"Take Your Camera, Frame Your Dream"
SNAP Short Film Festival will be held November 6-7 at the landmark Vijayawada ,Andhra Pradesh, India. Official Selection Films will be publicly screened in competition during the festival.

Date Of Submission:

>The regular submission ends on 1st August 2015.

>Film should be submitted before deadline. The organizers are not responsible for the late,lost,damaged,stolen or misappropriated entries.

>The competition is open for everyone, including students.

Selection:

>Winners are selected by the judging panel with filmmakers, and other film industry personels who may be substituted at the discretion of the Contest organizers.

All films are judged equally based on:
>Content Originality (Quality of storyline, and script)
>Production (Camera work, lighting and shot composition)
>Post Production (Editing, transitions, pacing, continuity, and flow)
>Sound Quality (Clarity, consistency of audio levels, and less noise)

Legal Implications:

>Short films that are submitted the entrant's’ original work of entrants.

>Contestants agree that they have obtained all required permissions regarding music, sound and/or images presented in your short film. By entering the contest, the entrant agrees that the SNAP Short Film Contest will not be held liable for any copyright infringements perpetrated by you or your short film.

>The SNAP short Film Contest reserves the right to not screen any film(s) for any reason it deems valid.

>Affidavits of winners under 18 years of age at time of award must be countersigned by parent or legal guardian. SNAP Short Film Contest , selection committee members, juries are not allowed to participate in respective contest as a contestant.

>Entrants will retain all ownership rights to their films submitted.

Checked Before Submission:

>Complete entry form with signature
>2 DVD's of the film
>Entry Fee
>A4 Size Hard Copy Of Poster of the Film OR Production Stills.

Cash Prize

Entries Must be In PAL format only. NTSC is NOT accepted. The contest management will not be responsible if the film is not screened due to problem with the DVD.

The duration of your film must not exceed more than 20 Mints.

Total running time must be less than 20 minutes in length, including front and back credits.

The short film can be in any language. All non English films must have English Subtitles to be presented for contest.

Two DVD’s need to be submitted along with entry.

Multiple entries can be submitted but with separate entry form, each film is considered as a new entry.

Film once selected & submitted for final screening will not be allowed to be withdraw under any circumstance until the contest is completed.

The publicity material (Brochure,Stills,Poster) and the synopsis of the short film to be enclosed with the entry materials shall not be returned to the entrant.

Films must be the original work of the team and must not infringe third party’s rights.

Must be suitable for publication and not contain obscene or indecent material.

Pornographic material; must not contain defamatory statements about any person, company, organization or entity.

Must not invade privacy or other rights of any person company entity.

In any other way must not violate applicable laws and regulations; and Must not contain any copyrighted elements that are not owned by team.

Entries of all films shall be accepted only in DVD format.

AS to be eligible for short film competition section, a film must be less than 20 minutes in duration .

If language of the film is other than English, it must be dubbed or sub titled in English.

Films may be entered by any organization, agency, individual producer or director

Censorship will not be applicable to any films / videos entered in the festival.

All shortlisted entries will receive a certificate.

ALL GENRES ARE ACCEPTED FROM ALL APPLICANTS


Date Of Submission:

The regular submission ends on 1st August 2015.

Film should be submitted before deadline. The organizers are not responsible for the late,lost,damaged,stolen or misappropriated entries.

The competition is open for everyone, including students.

ENTRY FEES:

Rs. 500/- Indian rupees (for regular deadline)
Rs. 700/- Indian rupees (for late deadline)