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ABOUT DICFF
Dhaka International Cultural Film Festival is a live screening film festival, in Bangladesh. Every month films from the different categories are officially selected and out of them, at least one per category is awarded. All these monthly winners are automatically qualified for the annual live screening gala and may get nominated for the prestigious GOLDEN TIGER AWARDS (the best of the best). The participants get excellent opportunities to exchange their ideas, ideologies and cultural diversities through screening, interview sessions and panel discussions.

VISION OF DICFF
Apart from its colourful history and rich cultural traditions, Bangladesh has also emerged as a prime place for film production. Our vision is to present a global platform for budding talents and support independent filmmakers to showcase their creativity and give recognition to them in front of a global audience.

What Makes Us Different
1. REVIEW AND PROMOTION: We provide reviews on each and every submission which is posted on our social media pages; with the target of promoting the creativity of indie filmmakers.

2. SCORE AND DETAILED REVIEW BY HONORABLE CRITICS: We provide the rating of the film along with a detailed review as scores written by the honourable critic. This will help to enhance the promotion of films and develop a Wikipedia page in future.

3. TROPHY AND CERTIFICATE: Along with scores we have kept a prestigious trophy and certificate for all the winners.

4. INTERVIEW: Winners will get the chance to give a special interview which will be conducted by the esteemed portal Cult Critic.

5. PROMOTION: Special promotional posts for the winners on social media pages.

6. DISTRIBUTION AND MONETIZING: In collaboration with CANVAS, Winners will get the chance to monetize their project by either streaming their film on CANVAS ADS (where you can earn revenue by generating more views on your film) or CANVAS ON DEMAND ( where the viewer has to pay a certain amount to watch your film) and we will especially promote that film.

Cash Prize for the Best Of The Best, which will be given on the ANNUAL GALA in BEST SHORT FILM, BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE AND BEST DIRECTOR CATEGORY.

All monthly Award Winners receive a laurel, customized certificates, trophies, scores, and interviews and are rated on their respective IMDb pages (if applicable). The awards are given in the following categories:

Best Director

Best Young Filmmaker (under 18)

Best Debut Filmmaker

Best Cinematography

Best Editing

Best Sound Designing

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Narrative Feature

Best Documentary Film

Best Experimental Film

Best Short Film

Best Student Film

Best VR/AR and 360º Film

Best Drone Film

Best Web and New Media Film

Best Mobile Film

Best Horror/Science Fiction Feature Film

Best Women’s Film

Best Film on Women

Best LGBT Film

Best Animated Film

Best Family/Children Film

Best Educational Film

Best Film on Disability Issue

Best Film on Religion

Best Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife

Best Travel Film

Best Silent Film

Best One Minute Film

Best Postmodern Film

Best Free Speech Film

Best Television/Pilot Program or Series

Best Commercial/Advertisement

Best Music Video

Best Film Score/Soundtrack

Best Trailer/Teaser

Best Film/Video Poster

Best Photography

Best Treatment/ Synopsis

Best Short Script

Best Feature Script

Besides the " WINNER " AWARD, there are also OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD and CRITICS CHOICE AWARD which are given, in all categories.
Best Director

Best Young Filmmaker (under 18)

Best Debut Filmmaker

Best Cinematography

Best Editing

Best Sound Designing

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Narrative Feature

Best Documentary Film

Best Experimental Film

Best Short Film

Best Student Film

Best VR/AR and 360º Film

Best Drone Film

Best Web and New Media Film

Best Mobile Film

Best Horror/Science Fiction Feature Film

Best Women’s Film

Best Film on Women

Best LGBT Film

Best Animated Film

Best Family/Children Film

Best Educational Film

Best Film on Disability Issue

Best Film on Religion

Best Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife

Best Travel Film

Best Silent Film

Best One Minute Film

Best Postmodern Film

Best Free Speech Film

Best Television/Pilot Program or Series

Best Commercial/Advertisement

Best Music Video

Best Film Score/Soundtrack

Best Trailer/Teaser

Best Film/Video Poster

Best Photography

Best Treatment/ Synopsis

Best Short Script

Best Feature Script

Each year we select the Best of the Best (From the pool of all award winners from all Seasons) and the FINAL WINNERS receive the prestigious GOLDEN TIGER AWARDS. The films are screened on the day of the Annual Gala.

Please read these Rules & Terms carefully before you submit your film.

By submitting your film into competition in the DHAKA INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FILM FESTIVAL (DICFF), you acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by the terms of these Rules & Terms.

DICFF is open to any film regardless of its content, subject, or origin. Submitting your film to the TIFF is not a guarantee of selection. All the official selection, nominees and winners will be listed on our website permanently. All the winning films will receive a certificate and trophy. Please note that we do not offer application fee waivers. We treat every filmmaker equally.

1. Films made in languages other than English must have English subtitles otherwise they will be summarily rejected.
2. The film submitted to the DICFF for a particular month can be re-submitted at any time for a second chance, considering that we have different judges' panels for each season.
3. A director/producer may submit more than one film in a category and more than one category at a time.
4. The DICFF is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted for promotional purposes of the festival. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements, rules and regulations.
5. The DICFF reserves the right to refuse entries.
6. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the DICFF, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits and publicity.
7. The DICFF will not refund any fees if the filmmaker fails to submit the film in the correct category. Films submitted without the correct fees or proper submission media may be deemed ineligible at the discretion of the DICFF programming director or executive director. The festival does not cover any of the expenses incurred by the filmmaker.
8. After a film has been an official selection, the filmmaker will be notified, and eventually the film will be listed on the festival website under Official Selections. The Official Selection status doesn’t mean that your film will be screened at the festival. It means that your film has been appreciated by our judges of the panel and you can use the festival logo on your poster.
9. A nominee will be privately screened for the DICFF judging panel, and will not be screened initially to the public.
10. Best films of each category will receive a laurel & certificate.
11. A filmmaker’s submission fee will not be reimbursed if they decide to withdraw their submission. All entry fees are non-refundable.
12. We require an official trailer or poster, a synopsis and a link to your film. Please select the correct category while submitting to avoid disqualification. We reserve the right to re-assign films to the appropriate category.
13. DICFF may amend these Rules & Terms without advance notice from time to time. Each amendment shall become effective immediately. It is your responsibility to periodically check for updates of these Rules & Terms.

DISCLAIMER:

All filmmakers understand and accept that if their film is accepted for presentation and screening at the film festival, they grant full and unrestricted permission for DICFF to screen the film/video at times of the festival's choice and to charge an admission fee for the presentation of the digital video program. The Filmmaker understands and accepts that they do not participate in receiving any funds from the Box-office proceeds which are fully retained by the festival to help cover the overall cost of the festival presentation. It should be noted for the record that box-office proceeds never cover the cost of the presentation of the Features and Short Film Programs. The filmmaker releases the festival (DICFF) from any and all liability for damages or destruction of the entered DCP. The Filmmaker understands that the entered DCP will be retained in a secure facility by the festival, and every effort will be taken to protect and control the viewing of this production. The festival assumes no liability whatsoever for theft, copyright violations or piracy of the entry.
The Filmmaker accepts and understands that the festival will do everything possible to present the video in the best possible manner but the festival (DICFF) is not responsible for any and all malfunctions during the presentation of the production at its festival screening. We use Professional Pioneer International playback systems, all formats and all regions. All entries are carefully pre-screened prior to the public showing to ensure that the DCP does perform to industry Standards. The Festival (DICFF) assumes no responsibility for any technical difficulties in the presentation of this video at the actual event.
The Film Festival (DICFF) reserves the complete right to make changes in the program dates and times and to possibly not screen the video, despite its being selected for screening.