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CALL FOR ENTRIES

Osian’s-Cinefan, 10th Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema will be held in New Delhi from 10 - 20 July 2008.

Osian’s-Cinefan is dedicated to promoting Asian, Indian and Arab cinema of high artistic quality, raising awareness in the audiences of the richness of these cinemas, nurturing young talent and encouraging interaction among industry and media professionals.

The Festival accepts feature films and short fiction films (new!) for screening in 35mm or Digital Beta PAL or in Betacam SP PAL. All non-English films and videos must be subtitled in English. Please refer to Rules and Regulations for more details on eligibility.

SECTIONS

Competition

Asian and Arab

Asian and Arab films made between May 2007 and April 2008

Indian Competition

Indian films made between May 2007 and April 2008

First Features

First features by Asian, Arab or Indian directors made between May 2007 and April 2008

In-Tolerance

Feature or Documentary films made between May 2007 and April 2008 that respond to or deal with the intolerance of our times, intolerance of the other, of differences, deviations and departures…

In case your film is not selected for Competition, are you agreeable that it be screened in another section of the festival?

Out of Competition

Frescoes

Films by Asian and Arab directors made between 2006 and 2008

Indian Mosaic
Films by Indian directors made between 2006 and 2008

Cross-Cultural Encounters

Films of any origin that showcase a cross-cultural connection.

Short Films

Short fiction films (duration - under 40 minutes) of any genre from Asian, Indian or Arab Countries, made between May 2007 and April 2008 (no multi-media video formats such as AVI, windows media format – WMF – mpeg, quick time, real video or shockwave will be accepted).

Screeners / Preview tapes [VHS (PAL) or VCD or on DVD] format must reach the Festival office by 15 April 2008. All non-English language films must be subtitled in English. Screeners must be accompanied by stills and publicity material as well other information as given below. The material will be retained by the Festival for archival purposes.

ENTRY SUBMISSION FORM

Original Title …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Title of the film in English ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Country (countries) of Production ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Year of Production …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Language(s) of Film …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Colour/B&W ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Completion Date (Month/Year) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Running Time: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Format ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

When screened at Osian’s-Cinefan, the film will be a

World Premiere International Premiere

Asia Premiere India Premiere

Date & Place of the first public screening …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Festivals at which the film has been shown ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Awards won …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Film website …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Director(s) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

First Film Yes No

Producer(s) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Distributor ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Crew ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Screenplay ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Cinematography ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Editing ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Music ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Sound Design ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Art Direction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Principal Cast ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Contact Information
Name ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Address ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Tel., Fax and Email ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Synopsis of the film (100 words)
(Attach separate sheet )

Biography of the Director (50 words)

(Attach separate sheet)

Filmography of the Director

(Attach separate sheet)

Two or more stills from the film

Photograph of the Director

Photographs sent digitally should be 300 dpi resolution. TIFF (preferred) or JPEG.

Publicity Material Poster, Stills (at least 3 in high resolution), Leaflet or Brochure, high resolution photographs of the Director.

The material should be sent to the Festival office

Osian’s Cinefan, Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art Pvt. Ltd.,
B 35 Qutub Institutional Area,
New Delhi – 110016

T: 91 11 4174 3166
F: 91 11 4174 3177
E: cinefan@osians.com
W: www.osians.com

The selection process will be completed by 15 May 2008.

Applicants of successful entries will be notified by Email or Fax before a public announcement of the selection is made. They will be sent an Entry Form, which should be completed and returned to the Festival office.