THE 3RD FESTIVAL OFDOCUMENTARIES AND SHORT FEATURES IN VIDEO FOR JOHN ABRAHAM NATIONAL AWARDS..
SIGNS, the Festival of Documentaries and Short Features in Video for the JOHN ABRAHAM NATIONAL AWARDS organized by the Federation of Film Societies in Keralam (FFSI-SWR) is the platform for showcasing the best of digital/video productions made in the country every year. SIGNS provides video/film makers a rare opportunity to show their films before a wider audience, share their experiences with fellow filmmakers and also to interact with them. We also conduct a touring festival of select films from SIGNS in different parts of South India. With this exposure and dialogue one could feel their natural blossoming through explorations of the possibilities of interaction with their peers and viewing communities. Animated by the presence of filmmakers, activists, cineastes and critics from all over the country, SIGNS offers opportunities for creative interactions and discussions and, possibly, new partnerships and ventures.
Background
The prestigious John Abraham Awards were originally instituted in 1999 by the Federation of Film Societies of India (South West Region) as an annual film award for the Best Malayalam feature film, short film, and documentary, in memory of JOHN ABRAHAM (1937-1987), the guiding spirit behind radical initiatives for people’s cinema in Malayalam, who extended the horizons of film making, aesthetically and politically. From 2005, the competition has been extended to the National level, focusing exclusively on docu-mentary and short films in video format. In 2005, the three-member jury was chaired by Mr. Adoor Gopalakrishnan, with Ms. Chanditha Mukherjee and Mr. Sunny Joseph as members. In 2006 Mr. Sayeed Akthar Mirza was the Chairman and Ms. Bina Paul Venugopal and Mr. M.R.Rajan were the members of the jury. SIGNS 2007, we hope, will take this spirit of freedom, exploration and expression forward to create new synergies and open fresh possibilities. We have two more awards from this edition onwards, one for the best Student Video and another one for Cinema of Resistance.
Awards
Awards
For Documentaries & short features in Competition Section
1. Best Documentary : Prize money : Rs 25,000,
2. Best Short Feature (not exceeding 70 minutes) : Prize money : Rs 25,000
3. Best Student Video (Short feature or documentary): Prize money : Rs10,000
4.Cinema of Resistance (Award for the best video - short feature or documentary - on subjects like State oppression, human rights violation, gender, environmental, social, cultural or any other issue that suppresses the human spirit.) : Prize money : Rs. 10,000
All awards carry Certificate of Merit and memento.
Eligibility
* All digital/video documentaries/short features made after 1st January 2005 (In case of films made in 16mm/35mm format etc., entries can be made in digital/video format)
* Films submitted for previous editions of SIGNS are not eligible.
* Duration: Less than 70 mins for Short Features and no time limit for documentaries.
* Language: Any language with English subtitle or dubbed in English.
If the Director is a student, he/she should produce a certificate from the head of the institution.
Dateline
* Last date for submission of applications : 20th September 2007 (along with CD/DVD and entry fee of Rs.500/-)
* Intimation of selection : 5th october 2007
* Final submission of selected films : 20th october 2007
Selection procedure :
A preview committee of filmmakers, critics and technicians will short-list the entries, for screening before the award Jury headed by Mr. Kumar Shahani.
Besides, the films chosen for the Competition section, selected films will be screened in Focus - the non-Competitive section.
Format for final submission :
The films must be submitted in DVD or DV/Mini DV format.
How to Apply :
Application forms are available from:
The Regional Secretary
Federation of Film Societies of India (South West Region)
Kalabhavan, Vazhuthacaud
Thiruvananthapuram – 695 014, Keralam.
E-mail : ffsikeralam@gmail.com or
Duly filled applications should reach the above address on or before 20th September, accompanied by the following:
a. A copy of the film in VCD/DVD format
b. A demand draft for Rs.500 in favour of Federation of Film Societies of
India, payable at Thiruvananthapuram. (Non refundable)
c. Brief synopsis of the film/documentary
d.Three stills from the film/documentary
e.Brief biography of the Director
f. Two photographs of the Director
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