Eligibility:

The competition is open to all filmmakers from amateurs to professionals.

Submissions must adhere to the specified genre/theme criteria.

Submission guidelines:

Films must be submitted through the official online portal by the designated deadline i.e. 25^th Feb 2024. 

Each participant can submit a maximum of 1 entry.

Films should be in DCP, MP4 or MOV format.

Maximum duration of the film should be 20 minutes.

Film should be completed after 1st Jan 2022.

No Entry Fee to submit your films for the challenge.

Originality: 

Submissions must be original works, and participants should hold the rights to all aspects of their films.

Plagiarism or unauthorized use of copyrighted material is strictly prohibited.

Language:

The film has to be a Marathi-language short film and must include English subtitles.

Judging Criteria:

Entries will be evaluated based on creativity, storytelling, technical execution, and adherence to the genre selected.

The decision of the jury is final and binding.

Publicity: 

Participants grant the competition organizers the right to use excerpts from their films for promotional purposes.

Disqualification:

Submissions that violate any of the competition rules or contain inappropriate content will be disqualified.

Rights:

The organizers reserve the right to disqualify any entry without providing reasons.

Participants retain the rights to their films, but by entering the competition, they grant the organizers the right to screen the films during the festival and for promotional purposes.

Deadline: 

The deadline for submissions is 25^th Feb 2024. Late entries will not be considered.