Chitra Bharati Film Festival 2020

Rules & Regulations:

• The Participants must Register themselves online on the website
of Bharatiya Chitra Sadhna www.bcs-cbff.org & pay the requisite
Registration Fee for participating in the Chitra Bharati Film
Festival 2020.
Registration Fee:
For Campus Films – Rs. 100/-
For All other Categories – Rs. 500/-
• The films need to be submitted through Google Drive link only.
However, in case of any difficulties in uploading, it could be sent
physically in Pen drive or DVD.
• Submission should be accompanied by:
❖ Full contact details with mobile No., Email id & Postal
address of the sender.
❖ Synopsis of the film - not more than 300 words
❖ Bio data of Director
❖ Crew List / List of actors
❖ Participation letter from Producer or College authorities or
legal right holders
❖ Individual technicians or the actors can submit their films,
with the authorization letter from the producer/legal right
holder
❖ Detail of award/s received, festival screening, release (if
any)
❖ Film poster and other publicity materials
❖ Censor Certificate in case of Short Films &
Documentary Films.
• On selection of the Film for Competition Section, Blue-Ray / Pen-
Drive / DCP copy may be asked, if required.
• Last date of submission is November 30, 2019. The films must
reach us by this date.
• Selected films will be notified before January 15, 2020.
• Students from different colleges, universities, film or media
institutes can submit to CAMPUS FILM Category. However, they
are also free to submit their films to any other categories of their
choice under Rs. 500/- Registration Fees.
 • The Film must be an original creation & shall not be copied from
any other films made earlier.
• The Film should be focused on any of the eleven themes
mentioned below.
• Films should be either in Hindi or in English, In case of films in
any other languages, English Subtitles are must. Silent Films are
also eligible.
• Films made in between 1st January 2018 to 30th November 2019
only are eligible to participate in this festival.
• The Film should be produced in India and the Producer / Director
must be of Indian Origin.
• The Producer/Director or the legal IPR holder of the film needs to
sign the attached declaration letter along with their submission on
a twenty rupees non judicial stamp paper. If the declaration
submitted by the participants are found to be factually false or
incorrect, Chitra Bharati Film Feastival reserves the rights to
reject the entry or even cancel the selection of the film after the
final results/announcements.
• Juries’ decisions will be final and cannot be challenged.
• Bharatiya Chitra Sadhna will have right to use the film or part of
the film in any manner possible for its publicity or otherwise for
screening it at any place in India or abroad.

Categories & their duration:

Short Films 30 minutes or less

Documentary Films 45 minutes or less

Animation Films 5 minutes or less

Campus Films Categories 20 minutes or less

(A) For Film Institutes & (Only short films are permitted
Professional Students under this category)
(B) For Amateur Students
Themes:
1. Bharatiya Culture & Values
2. Constructive Work
3. Bharatiya Family
4. Social Harmony
5. Folk Arts
6. Water – Trees – Cleanliness
7. Women
8. National Security
9. Valour
10. Nationhood
11. Man Making Education for Nation Building
Awards:
Short Films 1. Best Film (First Price): One Lakh Rupees
2. Best Director: Fifty One Thousand Rupees
3. Best Actor (Male): Fifty One Thousand Rupees
4. Best Actor (Female): Fifty One Thousand Rupees
5. Best Film (Second Price): Fifty Thousand Rupees
6. Best Film (Third Price): Twenty Five Thousand Rupees

Documentary 1. Best Film (First Price): One Lakh Rupees

Films 2. Best Film (Second Price): Fifty Thousand Rupees
3. Best Film (Third Price): Twenty Five Thousand Rupees

Animation 1. Best Film (First Price): Fifty Thousand Rupees

Films: 2. Best Film (Second Price): Twenty Five Thousand Rupees
3. Best Film (Third Price): Fifteen Thousand Rupees

Campus 1. Best Film (First Price): Fifty Thousand Rupees

Films: 2. Best Film (Second Price): Twenty Five Thousand Rupees
(Category A 3. Best Film (Third Price): Fifteen Thousand Rupees
– For Film 4. Best Director: Fifteen Thousand Rupees
Institutes & 5. Best Actor (Male): Fifteen Thousand Rupees
Professional 6. Best Actor (Female): Fifteen Thousand Rupees
Students)
Campus 1. Best Film (First Price): Fifty Thousand Rupees
Films: 2. Best Film (Second Price): Twenty Five Thousand Rupees
(Category B 3. Best Film (Third Price): Fifteen Thousand Rupees
– For 4. Best Director: Fifteen Thousand Rupees
Amateur 5. Best Actor (Male): Fifteen Thousand Rupees
Students) 6. Best Actor (Female): Fifteen Thousand Rupees

Notes:
1. All Cash Awards will be accompanied with a Trophy & Certificate.
2. Additional Special Awards may be given in the form of Trophies &
Certificates on the recommendations of Juries.
BHARATIYA CHITRA SADHNA
Chitra Bharati Film Festival
21 to 23 February, 2020 at Ahmedabad (Karnavati)

DECLARATION
(To be filled in by the Participant Producer)

Title of the film:

Category:

Theme:

I/We hereby declare:

(i) That the information furnished in the entry form and other forms
submitted are true to the best of my/our knowledge
(ii) That the film has been uploaded on Google Drive online
(iii) That on selection of the film, I am ready to submit the DCP/Pen
Drive or Blue Ray copy of the film
(iv) That the film is not a dubbed/revised/remake/copied/re-edited
version of any film and has not been submitted earlier in any
Chitra Bharati Film Festival.
(v) The completion of production of the film is during the period
from January 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019.
Date of completion of the production of film is_____
Censor Certificate is attached (For Short & Documentary Films)
(vi) I/we, further declare that if my film is found to be in violation of
copyright or any other infringement of law, I/we shall alone be
responsible for its consequences and I/we keep indemnified
Bharatiya Chitra Sadhana against any legal action, costs or
consequences.
(vii) We will abide by the decision of the Festival Jury as final
decision.

Signature of the producer (s)/ Legal right holder (s)

Seal

Date