Babul Eco Film Fest (7)

Festival start: 01 June 2023      Festival end: 05 June 2023

7th Babul Eco Film Fest 2023 has both competitive and non-competitive sections.
1) Short Film Contest on topic ENVIRONMENT below 5 Mins]

2) BEFF 2023 SCREENINGS invites filmmakers to submit their ecofilms [ dealing any aspect related to Environment, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Climate action etc.,] for screening to the discerning ecolovers of India. The main festival happens in Hyderabad 1-5 June 2023 at the historic Sarathi Studios, Hyderabad, Telangana and later travels to different places.

Prize money of INR.50,000/- [ USD 700 ] will be awarded to the winners in Short Film Category. This includes:

~ USD 350 for short films [for non-Indian countries]
1st Prize 200 USD
2nd Prize 100 USD
3rd Prize 50 USD
and

~ ₹25,000/- for short films [Indian Entries]
1st Prize ₹14000
2nd Prize ₹7000
3rd Prize ₹4000

Topic for 7th BEFF2023 is ENVIRONMENT. Cash award, citation and memento will be given to the winners.

All the selected films ( Foreign and Indian ) will get laurels, screening certificates.

Rules:

~ Films should cover one or more aspects of Environment, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. All genres, including documentaries, narratives, shorts, children’s films, and experimental films, PSAs are all welcome. The quality of the film production will also be considered and weighed. Animation includes: traditional animation, 2D animation, 3D animation, motion graphics, and stop motion

~ Film run-time: Upto 60 mins

~ Format: MP4 / AVI / MOV

~ Films shot on mobile are also accepted

~ Non-English films should have English
Subtitles

~ Win Laurels, get a screening certificate and Recognition.

~ Films made after 1.1.2020 are eligible.


The Jury for pre and final selection of film for 7th BEFF 2023 consist of personalities from the world of environment, media, cinema, and audio-visual, as well as entrepreneurs or artists engaged in and/or sensitive to environmental issues. Decision of the organisers regarding film selection is final.

By submitting their films, the filmmakers agree that BEFF can screen the films at different venues as part of the travelling BEEF festival.

~For the Short Film Contest, in addition to the above, the following rules also apply:

Topic: ENVIRONMENT
Duration: Below 5 minutes ( including credits )

Total prize money of Rs.50,000/- will be awarded. For details refer to AWARDS section.


Note: While we make all efforts to hold a live physical event, however, due to prevailing situation the festival holds the right to postpone/defer or convert to online virtual festival