ENTRIES FOR COMPETITION SECTION
OF 33rd IFFI-2002 INVITED
Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting has invited entries for 33rd International
Film Festival of India 2002 for the Competition Section (Feature
Films by Asian Directors). The awards consist Golden Peacock and
a cash prize of Rs. 5,00,000/- for the Best Film by an Asian Director,
Silver Peacock and a cash prize of Rs. 2,50,000/- for Most Promising
Asian Director and Silver Peacock and a cash of Rs. 2,50,000/-
for Special Jury Award winner.
Only those Feature films censored between 1st
January, 2000 and 31st December, 2001 are eligible
for the entry. Feature films entering for competition will be
subject to preview by a Committee constituted by the Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting. The decision of the Government
in respect of all matters related to selection shall be final.
Only the films selected by the Committee will be screened for
the International Jury. The selected films will have to be made
available with English subtitles either in 35 mm or 70 mm.
Entry forms should be submitted along with VHS
cassettes (preferably PAL system) so as to reach the Directorate
of Film Festivals not later than 31st July, 2002. Entry
forms and regulations are available with the Film Industry Organizations,
Offices of the Central Board of Film Certification, National Film
Development Corporation, State Film Development Corporations and
Department of Information/ Public Relations of State Governments
and on website: www.mib.nic.in/dff
and from the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting.