Odisha: Entries Open for National Road Safety Short Film Festival

Cuttack: The entries are now open for National Road Safety Short Film Festival, a first-of-its-kind festival organised in the country.

The last date of entry submission is 3 June 2022. The festival aims to raise awareness of road safety issues and promote increased engagement in road safety cooperation in the state of Odisha as well as across the nation to reduce the road accidents and fatalities related to it.

Filmmakers, amateur film enthusiasts, and students can submit their entries. The film can be a Documentary, Experimental, Narrative, Fiction, Non-fiction, or Animation. The original film should be in FULL HD (1920×1080) format or above. The total duration of the film can be a maximum of 120 seconds (2 minutes) in length, including front and end credits.

The festival will be in two categories- Odia language & Non-Odia language, subtitles in English must be for all the entries. Filmmakers can mail their entry via Google drive or We Transfer Link to [email protected] and [email protected].
All the details are available on http://odishatransport.gov.in/.

Odia Category:

Best Film: Rs.50, 000, First Runner Up-Rs.40, 000, Second Runner up- Rs.30, 000
Best Director: Rs.25, 000, Best Screenplay: Rs.25, 000
Best Cinematography: Rs.25, 000, Best Actor/Actress: Rs.25, 000

Non-Odia Category:

Best Film: Rs.50, 000, First Runner Up-Rs.40, 000, Second Runner up- Rs.30, 000
Best Director: Rs.25, 000, Best Screenplay: Rs.25, 000
Best Cinematography: Rs.25, 000, Best Actor/Actress: Rs.25, 000

The festival will be held in Rourkela (18 &19 June, 2022) & Puri (24-25 June, 2022).Winners will be selected by a judging panel of film industry professionals and non-industry professionals, luminaries from different walks of life.

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