Festival start: 07 March 2021
Festival end: 07 March 2021
Indian World Film Festival is latest addition to Miniboxoffice film festivals family. The Miniboxoffice is an independent film festival organizing company which caters to filmmakers of more than 90 countries through its 8 film festivals round the year. Indian World Film Festival objective is to showcase best of world cinema which boost growth of industry, emerging & experienced talent.
The Indian World Film Festival marks the milestone in cinematic history of Hyderabad, India. The Hyderabad- a culturally rich & heritage city is the hub of Telugu cinema & the destination of many budding filmmakers since past century. The festival is the tribute towards contribution of the Telugu film industry in the development of cinema in India
5th Indian World Film Festival -21 will provide professional networking & film marketing opportunities to the filmmakers and also introduced them with current trends of cinema. The festival goal is to empower independent filmmakers and dedicated to become world’s finest festival which fosters the growth of independent filmmakers.
With this commitment, I invite all the filmmakers to participate in 5th edition of Indian World Film Festival -21.
IWFF-21
Production Awards
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Music Video
Best Ad Film
Best Director
Best Debut Director (For Feature Film Only)
Special Festival Mention
Honorable Jury Mention
Creative Awards
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Screenplay
Best VFX
Performance Awards
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Music Awards
Best Original Music
Best Background Music
Rules and Regulations:
5th Indian World Film Festival-2021
1. Awards for both professional and students category-
Production Awards
❏ Best Feature Film ❏ Best Short Film ❏ Best Animation
❏ Best Feature Animation ❏Best Feature Documentary ❏ Short Documentary
❏ Best Music Video ❏ Best Film-Jury ❏ Best Director
❏Special Festival Mention ❏Honorable Jury Mention ❏ Best Ad Film
❏ Best Debut Director (Feature Only)
Creative Awards
❏ Best Cinematography ❏ Best Editing ❏Best Screenplay ❏ Best VFX
Performance Awards
❏ Best Actor ❏ Best Actress
❏ Best Supporting Actor ❏ Best Supporting Actress
Music Awards
❏ Best Original Music ❏ Best Background Music
Certificate of participation + Miniboxoffic Movies Ratings will be given to all entries. The winners will be honored with certificate and trophy + short film distribution deal.
2. Entry FEE: Submit Free For Pre-Selection and Pay only if selected as per follows-
Production Awards
❏ Best Feature Film ❏ Best Short Film ❏ Best Animation
❏ Best Feature Animation ❏Best Feature Documentary ❏ Short Documentary
❏ Best Music Video ❏ Best Film-Jury ❏ Best Director
❏Special Festival Mention ❏ Honorable Jury Mention ❏ Best Ad Film
❏ Best Debut Director (Feature Only)
Short Film, Short Documentary, Short Animation, Music Video & Ads:
Regular Students: Rs.1700 + Rs.306 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2006 / or €37
Regular Professional: Rs.1900 + Rs.342 (18% Govt. GST) = Rs. 2242 / or € 40
Companies/Institutional Awards
❏ Best film production institution (Academic)
❏ Best film production house:
Entry Fee: For each companies/institutional award
Best film production institution (Academic): Rs.5000+ Rs.900 (18% Govt. GST) =
Rs. 5900/ or € 100
Best film production house:
❏ Feature Films production house: Rs.5000+ Rs.900 (18% Govt. GST) =Rs. 5900/ or € 100
❏ Short/Documentary production house: Rs.3000+ Rs.540 (18% Govt. GST) =Rs. 3540/ or € 80
❏ Ads/Animation production house: Rs.5000+ Rs.900 (18% Govt. GST) =Rs. 5900/ or € 100
Late Entry Fee: Rs.500 + Rs.90 (18% Govt. GST) =Rs. 590/ or € 10 in addition to regular entry fee.
Entry Fee can be paid electronically in the following account:
Account Name: Miniboxoffice
A/C No: 19620210002643
IFSC Code: UCBA0001962
Swift Code: UCBAINBB242
Bank: UCO Bank
Branch: B-7/2, Site-IV, Greater Noida-201306, UP, India
OR
The check/DD shall be issue in the favor of “Miniboxoffice” payable at Noida.
International participants can pay the fee via PayPal at Id: info@miniboxoffice.com .
03. Films must be subtitled in English if language is other than English and Hindi.
04. Films participated in Indian World Film Festival-2017, 18, 19 & 20 are not eligible for participation in 2021.
05. Year of production & accepted movie duration:
- Year of production: Jan-2018 onwards
- Feature Films/Feature Animation/Feature Documentary: 61 min to 180 min (more than 60 min)
- Short Film/Short Documentary/Short Animation: up-to 60min
- Music Video: up-to 7 min
06. IWFF-21 stages/process:
• Entry submission as per rules & regulations.
• Notification of shortlisted regular entries by the festival office on 23 Feb 2021 & shortlisted late entries notification on 26 Feb 2021.
• Delegate registration to attend IWFF-21. All filmmakers must have registered as delegate to attend the festival. Hospitality charges are applicable for filmmakers & attendees, which include lunch, tea/coffee with cookies & master classes.
• Festival movies screening & workshops followed by award ceremony in Hyderabad on 07 March 2021.
07. The decision of the Jury will be final and can’t be challenged.
08. Indian World Film Festival-21 does not take any type financial commitment for the expense incurred on the correspondence by the participant. All Travel, Lodging & Boarding and other miscellaneous expenses will have to be borne by the participant himself for attending the festival. No request for the same will be entertained.
09. The delivery of certificates/trophy/award to those who will be unable to attend the festival are free of charge within India, but actual postal charges are applicable for International delivery (outside India) which have to be paid by filmmakers.
10. Once the film submitted can’t be withdrawn in any circumstances, however festival director reserve the rights to disqualify any film on certain grounds.
11. By submitting movie to Indian World Film Festival-21, filmmaker/producer takes the whole responsibility of copyright issues of music, script and other creative and technical aspects of film.
12. Filmmakers are requested to submit the following through email at IWFF@miniboxoffice.com .
• Synopsis of the movie.
• Crew & Cast List.
• Biography & Filmography of Film director.
• Photograph of Director.
• Still and Posters of film in JPEG format.
13. Movie Submission- via Festhome.
Feature Films- Production Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Feature/Doc/Animation Best Feature Film/Animation/Documentary/Director/Debut Director/Sp.Mention/Jury Mention
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Best Feature Animation
Best Feature Documentary
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Special Festival Mention
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Feature Films- Creative Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Feature/Doc/Animation Best Cinematography/Editing/Screenplay/VFX
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Feature Films Music Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Feature/Doc/Animation BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC, BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
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Short Films Production Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Short Film/Docu/Animation/Music Video/Ad Film: Best Film, Best Director, Jury Award, Sp. Mention, Best Music Video
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Short Films Creative Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Short Film/Docu/Animation/Music Videos/Ad Film:- Best Cinematographer, Editor, VFX, Screenplay
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Performance category covers following Awards. The fee is 40 euros.
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Short Films: Music Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Short Film/Docu/Animation/Music Video/AD Film: Best Original Music, Best Background Score
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