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Kalaburagi International Short-Film Festival (4)

Deadlines

05 Mar 2020
Call for entries

15 Feb 2021
Festival closed

19 Feb 2021
Notification date

27 Feb 2021
28 Feb 2021

Address

Karuneshwar nagar near ram mandir, 585102, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India

Festival description

Short film festival >1' 30'<

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' 30'<

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 4)

Festival start: 27 February 2021 Festival end: 28 February 2021

North Karnataka's first ever film festival is being presented by "Manomay Productions LLP" for our people. The main aim of this film festival is to help young and talented filmmakers to showcase their story to the world.

Citizens of Hyderabad Karnataka are really good in Theatre, Writing, Acting, and also in Direction, to showcase their talent, Kalaburagi Film festival will play a very important role.

Prizes and qualifications

Cash Prizes: 200$

Awards for top three short films based on their ratings:

1st Prize: Smart Phone
2nd Prize: Smart Phone
3rd Prize: Smart Phone

Festival Trophies for:

BEST SHORT FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT FILM
BEST CHILDREN FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM
BEST DIRECTOR (MALE & FEMALE)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
BEST ANIMATION
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST EDUCATIONAL SHORT FILM
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTOR
BEST EDITOR
BEST MUSIC
BEST SCRIPT WRITING
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST FILM - LOCAL TALENT
BEST VFX
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE FILM
SPECIAL JURY MENTION CERTIFICATE
BEST POSTER

Rules

1. Entries in other than Kannada languages must come with English subtitles.
2. All entries must have been completed AFTER 2019
3. Any film submitted to the KISFF cannot be re-submitted at any time for a second chance.
4. Works in progress are not accepted.
5. You must own or be given all of the copyrights to anything you submit to the festival.
6. Multiple entries are allowed. You can submit more than one film to the same category. But keep in mind the entry fee must be paid for each one.
7. At our discretion, we may choose to transfer a film to the correct category, but only if the appropriate level of submission fee has been paid.
8. A screening committee determines which films shall be exhibited, submissions are not guaranteed to be shown. All decisions of the committee are final.
9. After a film has been an official selection, the filmmaker will be notified.
10. Winners will be presented with their awards during the KISFF Awards Ceremony, which will take place at the festival on 01-03-2020.
11. Submissions are NON-refundable. We cannot be held liable for materials which are lost or damaged.
12. Awards won by Non-Indian Filmmakers will need to pay additional charges for delivery of their award and certificate (Courier Charges as per International Rates according to their countries).
13. Kalaburagi International Short Film Festival has every right to use a trailer/teaser/poster for promotional activities of all submitted short film, documentary.
14. The festival will not interact with anyone except the submitter and/or the producer of the film. If any person - be it the actor, writer, director or anyone from the production crew tries to forcibly extract information about the status of the film from the festival authorities, the festival will have absolute rights to DISQUALIFY THE FILM from the competition and/ or screening which you may kindly note. At the same time, the festival may take the decision to ban the production house completely from sending entries to the future editions of the festival.
15. The short films shortlisted for screening will be decided by the Jury members and it will be final, their festival team will not entertain any concerns or requests from any filmmakers to screen their short film, in such case, their short film will be disqualified and if selected for an award in any technical category will be nullified.
16) A submission will be considered complete only after the DOWNLOAD IS ENABLED for the film's preview screener.
17) 3rd Kalaburagi International Short Film Festival does not take any type of 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/herself for attending the festival. No request for the same will be entertained. However, festival organizers may guide you through it.
18) Kalaburagi International Short film festival has rights to make any changes in the rules and regulations, guidelines, Dates, without any prior notice.

By submitting your short film, documentary, to 3rd KISFF you accept the terms and conditions mentioned.

Short Films

Short Films 45'< (2020+)

Standard Fee 25$
-8% 23$
PRO 58% 10.5$

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Submissions deadline
15 Feb 21

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The short film is not just another video, its a stepping stone of Amateur filmmaker to be a professional director, writer, producer, editor, cinematographer. Kalaburagi Film Festival provides you an opportunity to showcase your talent and share your story to the world. Short films are a typical first stage for new filmmakers, but professional actors and crews often still choose to create short films as an alternative form of expression. Let's ensure that no talent goes in vain. By submitting your film, you agree that Kalaburagi Film Festival can use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film poster) for promotional purpose.

Documentary

Short and Feature Films (2020+)

Standard Fee 25$
-8% 23$
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15 Feb 21

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The documentary does not just record maintenance, it can be a way of story narration, or it can showcase the reality of the object, person, nature, or any living or nonliving materials.

Music Videos

Short and Feature Films (2020+)

Standard Fee 25$
-8% 23$
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15 Feb 21

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A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Show the world what you got and narrate your story through a music video.

Feature Film

Short and Feature Films >50'

Standard Fee 25$
-8% 23$
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15 Feb 21

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Above 50 minutes drama, thriller, etc will be allowed for feature film category

LGBT SHORTS

Short and Feature Films (2020+)

Standard Fee 25$
-8% 23$
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Submissions deadline
15 Feb 21

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Dedicated award category for Best LGBT Short film, to encourage more and more film makers to come out with stories which promotes and creates awareness of LGBT Community.

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