Thursday, September 26, 2024

13th Chennai Film Festival 2025 : Entries Invited!

πŸ“½13th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2025
21-28 February; multiple venues, Chennai 

🎞 Entries invited!

Regular Deadline : 1 October 2024
Late Deadline : 1 November 2024

Notification Date : 1 January 2025


πŸ“Ή Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival is the only event in Chennai exclusively organised for documentaries. The festival has brought in many renowned filmmakers from across India to the city in the past. The festival has also collaborated with prestigious institutions such as Madras University, Loyola College, Madras Christian College, Ethiraj College, Stella Maris College, Women's Christian College, Dr Ambedkar Govt Arts College, DOT School of Design, Don Bosco Arts and Science College, Madras School of Social Work, LV Prasad College of Media Arts, Roja Muthiah Research Library, Periyar Thidal, Goethe-Institut and Discovery Book Palace.

The idea behind the film festival is to promote and support documentary and short film culture (both viewing and making) in the state of Tamilnadu for which the city of Chennai is the administrative and political capital.


Rules and Regulations :

1) Only the films recommended by our official selection committee will be screened.
2) There will be not any competition.
3) No screening fee will be provided to selected and non selected films
4) Depending upon the local administration, the film festival will be held as an offline / physical event
5) Downloadable film files (MP4) should be sent for the selection
6 a) No travel support will be provided to the filmmakers who attend the film festival, if the festival takes place offline
b) Local stay will be provided to the filmmakers of the selected films, if the festival takes place offline
7) Films that promote or support hatred will not be admitted
8) Discussions will be organised via online if the filmmakers can't attend the festival physically
9) The films should have subtitles in English.
10) Entry fee will not be returned
11) Selected films cannot be withdrawn by the filmmakers
12) The decision of the selection committees and jury is final
13) The film should have been produced within last 24 months. 





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13th Chennai Film Festival 2025 : Entries Invited!

πŸ“½ 13th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2025 21-28 February; multiple venues, Chennai  🎞  Entries invited! Regula...