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Introduction to the film festival

13th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-24 is an amalgamation of unleash cinematic creativity & madness of cine-goers of beautiful city of Kolkata. The Kolkata city is the hub of Bengali Cinema, a culturally rich & destination of many budding filmmakers since past century. The festival objective is to give momentum to the short cinema & to foster the growth of new breed of filmmakers. The festival is dedicated to serve the short filmmakers specifically from west Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Orissa along with short film makers from India & world. The humble journey of KSIFF has began in year 2012 to mark the 100 years celebration of Indian cinema & to salute the contribution of the Bengali film industry towards the development of cinema in India. The 2012 to 2022 editions of festival were huge success with participation from all over India & foreign nations and are the trendsetter festival in India & now in huge demand among young filmmakers. The festival provide platform to aspiring and professional filmmakers for showcasing their talent with networking & marketing opportunities in film industry. The festival also hosts master classes & short film market. The festival objective is to create short films culture, promotion of upcoming filmmakers, developing sources of revenue generation for short films and to make short film making a commercial enterprise. Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.

Awards

Production Awards Best Short Film Best Animation Best Documentary Best Music Video Best Ad Film Special Festival Mention Honorable Jury Mention Best Director 、Creative Awards Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Screenplay Best VFX、Performance Awards Best Actor Best Actress 、Music Awards Best Original Music Best Background Music

Rules

Genre ：Action Comedy War Science fiction Ethics Terror Thriller Violence Adventure Crime Family Music Love VR/3D Magic Fantasy Shootout Suspense Youth Inspirational Literary Biography Western Drama others Documentary
Subject ：Unlimited
Video Format ：AVI HDV MPEG4 DCP MOV MPEG
Rules and Regulations: 13th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-2024 1. Films must be subtitled in English if language is other than English and Hindi. 2. Year of production & accepted movie duration: Year of production: Jan-2020 onwards Short Film, Documentaries & Animation: up-to 60 min Music Videos: 2-8 min & ad film- any duration 3. Films participated in KSIFF-12 to 22 are not eligible for participation in 2024. 4. The decision of the Jury will be final and can’t be challenged. 5. KSIFF-24 stages/process: • Entry submission as per rules & regulations. • Notification of shortlisted films by the festival office on 16 July 24 and late submission notification on 19 July 24. • Delegate registration to attend KSIFF-24. All filmmakers must have registered as delegate to attend the festival. Hospitality charges are applicable for filmmakers & attendees, which include lunch, tea/coffee with cookies & master classes. • Festival movies screening & workshops followed by award ceremony on 30 July 2024 at Kolkata, India. 6. Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-2024 does not take any type financial commitment for the expense incurred on the correspondence by the participant. All Travel, Lodging & Boarding and other miscellaneous expenses will have to be borne by the participant himself for attending the festival. No request for the same will be entertained. 7. Once the film submitted can’t be withdrawn in any circumstances, however festival director reserve the rights to disqualify any film on certain grounds. 8. By submitting movie to Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-2024, filmmaker/producer takes the whole responsibility of copyright issues of music, script and other creative and technical aspects of film.

Evaluation

Jury Profile
Jury Name Judge photos Jury Profile

Authorization type

    Exclusive Contract

Authorization Letter

Duration (several sessions)

    13

Film Festival Features

  • Red Carpet
  • Celebrity Guest
  • Filmscreen
  • Trophy
  • Copyright transactions
  • Certificate

Dates & Deadlines

  • 2023-07-01
    Submission start time

  • 2023-11-20
    Earlybird Deadline

  • 2023-12-30
    Regular Deadline

  • 2024-01-20
    Final Deadline

  • 2024-07-19
    Late Deadline

  • 2024-07-19
    Submission end time

  • 2024-07-20
    Finalist notification start time

  • 2024-07-20
    Finalist notification end time

  • 2024-07-28
    Award ceremony start time

  • 2024-07-28
    Award ceremony end time

Categories and fees

  • Short Films, Documentaries, Animations
    Video length ：0 - 60
    up-to 60 mins.

    2023/11/20
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 37 Dollar

    Student： 35 Dollar

    2023/12/30
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 40 Dollar

    Student： 37 Dollar

    2024/01/20
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 50 Dollar

    Student： 45 Dollar

    2024/07/19
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 60 Dollar

    Student： 55 Dollar

    Submit to the Festival
  • Music Videos
    Video length ：2 - 8
    Best Original Music Best Background Music

    2023/11/20
    Early bird Deadline

    Standard: 37 Dollar

    Student： 35 Dollar

    2023/12/30
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 40 Dollar

    Student： 37 Dollar

    2024/01/20
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 50 Dollar

    Student： 45 Dollar

    2024/07/19
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 60 Dollar

    Student： 55 Dollar

    Submit to the Festival
  • Ad Films
    Video length ：0 - 60
    Ad Films of any duration

    2023/11/20
    Early bird Deadline

    Standard: 37 Dollar

    Student： 35 Dollar

    2023/12/30
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 40 Dollar

    Student： 37 Dollar

    2024/01/20
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 50 Dollar

    Student： 45 Dollar

    2024/07/19
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 60 Dollar

    Student： 55 Dollar

    Submit to the Festival

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