Assam Through Your Lens Contest

With scenic locations, a rich past and heritage pulling in crowds from far and wide, Assam is a potpourri of culture and natural splendour. There is a story everywhere waiting to be seen and told to a global audience. Understanding this need to highlight the unadulterated beauty of the State, MyGov Assam is holding a short film competition “Assam Through Your Lens”. If you are a storyteller, who believes in the tales of our land, send in your short film entries and win a chance to turn your vision into a reality. The short film competition is open to all and its terms and conditions are mentioned below.

Last date of submission: June 30, 2019

1st Prize: Rs 23,000
2nd Prize: Rs 17,000

Short films can be submitted by sharing link or directly sending mail to mygovasssam@gmail.com. Along with the short film, you are also required to give a gist of the film in about 100 words. It is mandatory to mention the name of the director along with the cast and crew.

Terms and Conditions:

•To participate in the competition, participants have to register in the MyGov Assam web portal
•It is open to all
•The duration of the short film should not exceed 5 minutes
•After sending the short film, the participant is required to log on to the competition section of MyGov Assam web portal and mention their name and address.
•The short film can be made in any of the languages used in Assam with sub-titles (in verbatim) in English.
•Even though the short films can be on any topic, some of the central themes are -- tourism, art & culture, local food, traditional costume, responsibility of citizens, etc.
•The short film can be from fiction or non-fiction category
•The short film has to be shot in High Definition (HD)
•Only one short film per participant will be accepted
•The short film should not contain any unacceptable material
•The two winners will be adjudged on the basis of a complete package such as scriptwriting, cinematography, editing, music, narration, sound, etc.
•The content (music, visuals, sound, graphics, etc.) used in the short film should be original
•The short film will be subject to cancellation if any plagiarised content is found
•MyGov Assam is not responsible for detection of any plagiarised content or element taken from other sources in the film
•Only those short films produced after January 1, 2018 will be considered
•The decision of MyGov Assam will be final and not subject to change
•MyGov Assam will have the right to use parts or whole of the short films submitted by the participants in future

For any queries related to this competition, you can visit MyGov Assam’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram web pages.