Guidelines

General Rules & Regulations for both the Competitions

  1. One film / story per individual or group is the maximum submission. In case it is found that any participant has submitted more than one entry, all entries will be considered as invalid.
  2. The film / story must be the original work of the applicants. If found plagiarized or generated through ChatGPT or any other AI source the participant will be disqualified.
  3. Submissions must have its own unique title.
  4. The applicant will be wholly responsible for matters related to copyright issues with regard to the content being submitted to XIC for competition. TPV will not be liable for any legal cases related to copyright issues of the submitted entries with regard to music, script and other creative and technical aspects of film / story.
  5. No previous published work (in print or digital) will be accepted.
  6. Language should not be vulgar, offensive or affect communal sentiments.
  7. Participants are to make sure that their profile is accurate and updated since XIC would be using this for further communication. This includes details such as name, photo, complete postal address, email ID and phone number. Entries with incomplete profiles will not be considered.
  8. The finalists will be announced on the XIC website and contacted via email.
  9. The decision of the Jury is final and cannot be challenged. XIC will not in any way whatsoever provide justification and / or comments regarding the reasons for non-selection.
  10. Furthermore, the applicant undertakes to indemnify and keep XIC indemnified against all liabilities, claims, demands, actions, costs, damages or loss arising out of the submission, acceptance and/or screening of the short film / story and/or use or non-use of the material.
  11. XIC, as well as any of its fiscal sponsors and affiliated entities, is not responsible for any damage to, or loss of, any materials submitted by the applicant, whether that damage occurs en route to or from the competition or during the course of the competition's possession, any loss caused to the film / story material or otherwise, in or during the Competition.
  12. XIC reserves the right to use materials received or their part for advertising purposes and for promoting, campaigning and creating awareness. After the competition, we encourage participants to share their films / stories freely.
  13. All disputes are subject to Mumbai (Maharashtra) jurisdiction only.

Guidelines - The Great Storytelling Race

About the theme for both Short Story and Short Film

Artificial Intelligence is now here to stay, yet it places into question the value of human intelligence; something that has evolved and developed in the hallowed halls of pedagogy. Will education take a new turn or emerge from these innovations? Can the human mind be replaced with the mind of a machine? Are the chapters of George Orwell’s 1984 coming to life? Are we trapped in the web of the Matrix?

The Great Storytelling Race and the Short Film Festival is your platform to fictionalize this new world. Write this story; Film this story; presenting to us its plot in settings that develop your characters.

Guidelines for the Short Story in the The Great Storytelling Race

  • The short story should be a creative fiction narrative centered around the theme.
  • It should have an appropriate title/heading and/or an auxiliary heading.
  • Word limit 1000-1500 words, set in Times New Roman, 12pt size for English and 14pt for Hindi.
  • Story has to be uploaded in a PDF format and emailed to us on storyikshana@xaviercomm.org

Evaluation Criteria

  • Evaluation of story will be based on how well the plot brings out the theme, the development of your characters in the story, story arc, coherency of thought, flow and rhythm.
  • Use of vocabulary, phrases (use of idioms, proverbs as deemed appropriate to the story), weaving dialogues and narration as per the point of view adopted in the story.
  • Narrative style and technique.

Guidelines - Short Film Making

  1. The duration of the short movie must be five (05) minutes or less, including the scores. Films exceeding this time limit are liable to be rejected.
  2. The short film can be made in any language. All languages other than English must be subtitled in English.
  3. Participants are encouraged to use original music. In the event of using any other music, you are expected to give due credit to the persons concerned. You may also use free music available online.
  4. The short film can be shot on any electronic device.
  5. The short film must not have been released on any other platform or competition.
  6. The short film must be in mp4 format.
  7. The short film must be submitted exclusively online. It should be uploaded from the user dashboard of XIC. Be sure to submit the film's title and the primary contact's name and email address with the entry.
  8. Entry constitutes permission to use the winner's name, likeness and voice for future advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation. Credits will be given to the film maker.
  9. Once submitted, a film can't be withdrawn. The Jury reserves the right to disqualify any film, including any deemed vulgar, pornographic, demeaning and/or offensive.
  10. All expenses related to making of the film will be borne by the participants.
  11. The applicant is duly authorized, on his/her behalf and on the behalf of any person or entity that has ownership rights in the work, to submit a film to the Competition.
  12. The applicant further declares that this submission is not in violation of any law nor violates any rights of said person or entity or that of any third party in any manner whatsoever.
  13. Upload final film (mp4 format) on your Google Drive, and share the link with us on filmikshana@xaviercomm.org