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The 12th Mumbai Film Festival is organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), a not-for-profit trust founded by Indian film industry personalities. Renowned Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal is the Chairman of MAMI. The Official Programme comprises:
Applicants may choose the section(s) they wish to offer their film(s) in.
Regulations for Participation There are distinct regulations covering participation in each section of the Festival.
Submission Submission of a film must be made on the official Festival entry form, duly completed and sent with a preview screener, synopsis and the complete cast and credits. The duly filled form must be sent to : 12th Mumbai Film Festival
Deadline for Submissions Duly filled entry form, screeners (DVDs / VCDs) and other information must reach the festival before August 10th, 2010. This deadline must be strictly observed. Transport of DVDs/VCDs and other preview material for selection All copies of films either submitted or invited to participate must be directed to: Print Co-ordination DVDs and VCDs for selection must be marked clearly with the following: “For 12th Mumbai Film Festival selection purpose / CULTURAL PURPOSE only - Not for commercial use.” The cost of the courier charges for the preview material is to be borne by the applicant. Notice of Dispatch Additionally, the sender should inform the Festival by fax or e-mail, the title of the film, the date and means of shipment, and the AWB number.
Entry Fee The Festival does not charge any entry fee.
Selection For selection screening, films must be submitted in their original language. Films in other languages should be subtitled in English whereas films in English may be submitted without subtitles. Obligations on Selection Films selected may not be withdrawn from the Festival programme after its publication. Films should not have been screened in India i.e. released commercially in theatres, on video/ telecast /internet or participated in any film festivals in India. Preference will be given to World Premieres, International Premieres, Asian Premieres and Indian Premieres in that order. During the Festival, the selected films in 12th Mumbai Film Festival may not be screened outside the Festival venues in India before its official presentation.
Excerpts for Television For promotion of the films on Television, the applicant should provide a maximum 3 minute EPK in Digibeta / DVD format. This will be returned along with the print of the film upon explicit demand by the applicant.
Official Logo and Promotion For the films selected in the 12th Mumbai Film Festival (2010), the official Festival logo must be included in all promotion and publicity materials in a prominent place. The Festival provides suitable logos for each programme section. For requests please send an email to publicity@mumbaifilmfest.com. To book advertising space within the Festival areas, producers and distributors should please contact the Festival’s advertising partners at publicity@mumbaifilmfest.com.
Press Service and Press Conferences Producers and distributors are required to provide the Festival press office with an appropriate supply of press brochures, photos and video excerpts. The Festival professionally records all press conferences in BETA SP format. The recordings will be available in original version. For a license fee, producers and distributors can purchase the recordings for their Electronic Press Kits or DVDs. For further information kindly email us at: press@mumbaifilmfest.com.
Programming The programming of the films selected is entirely at the discretion of the Festival Management whose decision is irrevocable. Each film may be screened up to a maximum of four times during the Festival in Mumbai. Only invited guests and registered delegates, including press and industry delegates are admitted entry for the screenings.
Screening Format Films selected in the Mumbai Film Festival will be screened in 35mm print or 2k projection formats. Return of Film Prints and Cassettes / DVDs / VCDs Film prints / digibeta PAL tapes will be returned by the Festival or its shipping agent according to the print owner's instructions. Festival pays one way freight for the print, either for receiving the print or for its return as per the owner’s direction. Any exception to this must be agreed upon in advance by the Festival with the producer / sales agent. DVDs / VCDs sent for selection will only be returned upon explicit demand and at the applicant’s expense. Requests can be submitted until six months after the Festival.
Right of Participation Participation in the Festival implies adherence to the regulations as here set out. It is the responsibility of producers, distributors, or other organizations submitting a film to ensure that they are legitimately entitled to enter a film in the Festival. The Festival Director has the right to settle all cases unforeseen in the regulations of participation, as well as to permit exceptions from the regulations in special, well-founded cases.
Audience Choice Award The audience will vote to select the most popular film of the festival which will carry a cash award of US$ 20,000 (US dollars twenty thousand only) and a Silver Gateway trophy. The Cash award will be shared equally between producer and the director of the film. This award is not specific to any particular section in the Festival and all the films participating in the Festival, excepting Dimensions Mumbai section and Retrospectives / homage section would be eligible for the award.
Mumbai Young Critics' Award Thirty two media students from various colleges of Mumbai would be selected to watch the films in the Festival and their critiques will be published in the daily bulletin. These Young Critics shall vote for a film of their choice which will be awarded Mumbai Young Critics’ Award (Silver Gateway trophy).
Responsibility of the Festival In case of damage to or loss of a print sent for screening in the festival, the Festival is only responsible for the costs involved in either restoration / repair of the damaged print or making a new print of the damaged reel according to the current laboratory rates for ordering a standard print.
12th Mumbai Film Festival Deadline for the receipt of entry forms and films for selection
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