film festival in goa write a essay in English
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Winners are selected by a judging panel of industry professionals consisting of independent producers, production companies, filmmakers, and other film industry professionals who may be substituted at the discretion of the Festival 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)
Image (Focus, colour, and lighting)
Sound Quality (Clarity, consistency of audio levels, and lack of noise)
No work or artist will be either discriminated or favoured by their country of origin, language, age, race, education, gender, ideology, or by their economic resources. Every content, every form, every technique will be admitted with no censorship of any kind.
The decision of selection committee is final and no correspondence will be entered into Finalists will be notified by mail and/ or email.The Maharashtra Short Film Festival will use its best efforts to announce the selected films, winners at the designated time, but will not be held liable for any unforeseen delays.
By entering the Goa Short Film Festival, contestants and/ or their parents or legal guardian (if such entrant is a minor) agree to accept and be bound by the decisions of the Festival and its judges which are final and binding in all matters.
Selection of films for Goa Short Film Festival will be done by a committee whose decision will be final. However, Festival Authorities reserve the right to accept or reject any film that is likely to offend sentiments, feelings or sensibilities of any caste, community, religion and sector is likely to promote racism or ill will in the society.
The Festival Authorities will have the right to screen (maximum 5 screening) in different cities of India on non- commercial basis. For promotional / publicity purposes, excerpts from any film entered in the festival may be shown on any Television network / Internet or related media during the festival period.
Entrant agrees to be bound by all terms of these official Festival rules and regulations as established herein. The Goa Short Film Festival reserves the right to extend the Festival deadline for any unforeseen reasons if needed. Entry constitutes permission to use winner's name, likeness, and voice for future advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation
LEAGAL IMPLICATIONS
Short films that are submitted must be the entrants’ original work and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third parties.
Contestants agree that they have obtained all required permissions regarding music, sound and/ or images presented in your short film.By entering the Festival, the entrant agrees that the Goa Short Film Festival will not be held liable for any copyright infringements perpetrated by you or your short film.
The Goa Short Film Festival reserves the right to not screen any film(s) for any reason it deems valid.
The entrants may also run the risk of being prosecuted as per the Indian Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Media Law for any offence or infringement.Racial, religious and regional discrimination shall not be portrayed in any part of the film being submitted.
Affidavits of winners less than 18 years of age at time of award must be countersigned by parent or legal guardian.Affidavits are subject to verification by the Goa Short Film Festival.All the legal issues, if any, shall be under the jurisdiction of High Courts only.
Goa Short Film Festival organizing, selection committee members, juries are not allowed to participate in respective festival as a contestant
Entrants will retain all ownership rights to their films submitted.
Any filmmaker, institution or organisation is strictly not allowed to use the name Goa Short Film Festival' and festival logo and Official selection laurel for any commercial, non commercial, cultural or personal use without the permission of the organising committee. If any person or organisation will find to do so strict legal action will be taken against the person and/ or concern institution, all the legal issues, shall be under the jurisdiction of High Courts only