New York Indian Film Festival

New York Indian Film Festival 517 E 87th street Suite 1B New York 10128 New York, United States Tel: 2125943685 Fax: 2125948476

2013, Finished Wed 1st May to Sun 5th May

Festival Overview

NYIFF is a once-a-year opportunity to experience 5 days of the rich and diverse film cultures of the Indian subcontinent through a mix of premiere film screenings, discussions, industry panels, red carpet galas, special events, nightly networking parties and an award ceremony.

History

The festival started in 2001, and is now in it's 12th year. New York Indian Film Festival (formerly known as MIAAC) is North America's largest and most prestigious film festival - Featuring cinema from the Indian Subcontinent, and South Asian diaspora. The Festival is attended by over 10,000 film lovers and has attracted unprecedented media attention.

NYIFF has premiered Slumdog Millionaire, The Namesake, Monsoon Wedding, Water, Bride & Prejudice, Yeh Sali Zindagi, Gulaal, Well Done Abba, Raavanan, Noukadubi, Shor, Japanese Wife, Tahaan………and a host of other fabulous feature films, documentaries, shorts and children's films from the Indian subcontinent.

Our Selection Committee, Award Jury and Advisory Board include illustrious names from the entertainment industry - Shabana Azmi, Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta, Javed Akhtar, Shyam Benegal, Mani Ratnam, Sabrina Dhawan, Sooni Taraporwala, Madhur Jaffrey, (late) Ismail Merchant, Vishal Bhardwaj, Salman Rushdie and many more veteran and recent luminaries.

Awards

All films at the festival are entered into competition.

The awards are: Best Short Film, Best Documentary, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Feature Film. The awards ceremony is hold on our closing night.

Entries

Open to the public

Eligibility:
Only Films that comply with the following criteria will be considered.

INDIAN DIASPORA CINEMA: Films that feature the work of Filmmakers, Actors, Writers, Directors of South Asian descent living outside the subcontinent;
OR
Films made by Non-South Asians that feature significant South Asian content, inspiration, subject matter.
OR
INDIAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA: Films from the Indian Subcontinent with a unique voice/message/creative appeal that are considered avant-garde, or independent.

LANGUAGE: English or subtitled in English if the original language is different.

PREMIERE: The film should not have premiered in New York (including New Jersey and Connecticut) to remain in consideration.

Formats:
PREVIEW COPIES - 4 DVD Screeners (NTSC)

PRESS KIT - including: at least 4 Hi-Res publicity stills,
30-sec trailer, Director picture & bio, and

Fees:
Regular Deadline Dec 30th
Late Deadline Feb 10th
WAB Extended Deadline Feb 15th

Fees:
$40 for Feature Films
$20 for Documentaries and Short Films.

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