and students category-

Production Awards

❏ Best Short Film ❏ Best Animation ❏ Best Documentary ❏ Best Music Video ❏ Honorable Jury Mention ❏ Best Director
❏ Special Festival Mention ❏ Best Ad Film

Creative Awards

❏ Best Cinematography ❏ Best Editing ❏Best Screenplay ❏ Best VFX


Performance Awards

❏ Best Actor ❏ Best Actress
❏ Best Supporting Actor ❏ Best Supporting Actress


Music Awards

❏ Best Original Music ❏ Best Background Music


Certificate of participation + Miniboxoffic Movies Ratings will be given to all entries. The winners will be honored with certificate and trophy + short film distribution deal.

2.Entry FEE: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED as per following:

Production Awards

❏ Best Short Film ❏ Best Animation ❏ Best Documentary ❏ Best Music Video ❏ Honorable Jury Mention ❏ Best Director
❏ Special Festival Mention ❏ Best Ad Film


Entry Fee: For all production awards
Short Film, Documentary, Animation & Music Video:
Regular Students: €37
Regular Professional: € 40


Creative Awards

❏ Best Cinematography ❏ Best Editing ❏ Best Screenplay
❏ Best VFX

Entry Fee: For all creative awards
Short Film, Documentary, Animation & Music Video:
Regular Students: €37
Regular Professional: € 40


Performance Awards

❏ Best Actor ❏ Best Actress
❏ Best Supporting Actor ❏Best Supporting Actress

Entry Fee: For all performance awards
Short Film & Music Video:
Regular Students: €37
Regular Professional: € 40


Music Awards

❏ Best Original Music ❏ Best Background Music

Entry Fee: For all Music Awards
Short Film, Documentary, Animation & Music Video:
Regular Students: €37
Regular Professional: € 40

Late Entry Fee: € 10 in addition to regular entry fee.

Entry Fee can be paid electronically in the following account:

Account Name: Miniboxoffice A/C No: 19620210002643
IFSC Code: UCBA0001962 Swift Code: UCBAINBB242
Bank: UCO Bank
Branch: B-7/2, Site-IV, Greater Noida-201306, U.P, India

OR

The Demand draft shall be issue in the favor of “Miniboxoffice” payable at Noida.

International participants can pay the fee via PayPal at Id: info@miniboxoffice.com

3. Film must be subtitled in English if language is other than English and Hindi.

4. Year of production & accepted movie duration:

Year of production: Jan-2020 onwards
Short Film, animation & documentary: up-to 60min
Music Video: up-to 07 min & Ad Film- any duration

5. Films participated in DSIFF-2012 to 2022 are not eligible for participation in 2023.


6. The decision of the Jury will be final and can’t be challenged.

7. DSIFF-23 stages/process:

• Entry submission as per rules & regulations.
• Notification of shortlisted regular entries by the festival office on 05 Oct 2022 & shortlisted late entries notification on 11 Oct 2022.
• Delegate registration to attend DSIFF-23 at Delhi. All filmmakers must have registered as delegate to attend the festival. Hospitality charges are applicable for filmmakers & attendees, which include lunch, tea/coffee with cookies & master classes.
• Festival movies screening & workshops followed by award ceremony in Delhi on 22 Oct 2023.

8. Delhi Shorts International Film Festival-23 does not take any type financial commitment for the expense incurred on the correspondence by the participant. All Travel, Lodging & Boarding and other miscellaneous expenses will have to be borne by the participant himself for attending the festival. No request for the same will be entertained.

9. The delivery of certificates/trophy/award to those who will be unable to attend the festival are free of charge within India, but actual postal charges are applicable for International delivery (outside India) which may have to be paid by filmmakers.

10. Once the film submitted can’t be withdrawn in any circumstances, however festival director reserve the rights to disqualify any film on certain grounds.

11. By submitting movie to Delhi Shorts International Film Festival, filmmaker/producer takes the whole responsibility of copyright issues of music, script and other creative and technical aspects of film.

12. Filmmakers are requested to submit the following through email at info.delhi@miniboxoffice.com.
• Synopsis of the movie.
• Crew & Cast List.
• Biography & Filmography of Film director.
• Photograph of Director.
• Still and Posters of film in JPEG format.

13. Movie Submission- via festhome
SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED.



  

 
  

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