Mumbai Women´s International Film Festival - MWIFF 2014 (0)

Festival start: 06 December 2014      Festival end: 13 December 2014

Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival (MWIFF) is a 8-Day film festival, organized by Oculus Creations(a division of Dollphins Interactive Sciences Pvt.Ltd), to bring forth the Women of the industry at an international level.

MWIFF is not about showing women in front of the camera, enacting her limitations by the society, but it is about breaking those limitations and showing what she can do, and bring it all with perfection.

Being one of its kind of film festival, not only in Mumbai, but in India at large, through MWIFF, we take a big step to break the myth of having an all-house women behind a film. There may be such a dream team out somewhere and we intend to bring them in front of a global audience and set such a stage to spread the word all around, that ‘She’ is just not the one with a beautiful face and a gentle smile in front of the camera but as well fit for the minds of behind the camera! If you have a woman on team, you are a part of the Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival 2014!

At the end of the day, MWIFF is all about promotion of the varied art culture of ‘Film’, which is an art in itself, from a perspective of a new arising medium- Women! MWIFF is dedicated to nurture, encourage, inspire and be inspired by the power-packed performances of women behind the camera.

MWIFF is a tribute to the film industry, a welcoming to the advancing technology of filming, to appreciate the young talent, a celebration of Indian Cinema and much more; but it is one thing above all, the spotlight on Women!

Girls, its time to be the Heroes!!

Awards and Prizes to be declared later.
Kindly log on to www.mwiff.com for more details.

General Rules of MWIFF 2014 states the common rules and regulations for participation in the given categories.


Regulations & Eligibility for Competitive Section

All applicants / film makers must read thoroughly the specific rules and regulations for each categories before applying as the regulations and eligibility are different for each sections.

For dumentary films:

• Films must be a work of nonfiction. Participants should not have fiction as a base line in their documentary film.
• Films should have not been exhibited on Internet.
• Silent or Black-and-White Films are also acceptable.
• Films produced after 1st January 2012 is only eligible for MWIFF 2014.



Eligibility & Pre-selection Criteria for Feature Film Category

• Duration of Feature Film: Minimum 60 mins. of running time and above. (Including opening & closing credits)
Maximum of 180 mins.
• Feature Films will be eligible for submission only if it has one or more woman as Producer or Director or Editor or Writer (Story) or Screenplay Writer or Cinematographer.

• Subject / Concept
There is no particular subject(s) or theme(s), it can be chosen according to the preference of the participants.
Films must be a work of fiction.
(Note: The content should not be inflammatory or derogatory to any religious body or sect of people)

• Stock shots (if necessary) must not exceed 5 minutes. Films made entirely on stock shots will not be entertained.
• Films should have not been exhibited on Internet.
• Silent or Black-and-White Films are also acceptable.
• Films produced after 1st January 2012 is only eligible for MWIFF 2014.
• Trailer & Promotional Materials :
Film Trailer, Poster, Press Kit, copy of Short Synopsis, copy of detailed synopsis Director’s Bio-Data, Cast and Crew details, Directors Photograph, Still Photographs of film (2 minimum),Production stills (2minimum), Poster, Censorship Certificate (If any) should be uploaded on festhome.
• Sub-Titles
English Sub-Titles is compulsory if language of the film is other than English.
• ‘Festival Copy - MWIFF 2014’ Acknowledgement Is Necessary Before the start of the Film.
• The Interested Participant should register their application before the given Deadlines.

Requirements / Checklist for submission:
a) Fully filled Entry Form http://www.mwiff.com/Entryform.pdf
b) Entry Fees
c)Poster, copy of Short Synopsis, copy of detailed synopsis Director’s Bio-Data, Cast and Crew details, Directors Photograph, Still Photographs of film (2 minimum), Production stills (2minimum) to be uploaded on Festhome.

Entry Fee:
Film Submission will be incomplete if the Entry Fees is unpaid as per the deadline under which the film is submitted.

Resubmission:

MWIFF does not accept films for submission which have been submitted to the earlier edition of MWIFF 2013.
For resubmission, film makers should make sure there are substantive changes compared to the earlier submitted copy.

Festival Programming / Schedule:
Under no circumstances the festival program or screening schedule will be changed on film makers requests. MWIFF solely reserves the rights of programming of films selected for screening. Changes in screening schedule is totally under discretion of festival committee which is irrevocable.

Screening Format:
Films selected for screening at MWIFF will be screened through DCP projection.

Right of Participation:
Applicants / Film makers, Directors, Producers, Distributors or Agents are responsible to make sure that they are entitled with rights to enter a film in MWIFF.
The Festival Committee & Festival Director has the right to resolve any situation not anticipated in the regulations of participation, also to grant exceptions in special found cases.
Once a film is submitted in festival, it cannot be withdrawn under any circumstances.

SELECTED FILMS:
Films selected for final screening for competition shall be screened maximum up-to two times for MWIFF audiences.

Anti-duplication Measuress:
MWIFF takes all possible efforts to prevent piracy. All film copies, copyrighted and promotional materials will be safely stored within the MWIFF premises.

MWIFF’s Discretion:
MWIFF will decide by its preference on all issues not anticipated by these Rules and Regulations. Further holds the right to grant exceptions to the application of these Rules Regulations at any time in its discretion.

Additional Terms and Discretions:
- All entries submitted must have original content. The festival committee shall not entertain or take the responsibility for any act or efforts directing to blatant or indirect plagiarism.
- All entries (CDs / DVDs) should be labeled with the name of the film, applicant’s name and category.
- There are no regulations to the inclusion of acting crew.
- All submissions will go through elimination rounds.
- There will be no reasons assigned for elimination of entries.
- Films will be judged on the basis of originality, content, filming and criteria set forth by the panel of judges.
- Any queries shall be questioned by the committee members at any point of time, if required.
- Mature content Information: If your submission contains content intended for a mature audience, please post a warning at the beginning of your film. (Note: Do include the nature of the mature content whether it is violence, sexual content or foul language)
- The panel shall determine winners and the decision of the judges will be final and binding.
- Festival authority shall have no liability and shall not be responsible for any damage.
- Violation of any of the rules and any attempts to win the contest by fraud will lead to immediate disqualification.
- MWIFF 2014 would be allowed to use all photographs and publicity materials received along with the Entry form for non-commercial activities and the same will not be returned to the entrants.
- A complete screening schedule of selected films shall be put up on the festival website on around 15TH NOVEMBER 2014.
- The Event Schedule is Subject to a Change by the Organizer.

For More Information Log On to www.mwiff.com