IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SUBMISSION & PARTICIPATION OF FILMS:
FEATURE FILMS
The Festival is being organized under the aegis of Lake City International Film Festival by Eon
Films, O.M. Filmz, Plus Publications and FilmCafe and with support from Indian Film Industry
and film makers from around the world.
Objectives:
The purpose of this film festival is to promote newer movie makers, exchange of knowledge,
information, ideas & culture between India & other nations in context of their social and cultural
ethos. LCIFF also promotes friendship and co-operation among people of the world through the
medium of feature films, fiction shorts & documentaries.
Though the film festivals have became a regular affair in most countries yet most of them cater
only to selected audience as well as entertain the commercially successful film makers and
related personalities. However, LCIFF intends to organize a festival that connects the film fans
& movies goers with the world, especially the serious filmmaker & their associates so as to bring
about greater understanding of the art of film making.
FILM ENTRY SUBMISSION LAST DATE & ENTRY FEES
Early Bird deadline:
Regular deadline:
Late deadline:
Rs. 1,800/Rs. 2,500/Rs. 3,500/-
US $ 50
US $ 75
US $ 95
April 10th, 2015
May 31st, 2015
June 30th, 2015
The entry form / application will be considered only on receipt of Administrative film submission entry fee
as mentioned above by Cash / Demand Draft / Cheque, or Money Transfer..
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Indian Participants can send payments through Cheque / Demand Draft in favour of “SUDEEP
DAS” payable at Mumbai
Bank A/c. No.:
101-40554
Account Holder Name:
Sudeep Das
IFSC Code
BCBM0000004
Bank Name:
The Bharat Co-Operative Bank (Mumbai) Ltd.
Bank Address:
Shivgiri, Ground Floor, Samant Estate, Goregaon (East),
Mumbai400063
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International Participants have to make payments through Paypal to pplusmag@gmail.com
All entries must be sent to the LCIFF prepaid and insured for your own protection. Entry form, DVD,
Synopsis, Posters, Publicity stills and other material should reach Festival office on or before the
Extended Deadline for Submission i.e. JUNE 30th, 2015.
1.
DATE & PLACE
The Festival will be held in Bhopal from November, 2014.
2.
REGULATIONS
The programme of the Festival will be divided into the following categories:
a) World Premier / Asian Premier / Indian Premier
b) Feature Film - Released & Unreleased
c) Documentary / Short Fiction / Animation Film / Public Service Film
d) Classics / Homage / Retrospective
3.
COMPETITION (Open to all Directors across the Globe)
Films entered in the Competition Section must fulfill the following conditions:
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
4.
To be categorized as Feature films, the running length of the movie should be more
than 70 mins.
They must have been made / released between 1st April 2013 and 15th June 2015.
Eligibility period will be determined by the Censorship visa / certificate of the country
where the film has been produced.
In the case of co-productions, at least one of the producers/production companies must
have the right to sanction the participation of the film in competition in the Festival and
authority to receive award, if any, is won.
Entries will be subject to preview by a committee constituted by this Festival Director. A
film which is not accepted for the Competition Section can be shown in the World
Premier and / or Non Competition Section
The competition will be held subject to the acceptance of a minimum of seven eligible
films from different Continent.
The decisions of the jury will be taken by a simple majority of the members present and
voting. The jury can evolve its own rules for assessment of the entries. The Director of
the Festival, the Festival Programmer for LCIFF and the Chairperson of the jury can
attend the deliberations of the jury but shall neither participate nor vote.
No person in any way connected with the production or commercial exploitation of a
competitive entry will be a member of the jury.
The Festival Director reserves the right to exclude films which are not in conformity with
aims of the Festival
AWARDS
The following Awards are constituted:
BEST FILM
FOREIGN / INDIAN
BEST CHILDREN FILM
BEST FILM ON NATIONAL ISSUES
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST DEBUTANTE DIRECTOR
BEST ACTRESS
FOREIGN / INDIAN
BEST ACTOR Award
FOREIGN / INDIAN
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST DIRECTOR OF CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
BEST SOUND
BEST EDITOR
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
5.
ENTERING FILMS IN THE FESTIVAL
5.1.
Film Producers, Distributors their duly authorised representatives or duly authorised
government organization / agency of the participating countries may enter their films for
the Competition/World Premier in the enclosed Entry Form.
The film should be a Feature Film and should have been released after 1st April, 2013
or awaiting a release (Not necessary for unreleased film or those to be shown in the
World / Asian / Indian Premiere sections
5.2
5.3.
5.4
5.6
http://www.clickforfestivals.com/lake-city-international-film-festival
5.5
The Festival Director may also invite films it considers of interest.
The Form, duly filled in, separately for each film proposed to be entered should reach
the Festival Director by 30th JUNE, 2015.
6.
NOTICE OF PARTICIPATION
Entrants should inform the Festival Director by 30th JUNE, 2015 about their
participation, including the titles of films and the names and addresses of the directors,
producers, production companies and world sales companies against each film titles.
7.
PRINTS / BLU RAY DISC / DVD’S FOR SELECTION
7.1
7.2
Prints / Blu Ray Discs / DVD’s of films may be sent for purposes of selection so as to
reach the Festival Director not later than 30th JUNE, 2015.
Prints of film if needed will be intimated to the directors/production co. well in advance
so as to facilitate them to send across the same.
8.
FREIGHT AND OTHER CHARGES
8.1
The DVD’s (two DVD’s) for selection (selection committee of LCIFF 2015) should
be sent “freight pre-paid” i.e. at senders cost.
Festival Director will not pay any charges including air-freight charges. It may also
please be noted that the Festival Director cannot reimburse any freight or other charges
in foreign currency, unless previously agreed to in writing.
The Festival Director will not bear freight or any other charges for unsolicited
films, Videos, DVD sent to it, if these are not selected for screening in the
Festival.
The special arrangements made by the Festival Director for clearance through Indian
Customs in Mumbai are applicable only in the case of consignments directly airfreighted on request and addressed to this Festival Director. In the case of publicity
material, etc. sent pre-paid by Courier Services or through agents in India, the
concerned Courier Service/agent should be instructed to deliver the material directly to
the office of the Festival Directorate in Mumbai. The Festival Director shall not be
responsible for any material that is diverted to some other city in India.
8.2
8.3
8.4
9.
SUBTITLING
9.1
Subtitling is necessary and compulsory for films that are not in English language or in
Hindi (Indian Language)
Films will normally be screened in their original language/version. Films in language
other than English / Hindi (Indian Language) must have subtitles in English. Films
without subtitles, or with subtitles other than in English, shall not be screened in the
Festival.
9.2
10.
SCREENING
10.1
Entries under the World Premiere / Asian Premiere & Indian Premiere shall be of films
certified by Information and Broadcasting Ministry or Central Board of Film Certification,
India. The Festival Directors discretion in this respects whether to screen a film without
the CBFC Certificate or not shall be final and binding.
No accepted film will be shown outside the Festival city by the Festival Director.
The Festival proposes to have a maximum of 3 screenings per film and shall not exceed
these at any times.
10.2
10.3
11.
EXCERPTS / PROMOS FOR TELEVISION / CHANNELS
For promotion of films entered in the Festival on television and satellite channels,
producers/ authorised entrants are requested to supply four excerpts of the film(s)
entered, each of a maximum duration of three minutes, to the Festival Director. These
should be supplied preferably on DVC Pro format or Beta (PAL system) format.
12.
12.1
GENERAL
Films not presenting sufficient technical qualities for good public screening can be
refused after checking of the Blu Ray Discs / DVDs / Prints by the Print Checking Unit of
the Festival Director.
12.2
The participants must ensure that they have the right to participate in the Lake City
International Film Festival, Mumbai, India with regard to parties connected with the
production / distribution of the participating film and / or other right holders/licenses.
12.3
Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these and all Regulations as
specified.
12.4
The Festival Director will decide all matters not expressly provided for in these
regulations but in conformity with the provisions of the International Regulations for film
festivals and its decisions shall be final and binding on all parties.
13.
CORRESPONDENCE & SHIPPING ADDRESS:
All correspondence, publicity materials, DVD’s and film prints should be addressed to:
Festival Director
LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
607 Hill View Gardens, 6th Floor
Vaishali Nagar, Dahisar (East)
Mumbai 400068, INDIA
Cell: 0-998 775 4342
Email: lakecity.mp@gmail.com
URL: www.lciff.in
SHORTS & DOCUMENTARIES
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SUBMISSION & PARTICIPATION OF FILMS:
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To be eligible for inclusion, the films should have been made not before April 2011 and the
duration of the films should be 30 minutes or less. For PSA films, the duration should not be more
than 5 minutes.
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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:
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Early Bird deadline:
Rs. 1,100/-
US $ 25
April 10th, 2015
Regular deadline:
Rs. 1,700/-
US $ 40
May 31st, 2015
Late deadline:
Rs. 2,200/-
US $ 55
June 30th, 2015
AWARDS
Awards for shorts fiction / documentaries are constituted as follows:
BEST FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTOR
BEST CHILDREN FILM
BEST ANIMATION FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES
BEST FILM - LOCAL TALENT
BEST DEBUTANTE DIRECTOR
BEST CHILD ARTISTE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
BEST EDITOR
CRITICS AWARD
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
FOREIGN / INDIAN
FOREIGN / INDIAN
FOREIGN / INDIAN
FOREIGN / INDIAN
If any category does not receive a minimum of THREE Films will not be considered for
evaluation of Awards. However, the maker of such a categorized film will be honored with a
Special Stand Alone Certificate.
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Entry form should be completely filled in with all the applicable information. For added publicity
and to promote your films on the web, with media and in the Festival program, you can send a
press-kit of the film which includes film stills and director’s photograph on a separate CD / DVD
as well as its hard copy.
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All entries must be sent to the LCIFF prepaid and insured for your own protection. Entry form,
DVD, Synopsis, Posters, Publicity stills and other material should reach Festival office on or
before the Extended Deadline for Submission i.e. JUNE 30th, 2015.
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Participants can send as many entries as he/she likes. However, please submit a separate
submission form for each film. For films other than in Hindi / English language, the film must have
English subtitles.
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To be considered for selection in the Opening Film category, the films should not have been
presented in any Indian Festival or released on video / telecast / internet. Preference will be given
to world premieres for films of high quality value and that carries a good social message.
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Selection of Films for the LCIFF will be announced not before July 31st 2014. However, the
festival committee reserves the right to accept or refuse any film without assigning any reason
whatsoever..
 PSA Films
PSA or Public Service Films are mainly done for a social cause as well as create a
public awareness campaign to inform or educate the public on a multitude of issues right from health and safety to AIDS to Cancer, from anti-smoking campaigns to energy
saving issues or even on animal cruelty, protecting the environment, crime prevention
and the like.
To qualify for eligibility in the PSA Films category,
o Films must be original and in the public interest giving a message to the society.
o Films may be on any theme but should not be anti-government or on a
controversial issues and should be non-religious with a running time of max 5
mins.
o Films can be Silent or in any language. Films that are not in Hindi / English
should carry English subtitles and can be animated or general.
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ENTRY FEES
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All entries must be sent to the LCIFF prepaid and insured for your own protection and addressed
to
:
LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
C/o. Vivid Ways
607 Hill View Gardens, Vaishali Nagar, Dahisar (East), Mumbai 400068, INDIA
Cell: +91-998 775 4342 / 7208 511 839 / 7208 511 840
Email: lakecity.mp@gmail.com
Please write on the courier / postal invoice: “For LCIFF selection purposes / cultural purpose
only”
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The LCIFF 2014 Festival authorities will send the applicant online receipt / acknowledgement for
the official entry of the film for festival.
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Once entered, films may not be withdrawn from participation at LCIFF under any circumstances.
Also, DVDs and other materials submitted will not be returned and will be retained as part of
Festival library
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The festival will not arrange for Travel / Accommodation or will reimburse Travel / Stay Expenses
of the participants attending the festival unless specified otherwise.
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Festival archive and other uses
o All selected films will be kept at the LCIFF Library as part of the Festival archive.
o To promote the Festival, the films and cinema, the Festival is authorized, once it will be
over, to screen Lake City International Film Festival packages in other festivals, film
clubs, universities, etc.
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Entry and participation of films at Lake City International Film Festival imply unconditional
acceptance of the rules. In unspecified cases, the Festival will make a final decision.