The Center is placed to invite filmmakers to take part in the 9th Development Film festival on �Youth for Change� to be held at Madurai, India from September 11-15, 2013. The film makers are invited to showcase their documentaries, short films and animation films made on any of the following themes

• Youth, poverty and development
• Youth and the society
• Issues and challenges to youth
• Youth and Education
• Education and Development
• Youth and health
• Education and Poverty
• Youth for change

Procedure for entry

• The Festival is open to all film makers across the globe, from professionals to students who aspire to exhibit their creative talent.
• Only short films of duration upto 20 minutes are eligible for the competition.
• Films above 20 mins and within 45 minutes can also be submitted, which will fall under non-competitive category and best among them will become eligible for special screening.
• The film can either be a docudrama, documentary or an animated film
• 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 entries should be sent in DVD format ( 2 Copies) 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 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 films must be sent only in DVD format. Kindly ensure that the films you send is without technical errors while playing.
• The original copy of the film need not be sent and received films will not be returned.
• Each film should be sent with the filled in submission form. (Please make photocopies of the form if needed). The brochure and submission form can also be downloaded from the website www.dhan.org/dff Complete the form making sure that the information is accurate and complete.
• Decision of the selection panel is the final.
• 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.
• No film selected can be withdrawn from the festival after being confirmed
• Films and submission forms must reach us by 05th September, 2013

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 05th September, 2013

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

The Coordinator
9th Development Film Festival: Livelihoods and Poverty
DHAN Foundation
Centre for Development Communication
1 A, Vaidhiyanatha puram East, Kennet Cross Road
Near Seventh Day Adventist School, Madurai-625 016
Tel.: 0452-2302557 / 2302567 / 2302500 / 2610794 Fax: 0452-2602247
Email: filmfestival@dhan.org
Website: http://www.dhan.org/dff

Downloads
Brochure
Nomination Form