You now have more time to submit your entries for the Short Film Contest being held in New Zealand, Australia and India.
The organisers of the Contest, which is part of the International Film Festival 2010 – being held in New Zealand for the first time, have extended the deadline to January 30. It was originally scheduled to close December 24.
The deadline extension follows the rescheduling of the Indian Film Festival from February March to March April 2010
So, if you consider yourself a filmmaker, get cracking and submit your entries before the end of January.
You could be in to win a trip to India and a chance to work on a life changing experience of doing a Bollywood filmmaking internship.
The organizers of the Indian Film Festival 2010 are now calling on potential entrants to start submitting their entries.
Enter your short film for exhibition alongside some of the most promising new filmmaking talent from Australia, New Zealand and India. IFF2010 has life-changing prizes to offer the winner of its short film and video competition.
Prizes include:
* A trip to India.
* An internship on a major Bollywood film production.
* See your film played to viewership of 300 million+ on World Movies India television channel.
* Television exposure. Watch your film play on your own TV on World Movies Australia.
* Walk the red carpet alongside high profile members of the Australian, New Zealand and Indian film industries.
* Have your film screened in cinemas in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth & Auckland.
Closing Date: Saturday 24th December2009.
Entry Requirements: Your film or video needs to have SOMETHING to do with India, whether it is the location, a key Indian crew member, or a reference to India or Indian culture in the content. Films should not be more than 10 mins, and can be shot on any format, although shortlisted films will need to meet certain quality standards for cinema exhibition. Visit
www.iff2010.com for further details.
How to Enter:
Simply download our entry form and upload your film or video on YouTube.
Submitted films must be less than 10min and have some link to India. Full details of how to submit, deadlines and criteria can be found at
www.iff2010.com
The IFF Short Film Competition is an exceptional chance to have your film work widely seen alongside the best productions from the sub-continent.
Winning entries will also feature at the Indian Film Festival to be held in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Auckland in March and April.