International Digital Film Festival INDIA
By Pixel International & Sapphire 360 Entertainment
Objective
The primary objective of the festival hinges on new talent,
discovery and innovation emphasizing on audience edification
and pleasure, the festival will have a strong ongoing stake in
the development of the Indian Digital film industry. Drawing
on an expected attendance of over 2000 people, the Festival
provides films with the opportunity to be embraced by the
public and discovered by the industry.
IDEA
To organize a digital film festival, which will not only
create content bank but also intellectual property and
positive feedback. This will be first of its kind in the country
drawing talents from each and every corner. This will give
budding talents a chance to prove their worth
Objective - The Festival aims to discover the talent of the
next generation as well as well as contributing to the
propagation of digital technologies. This festival is a
unique combination of entertainment and creations from
the cutting edge of digital technologies from across
India, Join us to hear the messages from next
generation from across India in the best viewing
environment.
About Sapphire 360 Entertainment
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Sapphire 360 Entertainment, as the name suggests, is a “complete solution” to all
the Entertainment Content Related News & feature requirements of a publication be it print web or electronic. We bring you our experience, creativity and
commitment for generating content tailored to your needs.
Our wide spectrum of services include – content outsourcing, custom and offshore
publishing, Public Relations, Scripting, Editing, Copywriting, Case Studies, Ghost
Writing, Project Reports, Market Research, Events and promotions, Advertising
and Social Media Marketing. As well exemplified by the name Sapphire 360
Entertainment, we take pride in calling ourselves the “complete solution” provider
for multidisciplinary businesses.
Sapphire 360 Entertainment was founded in 2008 backed by a team of Media
Professionals from different corners of the country with the vision of providing a
one stop solution to all your media needs.
About Pixel
A creative ten member team that eats-breathes-sleeps films,
documentaries, shorts and features. With a relentless passion for
anything to do with the camera, this team has dreams of
revolutionizing the film festival circuit in India.
You can also Visit us @ www.pixelinternationalfilms.com
Similar Festivals
• Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, Japan
• Short Attention Span Digital Video Festival, San Luis Obispo, CA
• HD film Festival
Participation
• Anyone can participate. There are no barriers to entry,
whatsoever.
• Students, Independent Filmmakers, independent producers.
• Got a digital video camera/mobile camera? What are you
waiting for? Participate.
Jury Members (Tentative)
Raja Sen
Dibakar Bannerjee
Onir
Abhik Chatterjee
Amlan Dutta
Rita Bhimani
Parth Arora
Dev Benegal
Nirmal Dhar
There will be five members in Jury
Gautam Ghosh
Javed Akhtar
Anurag Basu
Rajeev Ravi
Rajeev Masand
Anupama Chopra
Ravi Ranjan Moitra
Pratim D. Gupta
Shankho Ghosh
Participation Category Details
• Feature Film- Upto 120 minutes
• Documentary- Upto 55 minutes- 300/50
• Short Film
 Category A- Upto 90 minutes- 500/75
 Category B- Upto 3 minutes-200/25
 Entry Fee- Feature Film- Upto 120 minutes -600(INR)/100(us
dollar)
Awards & Recognition
Grand Prize
• Documentary: Prize worth Rs.50000
• Short Film(A*): Prize Worth Rs. 50000
• Feature film: Prize Worth Rs.1,00,000
• Short Film(B**): 10 Best short films will be chosen.
• The 5 awardees will receive Rs.10000 in cash.
• Rest 5 of those 10 chosen will be allocated assignments.
*A- upto 90 minutes
**B- upto 3 minutes
Screening
• Only nominated films will be screened during the
festival.
• Decision will be taken by Jury and it will be final
• For 1 minute film competition:
The best 20 films will be screened, the 10 best will get
Award.
** The screenings will be supported by alongside gala
premieres, panels and seminars, short film programs,
music video showcases, free outdoor screenings, live
musical performances, and unique signature events.
Per Day Screening
• 1 Feature Film + 1 Documentary + 1 Short(A*) + 4 Short(B**)
Film
Screening will be followed by the Interaction session between
the audience & the Maker.
*A- upto 90 minutes
**B- upto 3 minutes
Media Plan
Media Plan
Media Plan for Digital Film Festival includes the following :
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Press Ads
Press Conference
PR Exercise
Billboards
Out of Home Media Ads
Pre Event Programs
Television Coverage
Pub Promotions
Email campaign
Radio Promotions
Promotion on Leading Web Portals
Digital Media (Online Media)
Social Networking Sites
Media Plan
 VAS – Publicity tie up with Telecom Service Provider, asking user for vote for
the film through SMS.
 College Announcements.
 Radio Spots
 BTL Activities
Target Media
Main Line
Vernacular
Main Line
Electronic
FM
Wire
Dailies
Dailies
Magazines
Channels
Bandwidth
Agencies
Times of India
Ananda Bazar Patrika
Cinema Ebong
Star Ananda
Power FM
UNI
The Telegraph
Protidin
Star Dust
Zee Bangla
Fever FM
PTI
The Hindu
Eenadu
Film Fare
Aaj Tak
Meow FM
ANI
Hindustan Times
Dharitri
Majha Cinema
Star News
Radio Mirchi
PR WIRE
Mid Day
Prajavani
India Today
Zee News
BIG FM
DNA
Dainik Jagran
Mayapuri
NDTV
RED FM
Indian Express
Hindustan
Times Now
Deccan Chronicle
Dainik Bhaskar
ETV
Deccan Herald
Rajasthan Patrika
P7 News
Central Chronicle
Sakal
Gujarat Samachar
Dinakaran Dinamani
Billboards
15 Hoardings at strategic Locations all over Kolkata
Billboards to be up a minimum 10 days prior to the Event giving
Good Visibility to the event.
Web Portals
Tie up with Major Social Networking Portals, News Portals,
Entertainment Portals, Fashion and Lifestyle Portals
Banners and Text Ads on search Engines such as Google,
Yahoo, Rediff and MSN. And also on various web portals.
Sponsorship Categories
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Main sponsor- 30 Lacs INR
Co-sponsor(2)- 20 Lacs INR
Associate sponsor(2)- 15 Lacs INR
Print and electronic media sponsor
Radio sponsor
Hospitality and travel sponsor.
Outdoor Sponsor
Sponsors Mileage
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Sponsors name and logo will be there on the
Hoardings
Billboard
Standees
Posters & Banners
Print Ads
Email Campaign
TV Scrolls
Backdrop
Podium
Press Corner
Coffee Mugs
T-shirts
Table tops
Emcee announcement
Radio Spots
Social Networking Sites
Web Portals
BENEFITS for Sponsors
Maximum scope of Branding
Association with an EVENT (one of its kind in the country)
The festival will be held on a yearly basis in different corner of
the country
It will help in propagating new talent
Final Message
We are counting on your support,
and will be delighted to have our image linked with yours
Hoping that our association with you goes a long way.
Will be happy to answer any queries you might have.