Toto Awards in Short Films: Call for Entries

TOTO AWARDS 2014

SHORT FILMS

CALL FOR ENTRIES

TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS (TFA) invites applications for its Toto Awards for Short Films from persons between the ages of 18 and 29. These awards have been instituted to honour the memory of Dr Sanat Kumar Ghosh. Much loved by family and friends, Dr Ghosh was a doctor of medicine whose varied interests included a deep passion for films. 

We invite young filmmakers to submit short fiction, non-fiction or animation films or any combination of these. Two winners, to be decided by an eminent panel, will get a cash award of Rs 30,000 each. Entries should reach TFA by 30 September 2013. There will be no further extension of the deadline.

Only Indian nationals resident in India are eligible for the awards. Also, since the spirit of the awards is to identify promising young filmmakers, you can apply if you were born on or after 1 January 1984. No exceptions will be made. 

1. The submissions should comprise a maximum of 3 short films in any language with English subtitles. 
2. The films should not be longer than 30 minutes each.
3. Only films completed between 1 January 2012 and 30 June 2013 will qualify.
4. Please send each film on a separate DVD, three sets of each film.
5. Only single screen films will qualify.
6. The award will go to the Director of the film

Entries should be sent by courier or ordinary post  (and NOT by registered or speed post)  to the address below (the phone numbers supplied are for courier purposes only).  

Toto Funds the Arts (TFA)

H 301 Adarsh Gardens

8th Block, 47th Cross

Jayanagar

Bangalore 560 082

Phone 080 26990549 / 098806 23357

Entries must be accompanied by a statement, signed by you, confirming your name, date of birth, when the film was completed and whether it has been screened (give details), and affirming that the submitted film is original. Please also give us your postal address, email ID, phone numbers (landline and mobile) and a short bio. A small paragraph on the films submitted is essential. 

If you have any further questions please email totofundsthearts@yahoo.com or tfaindia@yahoo.com  No questions will be answered on phone.

Note: Submitted material will not be returned. The decision of the TFA jury will be final and cannot be contested in any forum. We reserve the right to use excerpts from your submitted films (if necessary) to publicise the awards. Otherwise, the copyright rests with the filmmaker and your submission will be put to no other use without your express permission. 

TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS (TFA) is a not-for-profit public trust set up in memory of Angirus ‘Toto’ Vellani, who was intensely passionate about music, literature and films.