Desert Edge Global Film Festival

Rajasthan, India, Asia

08 - 11 Mar, 2021

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Desert Edge Global Film Festival

Rajasthan, India, Asia

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About the festival

Desert Edge Global Film Festival in Rajasthan, India

8 - 11 March, 2021

INTERNATIONAL OPEN CALL

The 2021 Desert Edge Global Film Festival aims to bring the best of world cinema to the Thar Desert. Celebrating Holi Festival, the second edition Desert Edge Global Film Festival will be curated around the theme of 'COLOUR'.

Welcoming films of all genres and lengths which reflect the diversity and the endless possibilities of 'COLOUR'

New this year: one evening dedicated to screening 'FILMS FOR CHILDREN', also based on the theme.

“I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams...”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Awards:

Audience Choice Award
Jury Choice Feature Film Award
Jury Choice Short Film Award

Grand Prizes: two week artist residency - free accommodation, studio access, food, local sightseeing - for one of the creators/team members of the Award Winning Films.

Best of each category will receive a trophy.

About

Desert Edge Global Film Festival in Rajasthan, India

8 - 11 March, 2021

INTERNATIONAL OPEN CALL

The 2021 Desert Edge Global Film Festival aims to bring the best of world cinema to the Thar Desert. Celebrating Holi Festival, the second edition Desert Edge Global Film Festival will be curated around the theme of 'COLOUR'.

Welcoming films of all genres and lengths which reflect the diversity and the endless possibilities of 'COLOUR'

New this year: one evening dedicated to screening 'FILMS FOR CHILDREN', also based on the theme.

“I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams...”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Awards:

Audience Choice Award
Jury Choice Feature Film Award
Jury Choice Short Film Award

Grand Prizes: two week artist residency - free accommodation, studio access, food, local sightseeing - for one of the creators/team members of the Award Winning Films.

Best of each category will receive a trophy.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL MARCH 1, 2021

Desert Edge Global Film Festival in Rajasthan website: https://desertedgefilm.wordpress.com/

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature Film
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €1,530
Regular (1st July, 2020) €2,530
Late (1st December, 2020) €3,030

Films over 45 minutes. All genres! Welcoming all films! Children's Feature Length Film, Feature Film , Action, Adventure, Bollywood, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Love, Romance, Art Film, Contemporary Art, Contemporary, Dance, Cult, Experimental, Fantasy, Fun, Horror, Independent, Philosophical, Political, Satire, Science Fiction, Social, Speculative, Travel, Documentary Biographical, Global Issues, Local Events, Storytelling, Student Film, By and about young people, B movie, Animation, Experimental, Long, Short, Ethnographic, International LGBTQ, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Indie, All genres,

Mid-Length Film
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €1,030
Regular (1st July, 2020) €1,930
Late (1st December, 2020) €2,330

Films between 30 minutes and 45 minutes. ALL genres welcome! Action, Adventure, Bollywood, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Love, Romance, Short Film Art Film, Contemporary Art, Contemporary, Dance, Cult, Experimental, Fantasy, Fun, Horror, Independent, Philosophical, Political, Satire, Science Fiction, Social, Speculative, Travel, Documentary Biographical, Global Issues, Local Events, Storytelling, Student Film, By and about young people, B movie, Animation, Experimental, Long, Short, Ethnographic, International LGBTQ, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Indie, All genres,

Short Film
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €530
Regular (1st July, 2020) €1,530
Late (1st December, 2020) €2,030

Films under 30 minutes. ALL genres welcome! Action, Adventure, Bollywood, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Love, Romance, Short Film, Art Film, Contemporary Art, Contemporary, Dance, Cult, Experimental, Fantasy, Fun, Horror, Independent, Philosophical, Political, Satire, Science Fiction, Social, Speculative, Travel, Documentary, Biographical, Global Issues, Local Events, Storytelling, Student Film By and about young people, B movie, Animation, Experimental, Long, Short, Ethnographic , International LGBTQ, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Indie, All genres,

Films for Children
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €1,030
Regular (1st July, 2020) €1,530
Late (1st December, 2020) €1,830

Films For Children and/or suitable for a CHILDREN'S SCREENING. Welcoming all films under 45 minutes. And especially welcoming films made BY children!

Super-Shorts
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €330
Regular (1st July, 2020) €530
Late (1st December, 2020) €930

Shorts 2 minutes and under to play between longer films.

Rajasthani Films
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €0
Regular (1st July, 2020) €0
Late (1st December, 2020) €0

The local audience would love to see Rajasthani films at Desert Edge Global Film Festival during the Holi Festival, especially in the regional languages!

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