Ideas are powerful things that can change the world. In a society raging with conflict and numerous other vices, ideas are what can bridge the widening gap and let us embrace each other with our differences. But to make a change, we need to have our voices heard; and the Making Life a Celebration film contest is precisely for that.
At the upcoming World Culture Festival 2016, diverse cultures from across the world will come on a common platform to boost humanity by increasing cultural awareness. To give wings to this effort, the Making Life a Celebration film contest is being organized to encourage everybody to unleash their creativity and help make this world a more joyful one.
Making Life a Celebration Film Contest
Do you feel that communal harmony is the need of the hour? Can your ideas help bridge the gap between people and make them more tolerant towards others, irrespective of their religion or beliefs? Do you wish to live in a world that’s more peaceful than the current one?
If any of these questions resonate with your beliefs, the Celebrating Life film contest is a splendid opportunity for you to let your creative juices flow and sculpt an ideal world.
The Celebrating Life film contest requires you to shoot a 120-second short film on the theme that we will share with you. You’ll have 150 hours to accomplish this task before eminent juries like Piyush Pandey, Dia Mirza, Montoo Bassi and Khurshed Batliwala judge your short film.
Schedule
Disclosure of theme through email: 9AM IST on Jan 23, 2016
Submission deadline for entries: 3PM IST on Jan 29, 2016
How to participate?
1. Fill out the registration form to enter the contest
2. Remember to provide a valid email address as further instructions will be sent on the provided email address
Prize details
The winning entries will be showcased during the World Culture Festival in March 2016 and will also be highlighted across various social media platforms. Apart from this, the best three entries will win the following cash prizes:
- 1st prize: US$ 1000
- 2nd prize: US$ 800
- 3rd prize: US$ 600
Rules of participation
- The contest is open to anyone 18 years and above in age.
- Contestants must participate in teams, which can be 2-4 members in size.
- The team registration will be considered complete once each team has filled up and successfully submitted the online registration form above.
- The last date for team registration is 22th January, 2016.
- Once registered, further instructions will be communicated to the email address mentioned in the registration form. Please enter a valid email address during registration.
- The video should not exceed 120 seconds. If otherwise, it will be disqualified.
- Participating teams are expected to upload their entries in MP4 format on YouTube as 'unlisted' video.
- Entries must be submitted before 29th January, 3pm IST.
- Participants must upload their video film on YouTube and make it 'Unlisted' and share the link with our email address socialmedia@artofliving.org.
- The themes for video films will be shared with the registered team on 23rd January 2016, 9am IST and the last date for contestants to share the YouTube link of their short films with us is 29th January, 3pm IST.
- The decision of the jury is final and non-debatable under any circumstances.
- All rights would be reserved by Sri Sri Publications Trust(SSPT). SSPT is entitled to use the entire or part of the video film created by the participants.
- All content should be original and shot during the allotted duration of the competition. If otherwise, the participation is subject to immediate cancellation.
- For any additional still, graphics or Audio we encourage you to use royalty-free content or obtain official permission for it. Once selected, you will be required to submit the license for it.
- Please avoid other brand's logo being shown on camera.
- Indian participants must have a valid PAN card number, whilst non-Indian participants must have a valid passport.
- Prize money varies from USD 1,000, USD 800 to USD 600.
*The terms & conditions for awarding prize money to the winner would be communicated on the registered email id of the winner. - Award criteria - 25% story, 25% production quality, 25% originality, 25% messaging of video towards theme of the event i.e.; World Culture Festival.