Call for Entries: Gandhara Independent Film Festival 2024

Deadline Date: July 15, 2024

Donor Name: Gandhara Independent Film Festival (GIFF)

Grant Size: Not Available

https://www.gandharafilmfestival.com/festival

The Gandhara Independent Film Festival (GIFF) 2024 awaits to showcase some of the finest short films from around the globe.

GIFF came into existence with its first virtual edition in 2020, with an aim to let a larger audience experience a diverse range of films through a hybrid medium. A platform that has been providing filmmakers a chance to reach out to a global audience for the last 4 years consecutively.

This year’s edition is just around the corner and they are all ready to take a step further ahead in bringing out the best of short films for the world to experience. So, it’s time to buckle up and let them take you on a ride full of emotions, drama, art, comedy, and much more this October 2024. 

Award Information

• Gandhara independent Film Festival 2024 will be accepting submissions from around the globe for its non-competitive section and submissions from Pakistan for its competitive section. Films that succeed to stand out among other official selections in the non-competitive section will receive certificates from GIFF. Whereas outstanding films from official selections in the competitive section will be awarded based on the categories mentioned:
  • Awards (Only for Pakistan)
    • Best Film Award
    • Best Director Award
    • Best Cinematography Award
    • Best Screenplay Award
    • Best Editing Award
    • Best Sound Design Award
    • Best Trailer Award
    • Audience Choice Award
    • Special Mention Award

Eligibility Criteria

• The festival theme is open in the category narrative shorts and narrative features.
• The duration of the narrative short (up to 45 min) and narrative features 150 min including credits with English subtitles.
• The participating films of the festival will be selected by the festival programmers. All selections will be posted on the website & social media pages.
• GIFF 2024 is open to welcome media partners, collaborations and sponsors who share the same values of promoting independent cinema in Pakistan. 

For more information, visit GIFF.