National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Short Film Competition

A short film competition is being organised as part of NPDRR National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2020. The short films, with a maximum length of 8 minutes, are expected to showcase awareness generation and case studies on various nuances of disaster management.

Participants 
Any individual or organization may participate in the competition.

Themes 
Participants may submit films on the following themes of Disaster Management / Risk Reduction o Prevention;
o Mitigation; o Preparedness; o Awareness Generation; o Response; o Search & Rescue; o Post-disaster reconstruction; o Success Stories of Disaster Risk Reduction; o Any other area of Disaster Management or DRR.

Prizes
• Winner of the 1st prize will receive a sum of Rs. 5,00,000/-
Winner of the 2nd prize will receive a sum of Rs. 3,00,000/-
• Winner of the 3rd prize will receive a sum of Rs. 2,00,000/-
• In addition, some selected films will be acquired by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as per the rates prescribed by the Advertising and Visual communication Division (erstwhile DAVP) of Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOC), Government of India.
Winning entries will be paid the cost as per the DAVP rates in addition to their prize money.

Submissions and Entries
• Maximum duration of the films should be 8 minutes;
• Any individual or organisation may participate;
• Only one entry allowed per participant;
• Last date for submission of entry – 17 April 2020
• A screening committee will be constituted to select the entries and decide the winners.

 Films can be sent to –
o Pankajk@ndma.gov.in (as downloadable link);
o DVDs / Pen Drive can addressed to - Under Secretary (PRAG), National Disaster Management Authority, NDMA Bhawan, A-1, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi – 110029 Phone – 011-26701885