Eligibility Criteria 2025

We are looking for author-led creative feature length documentary proposals with a diverse theme of human interest stories that deal with experiences related to society, culture, history, climate change, wildlife, environment, conservations etc. aiming for international co-production.Primarily the proposed projects should be in the production stage. Films in late development and early production stages are also eligible to apply.

Who can Apply

Applications must be submitted by the director and/or producer of the project, belonging by nationality to an Asian country

Who cannot Apply

• Multiple entries from the same filmmaker/ producer will not be accepted
• Films which are already completed are not eligible for application.
• Producer/Director not belonging to Asian Countries.
• Applicants in any academic year of institutes or universities.
• Below eighteen years of age.

Application Method

• Online application through the link provided only.
• Applications by email or by post are not accepted.
• Entries without all necessary information or entries exceeding the word count will not be accepted.
• The visual material is mandatory and should not exceed 3-4 minutes.
• Entries without the required visual clip or exceeding the mentioned duration limit will not be accepted..
• Links to the visual material should remain active for at least four months following the deadline..

Application Requirements

• Logline (max. 30 words)
• Synopsis (max. 400 words)
• Treatment & Narrative Outline  (max. 800 words) which should include: the story structure, character description, and artistic approach
• Link to audio visual materials  3 to 4 minutes

Any aspiring filmmaker or producer, film enthusiast, student of film, media and art institutions and professionals or early-career filmmakers from an Asian country can apply as an Observer to attend workshops and sessions of DocegeKolkata 2025.

Who cannot Apply as an Observer

We have a limited number of Observer slots for the workshop and the selections for DocedgeKolkata 2025 shall be considered final and binding.

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