FILMBOOTH – INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS FESTIVAL 2010 – DELHI

Organized by Filmbooth in association with STAND UP Coalition Team, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library’s auditorium, EIGHT is an international short film competition & festival scheduled to be held in New Delhi on 17th and 18thSeptember 2010. Themed around the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the two-day public event aims to motivate people, through the medium of short films, to make a difference. We believe in the power of films, and through EIGHT we want to bring the fields of social cause, entertainment and creative expression on the same stage. The MDGs are a series of 8 international development goals which 192 UN member countries have pledged to achieve by 2015and spur development by improving social and economic conditions in the world’s poorest countries.

All of us have a desire to communicate. Some of us, hopefully, feel strongly for social issues like poverty, education, equality and climate change, but don’t know how we can communicate what we feel. We at Filmbooth believe in the power of films. We believe short films are a true democratic mass medium – it gives the power of expression to all of us through easily available tools. Only what separates ordinary from extra-ordinary is desire and creativity.

Calling Short Films : With EIGHT we are going to screen what you think about these social issues. We are calling entries for inspirational short films,from professional and amateur filmmakers alike, based on the theme of these eight goals. It could be 30 seconds or 20 minutes long, but the emphasis will be on idea and communication. And we leave it to you whether it should be fiction, animation, live footage , imagery, narrative , or any radical style of yours.

Categories : There are eight categories based on the eight goals. You may submit your entry in any one or more of these categories

Awards : If your film is shortlisted, it will be screened alongside short films from the likes of Mira Nair, Gus Van Sant, Gael Garcia Bernal , Wim Wenders and others. There are some cool prizes too for the best films apart from acknowledgement certificates but your real test would be to motivate people to make a difference. Prizes will be given for Best Short film in each category (each MDG), Overall Best Short Film of Festival, Jury award.

Format, Length and Language : The length has to be less than 20 minutes. Do remember, 20 minutes or half a minute, what matters is an inspiring story, original content, clarity of expression and the best usage of the medium of short films. Please send the short film in MPEG /MP4/WMV format only. We request you to add English subtitles if your film is non-English

How to Submit : You may courier us CD/ DVD of the movie(s) at our address below with the filled-up entry form.
Or share online links from where we can download the movie (you may find useful sites like yousendit.com, sendspace.com, box.net etc.). You may email the form along with the link for downloading your short film.

Fest Dates : 17-18 September, 2010

Application Deadline : Last date for sending your entries is 31st August, 2010.

Contact :
Filmbooth
93/5 Sector – 1,
Pushp Vihar, Saket, New Delhi – 110017.

Email : filmboothindia(AT)gmail.com

Contact Number : +91 99791990162 / 98104 41183 / 9818093953 / 9811411188

Source : http://www.filmbooth.in/about_eight_festival.html