The Center is placed to invite filmmakers to take part in the 8th Development Film festival on “ Climate change and Food Security” to be held at Madurai, India from January 28-30, 2013. The film makers are invited to showcase their documentaries, short films and animation films made on any of the following themes

• Climate change and its impacts
• Climate change and agricultural productivity
• Food and Nutritional security
• Poverty and food security
• Mitigation of climate change
• Adapting to climate change

Procedure for entry

• The entries should be sent in DVD/ VCD / VHS format along with the filled in Submission Form.
• The films can be in any of the Indian / foreign languages with English subtitle.
• A filmmaker can send in any number of entries.
• The films sent for competition should have been released within last five years and should have been produced with the own idea of the director.
• The details of awards won by the films and a copy of press releases about the film can be attached with the submission form.
• The director, producer or sponsoring organisation can send in their products.
• The original copy of the film need not be sent & received films will not be returned.
• Each entry should be sent with the filled in submission form and two copies of the film. (Please make photocopies of the form if needed)
• The submission form can be downloaded from the website.
• Complete the form making sure that the information is accurate and complete.
• Decision of the selection panel is the final.

Participation in the Festival & Dialogue

The film makers whose productions are selected will be invited to take part in the Festival and Dialogue sessions. The Festival is open for the public.

Deadline for the submission of Films

Two copies of the Film and submission form must reach us by 22 January 2013

Send two copies of the Films with filled in submission forms to

The Coordinator
VII Development Film Festival: Livelihoods and Poverty
DHAN Foundation
Centre for Development Communication
7 E, Valmigi Street, S.S. Colony, Madurai 625 016. Tamil Nadu
Tel.: 0452-4353983 Fax: 0452-2602247
Email: filmfestival@dhan.org
Website: http://www.dhan.org/dff

Downloads
Brochure
Nomination Form