FESTIVAL REGULATIONS
ENTRY DEADLINE 10th NOVEMBER 2009
Objectives
The festival offers a contemporary and liberal platform for the
filmmakers of the World to exhibit the excellence of the film art form.
The aim is mainly to contribute to the understanding and appreciation
of cultures of different nations. We hope to present complex human
situations of this rapidly changing world in the globalised era.
The Festival Committee reserves the right to exclude films which are
not in conformity with aims of the Festival, or which could offend the
national feelings and susceptibilities of any participating country, or
are likely to promote racial discrimination.
Films not presenting sufficient technical qualities for good public
screening can be refused after checking of the prints by the Print
Checking Unit of the Film Festival Office.
Date and Place
The Festival will be held in Pune, India from 7th to 14th January 2010.
CATEGORIES(select one)
Competition:
(a)World Cinema
(b) Marathi Cinema
Non-Competition
(a) Cinema of the world
(b) Retrospectives
(c) Tributes
(d) Country Focus
Indian Cinema
Competition:
Films entered in the Competition Section must fulfill the following
conditions.
Films must be feature films.
Films entered for Competition section in World Cinema must have been
completed on or after 1st January 2008
Films entered for Competition section in Marathi Cinema must have been
completed on or after 1st January 2009
Censorship visa / certificate of the country where the film has been
produced.
Films that have been submitted in earlier editions of Pune
International Film Festival are not eligible
Films that have been previously screened publicly in Pune, aired on
Indian television prior to the Festival, or are available for online
viewing in their entirety are NOT eligible. (For World Cinema)
Works in progress are NOT eligible
Films may be submitted on DVD (NTSC or PAL) with English subtitles. Do
not send film prints, master tapes, or other originals. The
production’s title must be on each case and DVD.
Only completed entries (including entry form and preview DVD screener
with English subtitles) will be processed.
Once selected, the film should be on 35mm with optical sound track with
English Subtitles.
Entrant will allow usage of clips from the film for promotional use on
television, radio, in print, and at live Festival events.
Entrants must agree that if their film / films win the Best Film or
Best Director Awards, all screenings and publicity thereafter, will
acknowledge the Award(s) on the film itself.
All entries must be either in English or contain English subtitles.
Non-English entries submitted without subtitles are not eligible
JURY & AWARDS :
Entries will be subject to preview by a selection committee constituted
by the Organising Committee of PIFF. A film which is not accepted for
the Competition section may be shown in the Cinema of the world section
with the consent of the entrant.
The Jury for the World Cinema Competition will be composed of minimum
five members [including the chairman] of which a majority will be from
outside India.
The Jury for the Marathi Cinema Competition will be composed of minimum
three members [including the chairman] of which at least one member
will be non Marathi speaking Indian and the two others will be from
outside India.
The decisions of the jury will be taken by a simple majority of the
members present and voting. The jury can evolve its own rules for
assessment of the entries. The Director of the Festival and the
Secretary of the Jury can attend the deliberations of the jury but
shall neither participate nor vote.
No person in any way connected with the production or commercial
exploitation of a competitive entry will be a member of the jury. All
Members of the jury will refrain from releasing any articles or reviews
to the press concerning the films submitted for their judgment until
after the jury’s decisions have been formally published.
The following prizes will be given away:
Cash Awards:
Government of Maharashtra “Prabhat” Best International Film in world
cinema competition section. A cash prize of INR 10, 00,000/- (INR Ten
Lacs) to be given to the Producer of the film.
Government of Maharashtra “Prabhat” BestInternational Film Director in
world cinema competition section. A cash prize of INR.5, 00,000/-
(INR.Five Lacs).
Government of Maharashtra “Sant Tukaram” Best Marathi Film in Marathi
Film competition section. A cash prize of INR.5.00.000/- (INR Five
Lacs) to be equally divided between producer and director of the
winning film.
Special Jury Award [non cash] : The Jury will decide the categories in
world Cinema as well as Marathi Cinema. (Beneficiary should summit all
necessary documents for the cash Awards. all Transfer charges and other
Taxes will bear by beneficiary)
Deadline
Entries must reach PIFF Office on or before 10th November , 2009. Late
entries will be accepted only at the discretion of the Festival Director
Video Cassettes for Selection
DVD /VHS cassettes (PAL system STRICTLY) of films with English
subtitles may also be sent for purposes of selection only so as to
reach the Film Festival Office not later than 15th October 2009. Single
video cassettes which are not part of a larger shipment should be
air-mailed directly to the Film Festival Office. Courier Services if
used will be paid for by entrant. DVD /VHS cassettes may also be sent
through diplomatic channels.
Entering films in the Festival
Film Producers, Distributors their duly authorized representatives or
duly authorized government organization /agency of the participating
countries may enter their films for the Competition, Cinema of the
World & Marathi Cinema in the enclosed Entry Form.
The Form, duly filled in, separately for each film proposed to be
entered should reach the Festival office by 30th October 2009. The
Festival Director has the discretion to accept entries up to November
30th 2009. The forms can be emailed earlier and DVD/ video cassettes
may be mailed at a later date.
Prints
Prints of films selected for exhibition in the Festival must reach the
Festival office at Pune, India on or before December 20, 2009 the
title(s) of the film(s) sent, the number of reels, shipping details
including the dates of dispatch and the air consignment number must be
faxed to the Festival office: + 91 20 24468788 or emailed to
print.piff@gmail.com Prints should ideally be air freighted directly to
the Festival office at the address given above. These should not be
sent through courier or clearing agents in India. Special arrangements
have been made for clearance of film consignments addressed to the Film
Festival Office through Indian Customs at Mumbai. The Film Festival
office will not be responsible for any film prints etc. that are
diverted to other cities in India.
After close of the Festival, the prints will be returned through
air-freight or diplomatic channels, to the entrants or to his duly
authorised representative mentioned in the Entry Form.
Insurance
The Insurance of prints in transit from the country of origin to the
Film Festival Office and from the Festival Office to the country of
origin will be the responsibility of the entrant, the Festival Office
will insure the prints against damage, partial and total, by fire,
theft or any other unnatural causes from the moment it takes delivery
of the print to the moment it hands them back to the concerned airline/
agency for dispatch. The insurance value will be the print cost as
specified in the Entry Form, supported by documents from the concerned
laboratory. Damage to the print, if any, should be certified by an
independent agency at the cost of sender.
Freight and Other Charges
The prints and video cassettes should be sent “freight pre-paid” i.e.
at senders cost. After the Festival, the prints will be returned to the
senders by air freight at the cost of the Film Festival Office.
Film Festival Office will not pay charges other then the air freight
charges. It may also please be noted that the Film Festival Office
cannot reimburse any freight or other charges on foreign currency,
unless previously agreed to in writing. The Film Festival Office will
not bear freight or any other charges for unsolicited films, videos /
DVD sent to it, if these are not selected for screening in the Festival.
The special arrangements made by the Film Festival Office for clearance
through Indian Customs in Mumbai are applicable only in the case of
consignment directly air-freighted on request and addressed to this
Festival Office. In the case of the publicity material, etc. sent
pre-paid by Courier Services or through agents in India., the concerned
courier service/agent should be instructed to deliver the material
directly to the office of the Film Festival office in Pune. The Film
Festival Office shall not be responsible for any material that is
diverted to some other city or festival in India, also the freight for
the same will be paid by the concerned party or festival.
Screening
Entries to the Festival other then films under the Indian Cinema
Sections shall be exempt from censorship. No accepted film will be
shown outside the Festival city by the Film Festival Office. The
Festival proposes to have a maximum of 3 screening per film selected.
For non-competitive festivals and competitive specialized festivals
allow for a maximum of 3 screenings per film. Producers / authorised
entrants are requested to grant permission with the International
Regulations mandate for one Additional Screening. The Festival agrees
not to hold any screenings other than the three screening allowed by
the International Regulations.
Excerpts for Television
For promotion of films entered in the Festival on television,
producers/authorised entrant are requested to supply four excerpts of
the film(s) entered, each of a maximum duration of three minutes, to
the Festival Office. These should be supplied on ¾ inch U-Matic tape
(high band or low band) Beta, preferably PAL system. Such tapes will be
returned along with the print within two weeks of the close of the
Festival.
General
Classroom and advertising films are not eligible for participation in
any section. Films not presenting sufficient technical qualities for
good public screening can be refused after checking of the prints by
the Print Checking Unit of the Festival Directorate. The participants
must ensure that they have the right to participate in the
International Film Festival of India with regards to parties connected
with the production / distribution of the participating film and/or
other right holders/ Licenses. Participation in the Festival implies
acceptance of these Regulations. The Film Festival Office will decide
all matters not expressly provided for in these regulations but in
conformity with the provisions of the International Regulations for
film festivals and its decisions shall be final and binding on all
parties.
Correspondence and Shipping Address
Dr. Jabbar Patel, Director
Pune International Film Festival
Marathon Bhavan
Near Mitra Mandal Chowk
Opp. Parvati Post Office
Parvati, Pune 411009
Maharashtra, India
Tel : 91 20 24464545 / 24464546
Fax : 91 20 24468788
E-Mail : piff.india@gmail.com
Website : www.puneinternationalfilmfestival.com
All film prints sent through diplomatic channels can also be delivered
to the under mentioned address in Delhi:
Mr. Abid Ali Siddiqui,
2, K, Kamraj Lane,
New Delhi 110011
Tel :+91 11 23793699 /23792539
Fax :+91 11 23793709
E-Mail : piff.india@gmail.com
Shipping details should invariably be forwarded by fax to the Pune
numbers or by email of the Pune International Film Festival Office
given above.
For Entry Form , kindly log on to
http://www.puneinternationalfilmfestival.com/entry_login.php
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