Announcing the 15th IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL, 2019
About the festival
Films can mean a lot of ideas, a way to observe and finally as a portrait,
which has a common denominator called…. life.
The 15th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival will be held from 5th – 7th March, 2019. IAWRT India organizes this unique Asian women’s film festival each year to mark the International Women’s Day. Launched in 2005, the IAWRT film festival has over the years positioned itself with a conscious effort to showcase narratives weaved by Asian women filmmakers and grown in strength and reputation, with participation from around the world.
Over the last 15 years, the festival has travelled to many Indian cities, and the curated package of films from the festival has been screened at other festivals across the world. The IAWRT film festival endeavors to showcase work by women filmmakers of Asian origin, from around the world.
Eligibility
-All genres – short fiction/fiction feature, non-fiction, animation, experimental and student films – are welcome.
- The filmmaker has to be a woman of Asian origin, residing in any part of the world.
- If the film has more than one Director, at least one of them should be a woman.
- Films made between October 2016 - September 2018 are eligible for entry.
-All genres – short fiction/fiction feature, non-fiction, animation, experimental and student films – are welcome.
- The filmmaker has to be a woman of Asian origin, residing in any part of the world.
- If the film has more than one Director, at least one of them should be a woman.
- Films made between October 2016 - September 2018 are eligible for entry.
Rules
- Participants may send multiple entries, but separate forms are required for each entry.
- Films made in any language other than English are required to be subtitled in English, and will not be accepted for the pre-selection viewing.
- All required permissions from copyright holders should be acquired before entering the work into the 15th IAWRT Asian Women’s film festival.
- If a film is selected, the copyright holders of the film should permit free-of-cost public screening at the festival and at any related events.
- Please specify if we have permission for your film to be a part of the traveling packages.
- All image formats and aspect ratios will be accepted. The sound requirement of our festival venue is that it be mono mixed on two channels.
- Films that are already available online, will not be considered for the festival.
- Participants may send multiple entries, but separate forms are required for each entry.
- Films made in any language other than English are required to be subtitled in English, and will not be accepted for the pre-selection viewing.
- All required permissions from copyright holders should be acquired before entering the work into the 15th IAWRT Asian Women’s film festival.
- If a film is selected, the copyright holders of the film should permit free-of-cost public screening at the festival and at any related events.
- Please specify if we have permission for your film to be a part of the traveling packages.
- All image formats and aspect ratios will be accepted. The sound requirement of our festival venue is that it be mono mixed on two channels.
- Films that are already available online, will not be considered for the festival.
Preview & Screening
For preview of films, please enter your film online to the festival by submitting the google form
ENTRY FORM
on or before 20th October, 2018. You can submit an online link to the film (along with password). The entrant will also need to submit three high quality images from the film, and one photo of the Director. The online link of the film with password and publicity material can be sent to: iawrtindiafilmfestival2019@gmail.com
ENTRY FORM
on or before 20th October, 2018. You can submit an online link to the film (along with password). The entrant will also need to submit three high quality images from the film, and one photo of the Director. The online link of the film with password and publicity material can be sent to: iawrtindiafilmfestival2019@gmail.com
OR
Post two preview DVD copies to the address mentioned below. The entrant will also need to submit three high quality images from the film, and one photo of the Director.
Address for sending preview copies(2):
Gauri D Chakraborty,
Festival Director,
IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival
G -1382, Third Floor,
Chittaranjan Park,
New Delhi – 110019
Mob: 9971888438
Email: gauri.iawrt@gmail.com
(Note: For waiver of custom duty, all entry packages sent to the festival must be prominently labeled: “FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL VALUE”)
Deadline
Closing date for receipt of entries (forms and preview DVDs/online download links):
20th October, 2018
In case the film is selected, a high-resolution mov file will be required for the festival screening. The DVDs/mov files will not be returned. All DVDs/mov files/Blu Ray DVD will be part of the IAWRT-INDIA archive, to be kept in the IAWRT-IIC Women's Resource Centre, for non-commercial screenings and viewing for academic purposes.
We request that international entrants ensure that they have a valid passport and can travel to New Delhi, if their films are selected. The organizers are trying their best to raise funds to host visits of participating filmmakers, but this is not yet confirmed.
IMPORTANT
- Once you have sent in your entries, please visit www.iawrtindia.blogspot.in occasionally for updates
- Please read and fill the form correctly
- Only films with English subtitles will be accepted for preview
- Once you have sent in your entries, please visit www.iawrtindia.blogspot.in occasionally for updates
- Please read and fill the form correctly
- Only films with English subtitles will be accepted for preview
