Vigyan Prasar jointly with National Council of Science Museums, take pride to announce National Science Film Festival and Competition 2015 to be organised at Regional Science City, Lucknow. It aims to stimulate popularization of science using visual medium. Entries are invited from producers, individuals as well as production agencies. Media centres, television channels, media institutes, school children are also encouraged to participate.
Categories
| For Awards | Focus of the film | Duration | Target audience |
| A | Popular science film to communicate and develop scientific temper | Not more than 60 minutes | General Public |
| B | Popular science film for communicating and developing scientific temper | Not more than 60 minutes | Children of age 6-12 years |
| C | Film on Science, Technology and Innovation | Not more than 60 minutes | General Public |
| D | Film on science: Films made by students beyond class 12th | Not more than 30 minutes | General Public |
| E | How do I see science: Films made by students of class 6th to12th | Not more than 30 minutes | Student community |
| Additional Category Films only for screening, not entitled for any award | |||
Awards
| i. | For Categories A, B, C. | |
| Awards with trophy & certificate | Prize amount (Rs.) | |
| Golden Beaver | 1,00,000 | |
| Silver Beaver | 50,000 | |
| Bronze Beaver | 30,000 | |
| ii. | For Categories D and E. | |
| Awards with trophy & certificate | Prize amount (Rs.) | |
| Golden Beaver | 50,000 | |
| Silver Beaver | 30,000 | |
| Bronze Beaver | 20,000 | |
| iii. | Special Award for Technical Excellence with trophy & certificate | Prize amount (Rs.) |
| Cinematography | 20,000 | |
| Editing | 20,000 | |
| Graphics / Animation / Special Effects | 20,000 | |
| Sound recording and Design | 20,000 | |
| iv. | Special Jury Award with trophy and certificate | 40,000 |
Booklet & Entry Form
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Online Registration:
Guidelines for Online Registration:
1) Please fill all the entries properly.
2) After Clicking Submit Button filled application form will appear which contains all the entries filled by the participants along with a Unique Reference Number.
3) Please Note the Reference Number for future reference and take printout of the Application Form by Clicking Print Button.
4) Please mention the Date, Signature, Name & Designation with Official Stamp on the Application form.
5) Send the Application Form along with the Enclosures (checklist given below) to the address mention in the Booklet.
Checklist:
1) Correctly and completely filled Entry Form along with signature and stamp of the applicant.
2) Two copies of the film in DVD or CD using PAL 625/50 standard.
3) Printed copy of the synopsis of the film in English or Hindi, in the given format along with signature and stamp of the applicant.
4) Certificate from the Principal / Director of the institution for category D and E. (Click here to download Certificate format)
5) A separate CD containing:-
i) Synopsis of the film (Click here to Download Synopsis format)
ii) Script of the film
iii) Five stills of the film
iv) One still of the director
Click here for Online Registration
Last Date for submission of entries is December 15, 2014
For further details and information, Please visit Vigyan Prasar
