Intends to promote shorts that discuss and evoke issues affecting our lives. Objective is to sensitise young filmmakers to stimulate greater public debate where ideas are expressed cinematically evolved from real life. The project is generously supported by Yes Foundation and in collaboration with Goethe Institut, Kolkata.
Selected filmmakers will be invited for two-tire mentoring sessions.
The first session – 15 filmmakers will be invited for three days idea development lab where 5 projects will be selected for commissioning.
The second session – once the rough cut is made, filmmakers attend another rigorous mentoring session to fine-tune the films under the guidance of an expert team consisting of editor/filmmakers.
The films will be premiered during DocedgeKolkata, Asian Forum for Documentary on 5th March 2016. DRI will try to ensure maximum outreach of these shorts through various digital platforms.
What we want
Innovative ideas that evoke authors’ personal take on issues that affect life and people and are artistically expressed in a cinematic language. We want shorts are to be of excellent cinematic quality and not propagation films. The concepts should focus on long- term impact of questions we need to negotiate now.
We want filmmakers to be compassionate, precise and ready to work on challenging theme for an effective communication.
There is, although it is not restricted to specific issues, a general indication to understand the content we are looking at … .
Women and her social-political space
Food – future crisis, impending conflict
Water – Where do we get it?
Men vs ecology
Eligibility
The applicant should be strictly maximum of 29 years old, Indian citizen and completed at least one documentary film.
Duration of Films – Maximum 3-4 minutes
Important dates
Submission Opens October : 28, 2015
Submission Closes November : 20, 2015
First Phase of Mentoring
December 1-4, 2015
Submission
Log line – 70 Words
Synopsis - 200 Words
Treatment – 300 Words
Director’s statement – 250 words
Age proof document ( upload)
3 minutes trailer/ or previous work max 4 minutes.
Applicant’s Photo
Maximum Production Budget – INR 2,00,000 > 2,50,000
Application Fees
With application entry fees : INR 1000
After Selection : INR 5000
More information here.