There is only one application form for all formats of projects. These are the rules and regulations for the above sections. Please read them carefully before filling out the application form.

An applicant should ideally be the Primary Contact Person, who will be the main point of contact for all future communications regarding their submission to the festival. The email address and phone number provided by the Primary Contact Person in the first stage of the application form shall be regarded as the single-point contact information between CDIFF and the applicant. The form will ask the applicant to specify their relationship to the film (e.g., producer/sales agent, etc.). Kindly ensure that the Primary Contact Person is easily reachable at all times and prompt in replying to emails.

The confirmation email sent to the Primary Contact Person upon

successful submission of the application form will also be forwarded to the producer(s) of the film. Hence, kindly provide the names and contact details of all the producers of the film in the application form.

The same will be applicable if the film is invited by the festival.

The contact details of the Rights Holder (who may be the applicant)

will be published in the festival catalogue if the film gets selected. This could be the producer/sales agent of the film who will be able to respond to potential future queries by international film professionals.

Please do not use ALL CAPS to fill out the application form. Kindly fill out the form in Proper Font. For example, if the title of your film is ‘Dilli Dark,’ please write it as ‘Dilli Dark’ and not as ‘DILLI DARK.’

The application form is optimized for a computer screen. Kindly ensure that you fill out the application form using a desktop/laptop computer and not a mobile phone.

This is a form that can be filled in stages. Kindly make sure that you click on the ‘?’ icon in the application form wherever it appears for specific instructions related to the field. The form need not be filled in one go. You can save the information by clicking the button ‘Save Work and Finish Later’ at the bottom of the application form.

In case a mandatory field in the application form does not apply to you, please write ‘NA’ (Not Applicable). Do not leave it blank or else the submission process will not move forward.

Word limits are to be adhered to wherever mentioned in the application form. CDIFF reserves the right to shorten and/or edit the text for publication of film information in the festival catalogue.

Completed applications need to be submitted by the given deadline. CDIFF will not take responsibility for the exclusion of films if complete information is not supplied by the deadline.

The application will be accepted only upon payment of the mandatory application fee.

By submitting the application form to CDIFF, the applicant hereby certifies, on behalf of all third parties involved, that they have read and understood the rules and regulations listed, that they are legally authorized to submit the film to Cine Dreams International Film Festival, and that the information given by the applicant is true and correct. The applicant indemnifies CDIFF against any claims to the contrary.

In case of any queries regarding submissions, please refer to the FAQs. If you have a specific query not covered by the FAQs, please send an email to Support@cinedreamsiff.com with the subject as the original title of the film. For example, if your film name is ‘Eeb Allay Ooo!,’ the subject of your email should be ‘Eeb Allay Ooo!’.

**Note:** The filmmaker can indicate their preferred section in the application form, but Cine Dreams International Film Festival reserves the right to program the film in any section if selected. If the film is selected, the festival will send an invitation mentioning the section in which the film will be presented. The selection committee is the sole decision-maker of the section in which a selected film is screened.

Upon accepting this invitation, the film will be announced in the selection.

When a film is screened for the general public, ticket-buying audience, or is advertised, it is considered a public screening. This includes film festivals, theatrical releases, and films released on video/DVD/television/internet/VOD. A public screening could be a paid or a free screening. Any screening listed on any print literature or internet announcing the film with a date, time, and venue, and is open to the general or specific public, will be counted as a public screening.

A screening for the cast and crew, producers, and/or distributors of the film will be considered a private preview. Films that have had private previews are eligible to apply. Films that have had screenings at a film market are also eligible to apply.

Participation at other international festivals outside India and/or applying to the National/State Film Awards, India, does not ensure entry into the festival.