he National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has invited entries for its tenth annual competition for short films on human rights. The last date to receive the entries is 30th August, 2024. The winning entries will be awarded.
The Short Film Awards scheme was instituted by the Commission in 2015. The scheme aims to encourage and acknowledge cinematic and creative efforts of Indian citizens, irrespective of their age, towards promoting and protecting human rights. In all previous competitions, the Commission received tremendous responses from different parts of the country.
The short films may be in English or any Indian language with subtitles in English. The duration of the short film should be a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes. The short film could be a documentary, a dramatization of real stories, or a work of fiction. The film can be in any technical shooting and filmmaking format, including animation.
The themes of short films should be based on various socio-economic, cultural, and political rights. The film could be a documentary, dramatization of real stories, or a work of fiction, in any technical format, including animation
Who can compete: Any Indian citizen can send his/her entry. There is no bar on the number of films sent by an individual for competing in the NHRC’s Short Film Award Scheme. However, each application should have one film only and films sent once for the NHRC’s competition may not compete again under this scheme of the Commission. The film(s) being sent for this competition should not be on social media platform(s). The applicant should attach either Aadhar Card/Voter Identity Card/PAN Card/Driving License or any other valid proof of identity issued by a Government authority.
Entry Fee: There is no entry fee.
Theme of the film: Human rights issues*. Each entry should accompany brief theme and synopsis of the film.
Language of the film: Any Indian language with sub-titles in English or in English.
Duration of the film: Duration of the short film should not be less than 3 minutes and more than 10 minutes
Last date: The entries received after the 30th of August 2024, will not be entertained.
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