General Instructions
Indywood International Short Film Festival (IISFF 2019)

1. Contestants need to register online with their required details & Competitional Category for participating in IISFF 2019 through the website: www.indywoodtalenthunt.com on or before September 30 th 2019. Rules & Regulations for all four competitional categories of Professional Film Making, Amateur Film Making, Mobile Film Making & Script Writing can be referred through the same website.

2. Contestants need to submit their Short Films (or Script, if the category is Script Writing) on the theme: “1 Dollar = Rupee” via mail to registration@indywoodtalenthunt.com after completing the Registration procedure, on or before October 28 th 2019.

3. Contestants can submit the Short Film also in the format of Documentary Film & Animation Film.

4. Short Films/Scripts submitted will be screened/reviewed (Venue to fixed shortly) & will be judged by the Jury Panel Film Makers & Entertainment Industry Experts from November 7 th , 8 th & 9 th 2019 (3 Days)

5. Results will be announced during closing ceremony on 3 rd day (November 9 th 2019) where the Best Short Films across the 3 Categories of Professional Film Making, Amateur Film Making & Mobile Film Making & the Best Script of Indywood International Short Film Festival 2019 (IISFF 2019) will be awarded with Cash Prizes.

6. Best from the following Categories will be also honored: Director, Actor, Actress, Singer, Scriptwriter, Lyricist, Cinematographer, Editor, Music Composer, VFX, Production Controller, Choreographer, Art Director, Screen Writer, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, sound designer, poster designer, Animator’

7. 3 Workshops/Masterclasses (One/day) across the options of Cinematography, Acting, Film Direction, Action Choreography etc. to be conducted (Can decide the sections depending on the Expert being associated (or) depending on Sponsor Requirement.

8. A Participant cannot take part in more than One Competitional Category.

9. Submitted short film can be of any language but English subtitles are mandatory

10. Each team must submit the details of all the team members before submitting the film (team members will be able to win credits awards)

11. The submitted film must be a minimum of 1 min to 10 mins, including the credits section

12. Runtime of the submitted short film should be below 8 mins

13. The final video must be uploaded in MP4/MOVE/MPEG-4 format. Upload video should be strictly below 750mb.

14. For Film Making Events, the file name should be of the format: “Short Film Name (1 Dollar = 1 Rupee) – Contesting Team Captain Name – Competitional Event Category – Indywood International Short Film Festival 2019)”. (For Eg: “Greed (1 Dollar = 1 Rupee) – Ashish – Professional Film Making – Indywood International Short Film Festival 2019”)

15. For Script Writing, the file name should be of the format: “Script Name (1 Dollar = 1 Rupee) – Contestant Name – Script Writing – Indywood International Short Film Festival 2019)”. (For Eg: “Greed (1 Dollar = 1 Rupee) – Ashish – Script Writing – Indywood International Short Film Festival 2019”)

16. Team Leader should go through the agreements, terms and conditions and discuss it with the team before registration.

17. Short Films without English subtitles will be disqualified

18. Teams are encouraged to work with local composer and musicians to write and record music and films/ It is permissible for a participating group to use pre-recorded music; however, the team must have rights to any music used in the film

19. IISFF Committee parties may, in the sole discretion, disqualify films deemed to be inappropriate or otherwise non-compliant

20. Teams cannot use stock footage or footage created earlier

21. Photographs can be used in the film, only if the team has the rights to use them

22. Only films submitted before the deadline will be officially part of the competition

23. Indywood Talent Hunt team may add to or amend these rules at any time prior to the beginning of the filmmaking period, without informing the participants.

24. Team has to use a DSLR or professional film camera with at least 1080p video capture. A mobile camera with a minimum capture of 1080p should be used. To assure noiseless sound quality, an external microphone should be used. To assure noiseless sound quality, an external microphone should be used

25. IISFF Committee reserves the right to cancel this competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control, or if the number of participants do not exceed the minimum number decided by IISFF Committee for Finals.

For being eligible for the Project:

1. Films must be the original work of the team and must not infringe third- party’s rights.

2. Must be suitable for publication and not contain obscene or indecent material.

3. Must not contain pornographic material; may not contain defamatory statements about any person, company, organization or entity.

4. Must not invade privacy or other rights of any person, company or entity.

5. Must not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations; and may not contain any copyrighted elements not owned by the team.

6. Films containing prohibited or inappropriate content as determined by the IISFF COMMITTEE, in its sole discretion, to be inappropriate will be disqualified.