Call for an open film festival "HUMANITY EXPLORED"

Call for an open film festival "HUMANITY EXPLORED" to spark a charge,
that drives searching, discovering,seeing and embracing, the
individual as well as the collective self in the cinematic mirror.

FESTIVAL LAUNCH DATE : JULY, 2009
Last Date for Submission : 7th JUNE, 2009

FESTIVAL PARTNERS :

Barrie Osborne (Producer, New Zealand, 7 times - Oscar winner)
Michael Peyser ((Producer, Film Executive,Professor of Cinematic Arts
at the
University of Southern California)
Shekhar Kapoor (Film-maker/Director, India, Oscar Nominated 2007)

Organizational Partners :

MTV EXIT ( www.mtvexit.org )
USAID ( www.mtvexit.org )
LinkTV ( www.linktv.org )
SPARROW ( www.sparrowonline.org )
NDTV ( www.ndtv.com )

Current + Previous Festivals Partners:
MTV EXIT ( www.mtvexit.org )
USAID ( www.mtvexit.org )
Pop!Tech Institute ( www.poptech.org )
PSBT ( www.psbt.org)
NDTV ( www.ndtv.com )
Television for the Environment ( www.tve.org )
TERI ( www.teriin.org )
Link TV ( www.linktv.org )
IRIN ( www.irinnews.org )
UNODC ( www.unodc.org )
ILO ( www.ilo.org )
UNDP ( www.undp.org.in )
WWF ( www.ww!ndia.org )
SPARROW ( www.sparrowonline.org )
FAO ( www.fao.org )
University of Michigan ( www.umich.edu )
The Aspen Institute ( www.aspeninstitute.org )
Awards/Rewards :

PEOPLE'S CHOICE (Most Viewed) : $3000
POPULAR (Best Rated) : $1000
VIRAL (Most Shared/Linked) : $1000
UNDISCOVERED (Must View) : $1000
FILM-MAKER'S CHOICE (Best Art) : $3000

To submit your film to us please go through the following information:

CRITERIA :

1) Films on : Cultural History, Social Justice, Contemporary Human
Rights Issues, Spiritual Evolution,Biographies of heroes of humanity.

2) Any form : Shorts (less than 15 min.) Short Features (up to 60
min.) Full Feature (up to 180 min.) + Mobi-films (up to 3 min.)

3) Film projects which are open to non-exclusive distribution (online
and /or broadcast worldwide).

4) Films which are in English or suitably sub-titled in English (films
originally produced in regional languages are welcome).

For participation kindly fill the form at
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/festival/submit.php

and mail your films/DVDs to:

Culture Unplugged Studios
Clover Centrum, 2nd Floor, Galaxy Society,
Plot No.5, Boat Club Road,
Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India
+91 9975
688145 / +91 20 65002520
Sabyesachi Bharti
Culture Unplugged Studios
studio.cultureunplugged.com
India | USA I UK | New Zealand
+91 020 65002520
+91 976 539 1242
"promote films. promote consciousness"



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