Global Indie Film Festival Of India (GIFFI-HYD) ()

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About Us

CINEMA is a reflection of the SOCIETY, human behavior and cultures, which are ever changing.

It’s been 122 years since the Lumière Brothers screened the first film in India and gave birth to Indian Cinema. We have come a long way since then, including The Golden Era of Indian Cinema (1940-1960).

The French New wave, which came along the 1950’s and the 1960’s, is regarded as one of the most influential movements in Cinema. Today, Cinema has evolved vastly with new camera techniques, lighting methods and above all, varied narratives that don’t necessarily adhere to the conventional story arc.

India is a country of great cultural diversity and, has a history of being one of the biggest contributors to the field of Art in the world. Moving to the present, we are situated in the heart of the Indian Film Industry, Mumbai, where the Star Culture is still prevalent in the Mainstream Cinema and most of the films thrive solely star power. Yet, there have been story tellers who have managed to break this mold and come out with amazing films in the recent past. The Parallel Cinema, a film movement that emerged as an alternative to the mainstream commercial Cinema, particularly in the latest era, characterized by its focus on REALISM, SOCIAL ISSUES and a rejection of typical Bollywood tropes like Song & Dance routines, is gradually taking a place in Indian Cinema. The key figures including Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen & Ritwik Ghatak, etc who were initially based in Bengal & later gained their influence across India. While the Parallel Cinema was a distinctly Indian Movement, it was also influenced by the International Film Movements like Italian NEOREALISM.

We, as the Global Indie Film Festival of India (GIFFI-Hyderabad), have a fundamental belief that Cinema is a beautiful platform and storytelling is diversely serene.

We are at the end of the second decade of the 21st century and we believe that it’s the time that new age experimental story tellers and artists are given their rightfully deserved audience.

Our aim through this festival is to reignite the love for cinema which has somewhere been blurred due to the commerce of the trade. After all, DADASAHEB PHALKE did not make the first Indian film, RAJA HARISHCHANDRA with the purpose of earning money. Passion is what drives us, and we are looking to meet and celebrate passion through the medium of cinema.

Welcoming talented independent film makers from India and across the Globe to showcase their narratives, short films, long short films, feature films, documentaries, animation films, web series and music videos etc of any genre, any length, any medium of shooting, to come forward and submit your films with appropriate entry fees.

If your work has merit and you have passion, we have a platform for you. This Global Indie Film Festival of India (GIFFI-HYD) is a platform to provide an open environment for the producers, directors, writers, actors, technicians, film appreciation enthusiasts and anyone who has a zest for Cinema. Let’s network and talk about cinema and also let’s vow to bring another new wave through our work.

We have a Panel of Experts as the Board of Juries. They will scrutinize your films in all aspects and decide the official selections & and as well as Final Awards as per the required Categories.

The Screenings of officially selected films will be organized in various Theatres physically/an OTT Platform, that is associated with GIFFI-Hyderabad online.

We conduct the Final Award Ceremony, where all the Award Winners will be facilitated with Trophy & Certificate. The First, Second & Third level Winners of the Best Film Category will also be honored with CASH REWARDS on the same Dias.

We conduct this unique Film Festival twice in a year in the different Cities of India with maximum gaiety & color.

GIFFI-Hyderabad is a PROGRAMME, organized by HONOR HEIGHTS AWARDS & REWARDS PRIVATE LIMITED, duly registered with Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. (CIN: U82300TS2024PTC184552)

AWARDS & CATEGORIES:

We have 200+ Awards in multiple categories. All these Awards are being awarded to the Awardees with TROPHIES & CERTIFICATES. The awardees of the FIRST, SECOND & THIRD BEST AWARDS of some Categories will also be honored with CASH PRIZES.

VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF AWARDS:

01. BEST FEATURE FILM 02. BEST SHORT FILM 03. BEST LONG SHORT FILM 04. BEST CHILDREN SHORT FILM 05. BEST SILENT FILM 06. BEST MOBILE SHORT FILM 07. BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM 08. BEST DIRECTOR 09. BEST STORY 10. BEST SCREENPALY 11. BEST DIALOGUE WRITER 12. BEST ACTOR ( MALE) 13.BEST ACTRESS (FEMALE) 14.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE) 15. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE) 16. BEST COMEDY ACTOR (MALE) 17. BEST COMEDY ACTOR (FEMALE) 18. BEST CHILD ACTOR (BOY), 19.BEST CHILD ACTRESS (GIRL), 20. BEST NEGATIVE ROLE (MALE) 21.BEST NEGATIVE ROLE (FEMALE) 22.BEST EDITOR 23.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 24.BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR (SONGS) 25.BEST SOUND DESIGN 26.BEST BGM 27.BEST LYRICIST 28. BEST SINGER (MALE) 29. BEST SINGER (FEMALE), 30.BEST CHREOGRAPHER 31.BEST WEBSERIES 32.BEST DOCMENTARY 33.BEST ANIMATED FILM 34.BEST MUSIC VIDEO 35. BEST VFX WORK 36.BEST ART DIRECTOR 37.BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHER 38.BEST DANCER ( MALE) 39. BEST DANCER (FEMALE) 40. BEST POSTER DESIGNS.

Rules & Regulations for Film Submission:

1. Entry fee is Non- Refundable.

2. Film Duration – All lengths are acceptable.

3. The short /feature /other film can be of any language or of any genre. All non-English films must have English subtitles.

4. YouTube, Google Drive & Vimeo links are accepted. Make sure that the links are not password protected and don't delete the upload till the date of award Ceremony of GIFFI, Hyderabad.

5. The decision of the festival committee and JURY members will be considered final.

6. All information of the festival will be given on the Facebook page/ Instagram / X/ Festival Website or an attempt will be made to contact by e-mail.

7. A director or production company may enter more than one category for a short/other film and may submit more than one film, provided a separate Entry Form and separate Entry Fee accompanies each category and film. The entry form must clearly mark the section/category entered for.

8. Selection of short film/other film for GIFFI, Hyderabad will be done by a panel of committee whose decision will be final. However, Festival authorities reserve the right to accept or reject any film that is likely to offend sentiments, feelings or sensibilities of any caste, community, religion and section and is likely to promote racism or ill will in the society and for any circumstances festival committee will not be answerable for such decision to any person(s), or company or organization.

9. Cost of courier charge will cover the submitter or Director or Producer, Prize and certificate will be awarded to the director (s) or producer(s) of the film. For any duties, fees and charges accrued from the transporting of the trophy, will be covered by the recipient, not the Festival organizers. Transportation and insurance costs of DVDs/BLURAYs/DCP’s related documents, photographs and publicity materials from the country of origin to the Festival Office shall be borne by the applicant.

10. Entrant agrees to be bound by all terms of these official festival rules and regulations as established herein. The Global Indie Film Festival of India, (GIFFI, Hyderabad ) reserves the right to extend the Festival deadline for any unforeseen reasons if needed. Entry constitutes permission to use winner’s names, likeness and voice for future advertising and publicity purposes without any objection and claim. For promotional / publicity purposes, excerpts from any film entered in the festival may be shown on any Television network / Internet or related media during the festival period.

11. Please fill up the Form properly. The entry will not be accepted without proper filled up Declaration Portion.

12. Entry forms with incorrect/inadequate/illegible/ambiguous particulars will not be considered. The festival committee reserves the right to accept or refuse any film without assigning any reason whatsoever.

13. Only officially selected films will be intimated by email. No letters of non-acceptance will be sent. All lists will be available on the Facebook page/Instagram/X/etc.

14. Entry Forms should be filled in clearly. Press materials i.e., synopsis (in brief), cast, credit, director’s filmography etc can be sent in separate word file format by email.

15. If selected for the festival the entrant must undertake to provide publicity clippings for the use of the festival.

16. Entrants will retain all ownership rights to their films submitted.

17. If the language of the film is other than English, it must be dubbed or subtitled in English.

18. The Films may be entered by any organization, agency, individual producer or director.

19. GIFFI, Hyderabad would be allowed to use all photographs and publicity materials received along with the Entry form and the same will not be returned to the entrants.

20. Student / Diploma films /other Videos cannot be considered as Director’s First film.

21. Censorship need not be essential to any films / videos entered in the festival.

22. The Festival Authorities will have the right to screen (maximum 5 screenings) in different cities of India on non-commercial basis.

23.Entry Forms with incorrect / inadequate / illegible / ambiguous particulars will not be considered.

24. Entry Forms with incorrect / inadequate / illegible / ambiguous particulars will not be considered.

25. All shortlisted entries will receive a certificate. (Cost of certificate production and courier charges will be borne by the submitter or Director or producer, if you are not attending the Festival Award Ceremony. if you are attending GIFFI AWARD CEREMONY, please collect them, there will be no charges.)

26. Anybody can submit one or more than one entry. There is no limit for the submission of the Entries.

27. Films once selected and submitted for the final screening will not be allowed to be withdrawn under any circumstances, until the Festival is over.

28. Online Preview link for Selection:
Online preview links of films may also be sent for the purpose of selection (selection committee of GIFFI, Hyderabad) only so as to reach the Festival Director on or before the due date. Send online preview link with secure password.

29.Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these Regulations.

30. Decisions of the Festival Authorities regarding all matters not expressly provided for in these regulations or which require interpretation of the clauses mentioned above shall be final and binding on all parties.