RULES & REGULATION

• The short film must have been made after 1st January 2010.
• Entries must be MPEG; MOV- DV/PAL format. We won’t be responsible if film is not screened due to problem of the DVD.
• Total running time must be less than 20 minutes in length, including front and back credits. There is no minimum running time.
• The short film can be in any language or any genre. If possible all non-English films have English sub-titles for festival presentation.
• Two DVD’s need to be submitted along with the entry. Each Preview DVD should be labelled with the title, running-time and contact email and phone number.
• Multiple entries can be submitted, but with separate entry forms, preview DVD, synopsis/description, still photographs should be enclosed. Each film is considered as a new entry.
• Universal Marathi organization has right to use the entries / send / selected / nominated films, DVD and materials from the short film for Festival promotional purposes and to retain DVD copies of each short film as part of our festival library.
• Short films once selected & submitted for final screening will not be allowed to be withdrawn under any circumstances until festival is over.
• The publicity material (Broacher, Stills, Poster, etc.) and a synopsis of the short film to be enclosed with the entry. Entry materials submitted shall not be returned to the entrant.
• Transportation costs of DVDs, related documents, photographs and publicity materials from the entrant to the Festival Office shall be borne by the applicant.
• My Mumbai Short film Festival will send the applicant the online receipt/acknowledgement for the official entry of the short film for festival.
• ENTRY FREE FOR ALL. (Short filmmakers and Audience)
• Short film should be submitted before deadline. My Mumbai Short film Festival is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, postage due, stolen, or misappropriated entries.
• Entry Forms with incorrect / inadequate / illegible / ambiguous particulars will not be considered. The festival committee reserves the right to accept or refuse any film without assigning any reason whatsoever.
• DVDs submitted for selection will be considered as final and no changes will be entertained after submission. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to submit DVDs without any physical / quality defects.
• The competition is open for professionals as well as students. No separate section for student short filmmakers.
• Entries are open from 1st May 2013 to 10Sept 2013
• The selected short films screening schedule will be declared on same day morning of festival at the venue.
• Address for the communication
  
  

                                      Shop-3, Shivsmriti Building,
  N.M.Joshi Marg,     
  Currey Road,  
  Mumbai. 400013,
  Maharashtra, 
  India.
  Contact number :-  9029333078 
  Email id :- mymumbai_universalmarathi@live.com