The Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (Divyangjan) (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment, Govt of India is organising ‘Short Film Competition on
Divyangjan Sashaktikaran-2017’ in association with Directorate of Film Festivals
(DFF), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India.
The competition is being organised in order to create
awareness on Accessible India Campaign and to promote various schemes of DEPwD
among common masses. The Department invites entries from common citizens. The
participants may submit their entries shot with any electronic devices in HD
format only.
The last date of submission of application is August 8,
2017. The applications are invited in three categories viz ‘Short
Documentaries’ of up to 30 minutes duration, ‘Short Films’ of upto
5 minutes duration and ‘TV Spots’ (Television Commercials) of up to 50 seconds.
The ‘Short Documentaries’ and ‘TV Spots’ should be based on
Accessible India Campaign theme while ‘Short Films’ could be made on
various schemes of DEPwD viz: Fellowship and Scholarship; Beneficiaries of
Cochlear Implant, Distribution of Assistive Devices and Tri-cycle under
Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase / Fitting of Aids and Appliances
(ADIP Scheme); loan beneficiaries of National Handicapped Finance And
Development Corporation (NHFDC); beneficiaries of Accessible Buildings under
Scheme for Implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act (SIPDA);
beneficiaries of NGOs taking grant –in-aid under Deendayal Disabled
Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) and various skill development initiatives of the
DEPwD for Persons with Disabilities.
The ‘Short Film Competition on Divyangjan
Sashaktikaran-2017’ will carry First and Second Prize of Rs.
5,00,000 and Rs. 3,00,000 respectively in ‘Short Documentary’ and ‘TV
Spots’ categories while ‘Short Film’ category will carry only one
prize of Rs. 4,00,000 for each scheme. The participants may download
application form along with authorization letter and rules and regulations
from www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in and www.dff.gov.in.
The
award function will be held tentatively on September 21, 2017 at Siri Fort
Auditorium, New Delhi.
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Sanjay
Kumar/jk/SJ&E-17-07-2017