Entry fees once paid will not be refunded.
Entry form can be down loaded through the website of the GIFF: www.giffindia.org
The participant must send his/her short film in Digital format: 1920+1080 MPEG4 or MP4 / Mov Format encoded in H264 and AAC (for audio) measuring format 1920+1080.DVD, along with the film Trailer (1 minute) and poster (jpg), postcard size photograph of the Director (jpg).
The film sent to the festival must be originally created. If the participant has used music or any such contents, he/she must have done so after seeking due permission. in that case, the institute will not be responsible for the copyright infringement and plagiarism.
The winners of the festival should come to Surat to receive the award on his/ her own expenses. The festival will not provide any travel allowance or accommodation facility.
Your entry must contain the list of the team members, technicians separately attached.
Films produced after January 1, 2015.
Non-Hindi Language short film must have English subtitles.
The synopsis of the short film must not exceed 100-120 words.
The length of the short film sent for the festival must be minimum 1 minute and maximum 30 minutes.
The organizers reserve the right to change the date, venue and rules of the festival, which cannot be objected by any participant or outsider.
The film must not show any scene or present any dialogue in its story which may hurt the sentiments of any race or religion or which may be controversial.
The participants should abide by the decision of the judges without any objection. If someone would raise any doubt or objection, his/her entry would be eliminated from the festival.
Filmmakers whose films are selected by the festival will be informed through email.