Important Notes

Rules and Regulations: Ensure you carefully read and understand the Rules and Regulations of the INIM India International Short Movie Fest 2024 listed in the ‘Rules and Guidelines’ section.

Submission Authority: The submitter must be the legal or actual owner of the short movie or the director authorized (via self-declaration of submission eligibility) to make the submission.

Submission Form: All fields in the submission form are mandatory. The provided email address and phone number will be the official points of contact. The phone number must support WhatsApp for communication purposes. By providing this information, the submitter consents to its use for current and future communication by iNiM Fest.

Submission Confirmation: Upon submission, confirmation will be sent via WhatsApp along with a registration number. This number will serve as the ID for the submitted short movie throughout the process.

Registration Fee: A registration fee applies to the submission to cover administrative costs. Payment can be made via bank transfer or G Pay. Submitters must provide payment details via email or WhatsApp. Confirmation of receipt will be sent through the same channels.

iNiM International Short Movie Fest - Rules and Regulations

Movie Types- Short movies of any mode or genre, with a minimum duration of 9 minutes without credits and a maximum of 30 minutes including credits. The movies can be,

• Scripted Short Movies:  Featuring live actors.
• Documentary Short Movies:  May include live actors, documentaries, photographs, visuals, narration, or narration-only formats.
• Theme-:  Open to all themes.

Eligibility - The festival is open to everyone. Short movies officially released on any platform in the year 2024 and or censored and certified in the year 2024, regardless of their release in 2025. The Non-Released Short Movies must have been produced in 2024 or earlier but must not have been officially released on any platform. Participation in movie festivals does not count as a release. Note: Participants under the age of 18 must submit a consent letter from their parent or guardian via mail in addition to the other signed documents.

Submission Notes

• No limit on the number of entries from one banner or producer or director.
• Submissions via our web portal using YouTube link (for released movies) along with written script via mail if participating for best screenplay award. Other competing category and candidate details for each category shall be submitted for review consideration.
• For unreleased movies, a low-resolution copy to be submitted through mail and or WhatsApp with the required documentation.
• Submission Eligibility of movies - 2024 released or produced short movies (Self attestation of producer/ Director to be provided)
• Consent letter to be signed (to be downloaded from the www.inimfest.com)
• Signed Copy of Rules and Regulations from the submitter acceptations of the same(to be downloaded from the www.inimfest.com)

Target Participants / Language - Open to amateur and professional moviemakers worldwide, in any Indian language focusing Malayalam and English as the main stream but not limited to the same.

Movie Subject and Consent: Short movies can be based on any subject or concept but not a direct copy or reproduction of any other subject or concept.

A consent letter must be submitted confirming that the movie is an original creation and not a copy or remake of any existing movie or short movie.

Submission Process: All entries must be submitted digitally through the official iNiM website. For released short movies, submit YouTube link or the link for released platform. For unreleased short movies, a low-resolution copy must be transferred for preliminary review via WhatsApp or Mail.

Festival Rights: The festival reserves the right to make necessary changes to regulations or scheduling.

iNiM Fest board has the rights to reject and refuse the late-submitted films and disqualify the incomplete film submissions or films submitted with incorrect information.

Selection and Refund Policy: The decision of the Selection Panel is final and must be accepted without challenge.

Movies selected for the preliminary review will be listed on the official website.

Selected movies will receive a Participation Certificate upon award ceremony, signed by the Preliminary Jury Chairman.

Jury Decisions: The decision of the jury members is final and binding, and to be accepted without any challenges and challenges will not be entertained.

General Agreement: By submitting a movie, the submitter agree to the General agreement for participation in iNiM Fest for the iNiM Indian International Short Movie Festival 2024 and confirm that you have read and understood the Rules and Regulations. The signed agreement form must be uploaded to the submission portal during registration. If agreement form received via mail or WhatAPP, the form should be signed and returned via WhatsApp or mailed to inimfest@gmail.com

Each entry must specify the award categories for consideration and include relevant candidate details provided by the submitter / Director.

Duration: All movies must have a runtime of 9 minutes without credits and a maximum of 30 minutes including credits.

Language: Movies can be submitted in any Indian language with English subtitles. Subtitles are not required for movies submitted in Malayalam or English.

Censorship and Multiple Entries: A censor certificate is not mandatory for screening. Multiple entries from the same production banner / Director can be submitted, but each submission must be entered separately following the guide lines.

Award Screening Policy: Movies submitted for award screening cannot be withdrawn under any circumstances until the festival concludes.

Entry Fees: Each entry must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of ₹3000, and will be eligible for all title awards (e.g., Best Movie, Best Actor, Best Camera, etc.).

Entry Fee Policy: Entry fees are charged to cover administrative costs and are non-refundable, even if fails to meet the submission guidelines. Please review the guidelines thoroughly before submitting your film.

Movies (if) not selected due to any other reasons than the submission guidelines after submission, it is final and binding, and to be accepted without any challenges and challenges will not be entertained. (Reason(s) will be notified to the submitter in return and the submitter will have their entry fees refunded.

Ownership and Responsibility: The festival organizers are not responsible for disputes regarding ownership, title, director, competing male actor, competing female actor, or any other aspect of the submitted movie. Responsibility remains solely with the producer or director submitting the entry, and a signed consent form must accompany the submission.

The decisions made by iNiM Jury are final and must not be challenged. No correspondence will be entered into iNiM Jury decisions and or final decisions of the Grand Jury.

Liability Guidelines

Copyright Responsibility: The submitter or sender of the submitted movie is solely responsible for all copyrights.

Screening and Promotion: By entering the festival, the moviemaker / submitter agrees that the submitted movie may be selected for public screening at the festival.

The submitter and director must be legally authorized to submit the movie to the festival and, by submitting submitter / director allows the permission for screening.

Fragments of the movie may be used in promotional campaigns or shared via mass media in association with the festival.

Rights and Permissions: The applicant must secure all necessary rights for both picture and sound, ensuring that the exhibition does not violate or infringe on any rights, including but not limited to music, images, or content.

Exhibition File Requirement: By submitting a movie to the festival, the applicant agrees to provide an exhibition-quality digital screening file (applicable for the non released short movie submissions) for the final award screening if the movie is selected for the final event.

Ownership: All copyrights and ownership of the submitted /reviewed /screened movie remain with the author.

Event Organizer Liability: The event organizers are not liable for inaccuracies or flaws in screenings or information caused by gross negligence on the part of the submitter / director.

Acknowledgment of Regulations: By submitting a film, the applicant acknowledges that they have read, understood, and accepted all regulations and guidelines for participation.

Agreement for Participation - iNiM Indian International Short Movie Festival 2024

I, ________________________________________, hereby confirm that I have read and accept the Rules and Regulations of the iNiM Indian International Short Movie Festival 2024 (Pages 1 to 4).

I,________________________________________ , authorize the iNiM Indian International Short Movie Festival 2024 to review and screen my movie during the review process and publicly screen it during the award ceremony.

I,________________________________________, certify that I possess all necessary rights for the presentation of this movie (write Names- Title, produced by and directed by)__________________ ______________________________________________ , in the iNiM Indian International Short Movie Festival 2024 and that all required permissions have been secured. I further confirm that this movie is not subject to any litigation, nor is it under threat of any litigation.

By accepting these conditions, I, ________________________________________, grant the iNiM Indian International Short Movie Festival the right to use excerpts of the submitted movie, along with its stills and trailers, for the purposes of publicity and marketing on social media platforms, the festival’s website, and other non-commercial activities related to the promotion of the festival.

I, ________________________________________, agree to indemnify the iNiM Indian International Short Movie Festival in the event that such rights have not been properly secured or transferred, and any claims arise as a result.

By submitting this entry to the iNiM India International Short Movie Fest 2024, I, the undersigned, confirm that I am the legal owner or authorized representative of the submitted work. I affirm that all rights, including intellectual property rights, associated with the submitted entry are either owned by me or that I have obtained necessary permissions to submit the work.

I also declare that the submitted short movie was released in the year 2024 (for the released category submission) / is not yet released but completed in the year 2024 (for the non-released category submission). I affirm that the submission does not infringe upon the rights of any third party or violate any applicable laws. I accept full responsibility for any legal or ownership disputes arising from this submission and indemnify iNiM India International Short Movie Fest 2024 from any related liabilities.

Short Movie Title:___________________________________________

Submitter                                             Director

ID : PP No / Adhaar No                                    ID : PP No / Adhaar No

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