8th National Science Film Festival of India 2018

Award Details 

• The selected participants in Category A and B will receive trophy, certificate and cash reward as under -
  • Golden Beaver - INR 1,00,000
  • Silver Beaver - INR 75, 000
  • Bronze Beaver - INR 50,000
• For applicants of Category - C, the awards include trophy, certificate and cash reward as under -
  • Golden Beaver - INR 75,000
  • Silver Beaver - INR 50,000
  • Bronze Beaver - INR 30,000
• For applicants of Category - D, the awards include trophy, certificate and cash reward as under -
  • Golden Beaver - INR 50,000
  • Silver Beaver - INR 30,000
  • Bronze Beaver - INR 20,000

For more details on awards, click here. 

Application guidelines

• If the films have bee submitted in previous NSFFs, they are not acceptable. 
• In case, the films are produced in other languages instead of English, they should contain the sub-titles. 
• The credits and captions of the film should be legible, clear and within the safe areas. 
• The duration of film for each category should be -
  • Category A - up to 60 minutes
  • Category B - up to 60 minutes
  • Category C - up to 15 minutes
  • Category D - up to 10 minutes
  • Category E - up to 60 minutes
  • Category F - up to 5 minutes
• An applicant can submit a maximum of two entries in his/her respective category (Separate entry forms will be required for each entry). 

Important enclosures 

While sending the hard copy of the application form, the applicants need to send the following important enclosures -

• A DVD or pen drive containing -
  • Film copy in mp4 format. 
  • Film synopsis in about 200 to 250 words in MS Word document. 
  • Film script in MS Word document. 
  • 5 photographs of the film in jpeg format. 
  • One photograph of the director in jpeg format. 
• A hard copy of film synopsis in English. 
• For applicants of Category C and D, a certificate issued by the Principal/HOD/Director of the Institution.