14th INTERNATIONAL HALF FESTIVAL 2023
(Haiku Amateur Little Film Festival)

Haiku Amateur Little Film Festival (HALF Festival) for short films of less than 5 minutes, is being annually organized by INSIGHT, the creative group, an association of amateur short film makers based at Palakkad, with operations worldwide.

Our site: www.insightthecreativegroup.com e-mail: insightthecreaticegroup@gmail.com

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Short films of less than 5 minutes (Haiku) Short films of less than 1 minute (Mynoote)

PRIZE STRUCTURE
Golden Screen Award (HALF): Rs. 50, 000/- in cash + Trophy + Certificate
5 Runner up Awards : Rs. 5,000/- in cash + Certificate to each

Silver Screen Award ( Mynoote): Rs. 10, 000/- in cash + Trophy + Certificate

Entry fee Rs. 1000/- for Haiku Entry fee Rs. 500/- for Mynoote

GUIDELINES FOR SENDING IN ENTRIES

1. The digital file should be in MP4 format (Actual resolution for projection) (2 DVDs),
2. Properly filled up entry form with synopsis,
3. Photo and Bio-data of director,
4. Posters and Film Stills

Soft copies of the above may either be sent by ON LINE via Dropbox/ WeTransfer / Sendspace/ etc to contact@palakkadinsight.com or CDs containing the above documents by post to
C. K. Ramakrishnan, Office Manager, Insight, Sherin Apartment , Puthur Road, Palakkad- 678001, Kerala, India. Phone: +91 9446000373

Entry fee (Rs. 1000/- for entries from India and $15/- for entries from abroad may be

1. Transfer credited to INSIGHT the creative group, Current A/c Number: 34233290588 (IFSC Code: SBIN0000893 / MICR Code : SBIN0000893 / Branch Code : 893) English Church Road, Palakkad Branch of STATE BANK OF INDIA,
2. Sent by Crossed DD (drawn in the name of INSIGHT payable at Palakkad) sent to the postal address of C.K. Ramakrishnan above along with entry form and other documents. or
3. Sent through Paypal (palakkadinsight@gmail.com).
Cheques will not be accepted.

All the above are to be received by Insight on or before 5 pm on 31st July, 2020. Entries lacking any of the requirements specified above will be excluded from the shortlisted entries submitted to the Jury and from screening during the festival.
REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Individuals are free to submit any number of entries but each entry must come with separate entry form and entry fee. However the following categories of films are not accepted for contest:
Animation
Documentary
Music Album and
Films which run more than 5 minutes including front and back credits.

There is no language bar, but for films other than in English and Malayalam, either English subtitles or a CD containing the translation of the voice portions may be included.

Each entry must be the original work of the entrant and shall not infringe on any copyright or any other right of any other individual, institution or organization. It is the responsibility of the entrant to obtain all necessary agreements and permissions regarding all contents like actors, story, music, sound or images well in advance.

Each entrant agrees that the Organizers will not be held liable for any copyright infringements perpetrated by him/her or his/her short films.

The Organizers reserve the right not to screen any film(s) for any reason they deem valid and their decision shall be final.

The organizers are not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, postage due, stolen, or misappropriated entries.

KEY DATES

Last date for accepting entries: 30th June 2024
Announcement of selected entries: 10th August, 2024
GUIDELINES FOR SENDING IN ENTRIES

1. The digital file in MP4 format with sufficient resolution for projection.
2. Properly filled up entry form with synopsis,
3. Photo and Bio-data of director,
4. Posters and Film Stills

Soft copies of the above may be uploaded to www.insightthecreativegroup.com
Visit our above site, select the entry form and follow the instructions.

All the above are to be received by Insight on or before 5 pm on 30th June, 2024

REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Any number of entries can be sent to one or both of the categories. However, each entry must come with separate entry form and entry fee.
2. The following categories are not accepted: 1) Animation 2) Documentary 3) Music Album.
3. There is no language bar, but for films other than in English or Malayalam, subtitle in English is compulsory.
4. Each entry must be the original work of the entrant and shall not infringe on any copyright or any other right of any other individual, institution or organization.
5. It is the responsibility of the entrant to obtain all necessary rights and permissions regarding all contents like story, music, etc. and all participants like scriptwriters, actors, musicians, etc.
6. Each entrant agrees that the Organizers will not be held liable for any copyright infringement perpetrated by him/her or his/her short film/s.
7. The Organizers reserve the right not to screen any film(s) for any reason they deem valid and their decision shall be final.
8. The Jury will consist of eminent personalities from the film field.
9. There will be open forum discussions after screening each film.

KEY DATES

Last date for accepting entries ` : 30th June 2024
Announcement of selected entries : 10th August, 2024
HALF Festival & Screening of selected entries : 14th and 15th September, 2024
Announcement of Awards & Distribution of Prizes : 15th September 2024

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  • Seyed Javad Hosseini

    Hi
    Thanks for your kind email.
    I am totally satisfied with Insight film festival, as all the members were friendly and they were incredibly fast in replying emails and requests. They were completely in touch with the attendees during the days before the closing ceremony. I was really astonished by their time management on the screening day.
    In general, Insight film festival was one of the most credible festivals I had ever attended. Hope success for all those who involved in this honorable festival.
    Best regards
    Seyed Javad Hosseini

    September 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you very much.

  • The festival was very good, everyone was very nice, everyone talked nicely and guided well but the result of the festival was very useless. If the festival is being organized in India then it should be important to give importance to Indian films. Very good Indian film screened festival. But I felt very bad during the result, please pay attention to it in future.

    September 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you very much for your feed back

  • It is a very interesting and unique festival in its own way. I am honored and very happy that my two films were selected at this wonderful festival and finally awarded! Thank you very much for the high appreciation of my cinematic creations: DANTE CAFFE won the Golden Screen Award and LETTERS FROM THE EASTERN FRONT Runner up Award.

    September 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your comments

  • Kevin Lucero Less

    Excellent! Thank you so very much HALF for the Official Selection for my film "Three Inverted Triangles", it was a great honour to be involved in your fantastic festival. Very professional. They even produced a first class catalog for the filmmakers. Highly recommended. Cheers!

    September 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you very much

  • B. Suresh Kumar

    It was not up to the mark, as expected. Selection of most of the films were Amateurish. Results were also seemed to be unfair, as there were some really Extraordinary films worth awarding.
    Looking for a professional festival atleast next year.

    September 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your comments. Well noted.