LAKECITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia

28 - 29 Nov, 2020

Category

Feature, Short

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LAKECITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia

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edition

8th

Contact details

607 Hill View Gardens, Vaishali Nagar, Dahisar (East) Mumbai, Maharashtra 400068 India

400068

lakecity.mp@gmail.com

0091998-775-4342

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About the festival

Launched in 2013, the Lakecity International Film Festival (LCIFF) held in Delhi / NCR was founded to showcase the emerging talents and the leaders in contemporary film making, and aims to exhibit the most captivating and innovative content. Serving as a Premier Film Festival, the two day LCIFF 2020 festival is slated to happen in November 2020.

Festival Mission:
Breaking all stereotypes, LCIFF's mission is to present quality films from around the world as well as support, recognize and honor indie film makers. These films will be organized thematically, in hopes of representing the full range of the human experience as reflected by our chosen filmmakers. LCIFF will also be a vital showcase for indie short film makers as the festival has a PSA Films Category in addition to its competitive sections revolving around a theme and have a strong social message.

>>TROPHIES & CERTIFICATES TO ALL WINNERS<<

>>FEATURE FILM CATEGORY<<

BEST INDIAN FILM
BEST FOREIGN FILM
BEST CHILDREN FILM
BEST FILM (LOCAL TALENT)
BEST FILM ON NATIONAL ISSUES
P N DAS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST STORY
RENUKA DAS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
BEST DEBUTANTE DIRECTOR
EON FILM AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
MEENAKSHI MAHENDRU MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR FOREIGN / INDIAN
BEST CHILD ARTISTE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST DIRECTOR OF CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
BEST SOUND
BEST EDITOR
CRITICS AWARD
SPECIAL JURY MENTION

>>SHORT FILMS / DOCUMENTARIES CATEGORY<<

BEST INDIAN FILM - SHORT
BEST FOREIGN FILM
BEST CHILDREN FILM
BEST ANIMATION FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM
BEST FILM (LOCAL TALENT)
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST DEBUTANTE DIRECTOR
ROYAL INN AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST CHILD ARTISTE
BEST DIRECTOR OF CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
BEST EDITOR
CRITICS AWARD
SPECIAL JURY MENTION

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST WEB SERIES

About

Launched in 2013, the Lakecity International Film Festival (LCIFF) held in Delhi / NCR was founded to showcase the emerging talents and the leaders in contemporary film making, and aims to exhibit the most captivating and innovative content. Serving as a Premier Film Festival, the two day LCIFF 2020 festival is slated to happen in November 2020.

Festival Mission:
Breaking all stereotypes, LCIFF's mission is to present quality films from around the world as well as support, recognize and honor indie film makers. These films will be organized thematically, in hopes of representing the full range of the human experience as reflected by our chosen filmmakers. LCIFF will also be a vital showcase for indie short film makers as the festival has a PSA Films Category in addition to its competitive sections revolving around a theme and have a strong social message.

>>TROPHIES & CERTIFICATES TO ALL WINNERS<<

>>FEATURE FILM CATEGORY<<

BEST INDIAN FILM
BEST FOREIGN FILM
BEST CHILDREN FILM
BEST FILM (LOCAL TALENT)
BEST FILM ON NATIONAL ISSUES
P N DAS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST STORY
RENUKA DAS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
BEST DEBUTANTE DIRECTOR
EON FILM AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
MEENAKSHI MAHENDRU MEMORIAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR FOREIGN / INDIAN
BEST CHILD ARTISTE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST DIRECTOR OF CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
BEST SOUND
BEST EDITOR
CRITICS AWARD
SPECIAL JURY MENTION

>>SHORT FILMS / DOCUMENTARIES CATEGORY<<

BEST INDIAN FILM - SHORT
BEST FOREIGN FILM
BEST CHILDREN FILM
BEST ANIMATION FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM
BEST FILM (LOCAL TALENT)
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST DEBUTANTE DIRECTOR
ROYAL INN AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST CHILD ARTISTE
BEST DIRECTOR OF CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
BEST EDITOR
CRITICS AWARD
SPECIAL JURY MENTION

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST WEB SERIES

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

PLEASE NOTE:
THE FESTIVAL WILL NOT ORGANISE AND OR REIMBURSE ANY TRAVEL / ACCOMMODATION FOR FILM MAKERS AND OR THEIR ARTISTS TO ATTEND THE FESTIVAL.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SUBMISSION & PARTICIPATION:
The festival will not interact with anyone except the submitter and/ or the producer of the film. If any person - be it the actor, writer, director or any from the production crew tries to forcibly extract information about the status of the film from the festival authorities, the festival will have absolute rights to DISQUALIFY THE FILM from competition and/ or screening which you may kindly note. At the same time, the festival may take the decision to ban the production house completely from sending entries to the next editions of the festival.

The entry form / application will be considered only on receipt of Administrative film submission entry fee as mentioned above.

• Indian Participants can send payments in favour of “Lakecity International Film Festival” payable at Mumbai
Bank Name: The Bharat Co-Operative Bank (Mumbai) Ltd.
Bank A/c. No.: 001012100058714
Account Holder Name: Lakecity International Film Festival
IFSC Code: BCBM0000011

or PAYTM to 9987754342 / Mohan Das

• International Participants have to make payments through Paypal to pplusmag@gmail.com

All entries must be sent to the LCIFF prepaid and insured for your own protection. Entry form, DVD, Synopsis, Posters, Publicity stills and other material should reach Festival office on or before i.e. November 10th, 2020.

3. COMPETITION FEATURE FILMS: (Open to all Directors across the Globe)
Films entered in the FEATURE FILM Section should be more than 70 mins and made / released between 1st April 2015 and 15th June 2020.

4. COMPETITION SHORT FILMS/ DOCUMENTARY / ANIMATION FILMS
Films entered in the Competition Section must have a running length of not more than 45 mins.

5. GENERAL
5.1 Films not presenting sufficient technical qualities for good public screening can be refused by the Festival Director.
5.2 Subtitling is necessary and compulsory for films that are not in English language or in Hindi (Indian Language). Films without subtitles shall not be screened in the Festival.
5.3 The participants must ensure that they have the right to participate in the Lake City International Film Festival with regard to parties connected with the production / distribution of the participating film and / or other right holders/licenses.
5.4 Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these and all Regulations as specified.
5.5 The Festival Director will decide all matters not expressly provided for in these regulations but in conformity with the provisions of the International Regulations for film festivals and its decisions shall be final and binding on all parties.
5.6 Entrants should inform the Festival Director by November 10th, 2020 about their participation, including the titles of films and the names and addresses of the directors, producers, production companies and world sales companies against each film titles.

NOTE: Festival Director, Programmer, Selection Panel and Jury shall determine selections and / or Award Winners at their sole discretion. LCIFF authorities at any time would not entertain any request pertaining to selection films and / or awards. Decision of the LCIFF festival authorities regarding all matters not expressly provided for in these rules and regulations or which require interpretation of the clauses mentioned above shall be final and binding to all parties.

The Festival is being organized under the aegis of Lake City International Film Festival by Eon Films, Qrius Films, Plus Publications and FilmCafe and with support from Indian Film Industry and film makers from around the world.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

FEATURE FILMS
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $35
Regular (30th April, 2020) $45
Late (10th July, 2020) $65

FEATURE FILM

SHORT FILMS (SHORT)
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $20
Regular (30th April, 2020) $25
Late (10th July, 2020) $35

SHORT FILMS (SHORT) is for a minimum duration of 2 minutes and a maximum duration of 18 minutes..

SHORT FILMS (LONG)
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $27
Regular (30th April, 2020) $32
Late (10th July, 2020) $42

SHORT FILMS (LONG) is for a minimum duration of 19 minutes and a maximum duration of 45 minutes..

ANIMATION FILMS - SHORT
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $20
Regular (30th April, 2020) $25
Late (10th July, 2020) $35

ANIMATION FILMS - SHORT is for a maximum duration of 20 minutes

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $20
Regular (30th April, 2020) $25
Late (10th July, 2020) $35

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT) is for a minimum duration of 2 minutes and a maximum duration of 15 minutes..

DOCUMENTARY (LONG)
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $27
Regular (30th April, 2020) $32
Late (10th July, 2020) $42

DOCUMENTARY (LONG) is for a minimum duration of 26 minutes and a maximum duration of 50 minutes..

MUSIC VIDEOS
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $20
Regular (30th April, 2020) $25
Late (10th July, 2020) $35

The Music Video category is a competition section for music videos, dance films, animated music videos, and other special stuff made of music and video of maximum duration 12 minutes.

WEB SERIES
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $25
Regular (30th April, 2020) $30
Late (10th July, 2020) $40

This is a new competition section for web series as it has caught on the craze of the youth globally. You can either submit any one particular episode or can have a special episode created to submit to this category.

BEST CHILDREN FILM
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $45
Regular (30th April, 2020) $55
Late (10th July, 2020) $75

This is a New category in the Feature Film segment and can submitted if your film falls into such category.

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $45
Regular (30th April, 2020) $55
Late (10th July, 2020) $75

A New Category Submission for Experimental Indie Films in the Feature Film segment

BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $40
Regular (30th April, 2020) $50
Late (10th July, 2020) $70

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category if your Feature Film tackles the subject of Social issues and proves to be a path breaker offering solutions..

BEST REGIONAL FILM - INDIAN
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $40
Regular (30th April, 2020) $50
Late (10th July, 2020) $70

This is a new competition section created specifically for Indian regional language feature films only to give the regional film makers a boost to their confidence.

BEST DIRECTOR (FEATURE FILM)
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $45
Regular (30th April, 2020) $55
Late (10th July, 2020) $75

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category if your Feature Film is outstanding in direction

BEST DIRECTOR (FEATURE FILM - REGIONAL)
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $40
Regular (30th April, 2020) $50
Late (10th July, 2020) $70

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category only if your Feature Film is in Indian Language irrespective of filmed anywhere in the world

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $40
Regular (30th April, 2020) $50
Late (10th July, 2020) $70

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category only if this Feature Film director is a lady.

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $45
Regular (30th April, 2020) $55
Late (10th July, 2020) $75

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category only if this is the debut Feature Film of your director.

BEST ACTOR FEATURE FILM
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $45
Regular (30th April, 2020) $55
Late (10th July, 2020) $75

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category for any of your Actor from your Feature Film. Please Nominate your Actor for the same.

BEST ACTRESS FEATURE FILM
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $45
Regular (30th April, 2020) $55
Late (10th July, 2020) $75

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category for any of your Actress from your Feature Film. Please Nominate your Actress for the same.

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM SHORT
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $30
Regular (30th April, 2020) $35
Late (10th July, 2020) $45

A New Category Submission to the Short Film segment, you can submit your entry in the category if your film is experimental in nature

BEST CHILDREN FILM - SHORT
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $30
Regular (30th April, 2020) $35
Late (10th July, 2020) $45

A New Category Submission to the Short Film segment, you can submit your entry in the category if your film is a children's film or revolves around kids

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM - SHORT
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $30
Regular (30th April, 2020) $35
Late (10th July, 2020) $45

A New Category Submission to the Short Film segment, you can submit your entry in the category if your film deals with environment and its issues

BEST REGIONAL FILM SHORT - INDIAN
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $30
Regular (30th April, 2020) $35
Late (10th July, 2020) $45

This is a new competition section created specifically for Indian regional language Short Films only to give regional film makers a boost to their confidence.

BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $35
Regular (30th April, 2020) $40
Late (10th July, 2020) $50

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category if your Short Film is exceptional in Direction

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $35
Regular (30th April, 2020) $40
Late (10th July, 2020) $50

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category only if your Feature Film is directed by a debutante director in any Language irrespective of filmed anywhere in the world

BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $35
Regular (30th April, 2020) $40
Late (10th July, 2020) $50

A New Best Female Director Category Submission You can apply for this category for your Short Film if your film is directed by a Female Director

BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM - REGIONAL
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $35
Regular (30th April, 2020) $40
Late (10th July, 2020) $50

A New Category Submission - You can apply for this category only if your Feature Film is in Indian Language irrespective of filmed anywhere in the world and is exceptionally brilliant in direction..

BEST ACTOR SHORT
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $35
Regular (30th April, 2020) $40
Late (10th July, 2020) $50

A New Best Actor Category Submission - You can apply for this category for the Actor of your Short Film if his acting is exceptionally brilliant. Please Nominate the name of the actor

BEST ACTRESS SHORT
Early Bird (20th March, 2020) $35
Regular (30th April, 2020) $40
Late (10th July, 2020) $50

A New Best Actress Category Submission - You can apply for this category for the Actress of your Short Film if her acting is exceptionally brilliant. Please Nominate the name of the actress

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