MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL CULT FILM FESTIVAL (1)

영화제 시작: 05 12월 2020      영화제 끝: 06 12월 2020

Mumbai International Cult Film Festival (MICFF INDIA) is a non-profit annual live screening film festival dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and audiences, and to celebrating the power of a good story. The festival focuses on the people, ideas, technology, skills and artistry behind filmmaking and provides both entertaining and educational opportunities to the public and filmmakers from all over the world.

The Mission of this project is to discover exceptional art-house cult cinema from all over the world. The project has been initiated to provide a supportive platform for the exceptionally talented independent cult filmmakers who have taken the risk of making offbeat films. Another important aspect of this project is to introduce more people to cult cinema and develop a permanent audience base.

Our panel of judges will shortlist nominees of each category for the Official Selection. The selected few from the Official Selection will be screened to a live audience at the auditorium. All films in the official selection will compete for awards in the following categories:

• Best Short Film
• Best Film on Women
• Best Student Film
• Best Documentary Short
• Best Actor in Leading Role
• Best Actress in Leading Role
• Best Actor in Supporting Role
• Best Actress in Supporting Role
• Best Cinematography
• Best Director
• Best Editor
• Best Screenwriter
• Best Sound Editor

a] OFFICIAL SELECTION (Eligibility List) : [qualifies to be considered under competition category for Micffindia Awards with live screening at the festival]

b] SEMI-FINALIST : [Shortlisted films from official selection to be considered under competition category for MicffIndia Awards with live screening at the festival]

c] FINALIST : [Shortlisted films from Semi-Finalist to be considered under competition category for MicffIndia Awards with live screening at the festival]

d] OFFICIAL NOMINATION : [Officially Nominated films under competition category for MicffIndia Awards with live screening at the festival]

• Decision of the selection panel and jury shall be deemed final and cannot be challenged under any circumstances.

• Entries for Mumbai International Cult Film Festival are open for everyone. Participants under the legal age must submit a consent letter from their parent or guardian.

• The total runtime of the Short Film, including opening & closing credits, should strictly be a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 45 minutes.

• Only short films that were made after January 1st, 2015 - Oct 2020 are eligible for the festival.

• The short film can be in any language. However, all films must include sub-titles in English.

• All content used in the short film must be either owned or licensed. If any copyrighted material is used in the film, the participant must have the permission and submit a copy to the Festival Organizers.

• Short films must be made available for download to the festival organizers.

• Multiple entries from the same participant are accepted, but entry for each film must be submitted separately.

• Not all nominated films will be screened. Nominated films selected for screening will be notified via email. If you received a Nomination email, but no Official Selection email, it means your film will not be screened, but is still a contender for an award in its category.

• The Festival Organizers reserve the rights to copy or use the material submitted by the participants in any form, online or offline, for the festival’s promotional and archival purposes.

• Festival Organizers reserve the right to change / modify / alter any rule or its part or event of this competition any time.

• Student films must provide proof of school/university ID.

• Filmmakers are responsible for the copyright of their own materials.

• By submitting to us, you give us the right to screen your film in front of a live audience.

• We retain the right to change the date and venue of the festival under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through our online platforms.

• Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English subtitles (if in a language other than English), it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found.

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