13th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-24 (13)

Festival start: 22 June 2024      Festival end: 22 June 2024

13th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-24 is a movement to recognize & popularize the work of young & experienced filmmakers from across the India & world. The humble journey of BSFF has began in year 2012 to mark the 100 years celebration of Indian cinema & to salute the contribution of the Kannada film industry towards the development of cinema in India. The festival provide platform to aspiring and professional filmmakers for showcasing their talent with networking & marketing opportunities in film industry.

The festival objective is to create short films culture in India, promotion of upcoming filmmakers, developing sources of revenue generation for short films and to make short film making a commercial enterprise. BSFF-2012-2022 were great success with huge participation of filmmakers from across the country & abroad.

BSFF-24 aim is to even bigger & better with the participation from filmmakers. This year festival will introduce more workshops & master classes. The Miniboxoffice Film Market will be the highlight for those filmmakers who want to venture into feature film production. The short film contest & festival programming will be the delight to treat.

BSFF-24

Production Awards

Best Short Film
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Music Video
Special Festival Mention
Honorable Jury Mention
Best Director
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 will be given to all participants. The winners will be honored with certificate and trophy + short film distribution deal.

13th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-2024

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 will be given to all participants. The winners will be honored with certificate and trophy + short film distribution deal.

2. Entry FEE: Submit the film without paying festival fee via festhome and pay the fee only if selected.

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, Ad Film & Music Video:
Regular Students: Rs.1700 + Rs.306 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2006 / or €37
Regular Professional: Rs.1900 + Rs.342 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2242 / or € 40


Creative Awards

❏ Best Cinematography ❏ Best Editing ❏ Best Screenplay

Entry Fee: For all creative awards
Short Film, Documentary, Animation & Music Video:
Regular Students: Rs.1700 + Rs.306 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2006 / or €37
Regular Professional: Rs.1900 + Rs.342 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2242 / or € 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: Rs.1700 + Rs.306 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2006 / or €37
Regular Professional: Rs.1900 + Rs.342 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2242 / or € 40



Music Awards

❏ Best Original Music ❏ Best Background Music

Entry Fee: For all Music Awards
Short Film, Documentary, Animation & Music Video:
Regular Students: Rs.1700 + Rs.306 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2006 / or €37
Regular Professional: Rs.1900 + Rs.342 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2242 / or € 40


Late Entry Fee: Rs.500 + Rs.90 (18% Govt. GST) =Rs. 590/ or € 10 in addition to regular entry fee
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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 or Delhi.

International filmmakers can pay the fee by using PayPal at id info@miniboxoffice.com.

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

4. Year of production & accepted movie duration:

Year of production: Jan-2021 onwards
Short Film, Documentaries & Animation: up-to 60 min
Music Videos: 2-8 min, Ad Film- any duration

5. Films participated in BSFF:2012-2023 are not eligible for participation in 2024.

6. BSFF-24 stages/process:

• Entry submission as per rules & regulations.
• Notification of shortlisted films by the festival office on 25 May 2024 and late submission entries notification on 04 June 2024.
• Delegate registration to attend BSFF-234. All shortlisted 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 on 16 June 2024 at Bangalore.

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

8. Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-24 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 Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, filmmaker/producer takes the whole responsibility of copyright issues of music, script and other creative and technical aspects of film.