13th Edition of Prathidhwani Qisa 2024 – PQFF24 Short Film Festival
Organization: Prathidhwani, Welfare
Contest Name: 13th Edition of Prathidhwani Qisa 2024 – PQFF24 Short Film Festival
Applicable For: IT&ITeS Employees
Contest Date: December 2024
Website: https://www.prathidhwani.org/Qisa2024
Table of Contents
* What is Prathidhwani Qisa Short Film Festival?
* Eligibility of Prathidhwani Qisa Film Festival
* Rules & Regulations of Prathidhwani Qisa Film Festival
* How to Register for PQFF?
* Prizes of Prathidhwani Qisa Film Festival
What is Prathidhwani Qisa Short Film Festival?
The 13th Edition of Prathidhwani Qisa 2024 – PQFF24 Short Film Festival is organized by Prathidhwani, a non-profit welfare organization for IT&ITeS employees. This festival is a platform for showcasing the filmmaking talent within the IT&ITeS community.
Eligibility of Prathidhwani Qisa Film Festival
To participate in the festival, the following criteria must be met:
* Open to all IT &ITeS employees across India.
* The Director of the short film must be an employee of an IT firm in India. They must submit a passport-size photo and valid proof of employment, preferably a letter from HR.
* Only films produced after 1st January 2024 will be eligible to participate. Films screened during previous editions of PQFF are not eligible.
* The selection process is subject to the film festival committee’s approval.
Rules & Regulations of Prathidhwani Qisa Film Festival
* Short films can be of any genre.
* All submissions must be the intellectual property of the submitters and must have permission for use of all content rights including music contained in the film. Prathidhwani, Prathidhwani Film Club, or PQFF ’24 is not responsible for unauthorized use of any copyrighted material.
* The running time of the short films should not be less than 3 minutes excluding titles and credits and should not exceed 45 minutes.
* All films must be submitted as USB for consideration by the selection committee (Data with 720p resolution is preferred).
* Short films can be in any language. However, films other than English or Malayalam must be subtitled in English.
* The festival committee reserves the right to accept or refuse any film without assigning any reason whatsoever.
* The selection of the Films for the PQFF 2024 will be announced prior to the screening schedule announcement.
* PQFF ’24 reserves the right to use excerpts and pictures from the film for promotion and public relations purposes.
* No refund of travel expenses will be provided for the participants attending the festival.
* Each participant can send as many entries as they like, but with separate entry, preview DVD/USB, synopsis/description, still photographs, and posters should be enclosed.
How to Register for PQFF?
* Registration fee for each short film is Rs.1000/-.
* The registration fee can be handed over to Prathidhwani representatives directly or transferred to the Prathidhwani account:
* Account Number: 23760200000174
* Account Name: PRATHIDHWANI SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY
* Bank: Federal Bank
* Branch: Lulu Mall, Trivandrum
* IFSC: FDRL0002376
Prizes of Prathidhwani Qisa Film Festival
* Cash prizes will be awarded as follows along with a memento:
* Best Short Film: Rs.20,000/-
* Second Best Film: Rs. 10000/-
* Best Director: Rs. 10000/-
* Best Script: Rs 10000/-
* Special Awards for Best Actor – Male, Best Actor – Female, DOP, and Editor.