| Spectrum Asia |
| Contemporary Asian films will be showcased in this section to capture the cinematic trends in Asian countries. |
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| First / Second Film Competition |
| The Festival is starting a competition of first or second film made by Asian director. Director of the film must have debuted not before before one year of the festival. |
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| This competition will be adjudged by an International Jury. |
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| Best Film will be awarded Trophy + cash prize of US$ 2,000. |
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| Best Short Film Competition |
| Many aspiring young directors and film school students in Asia are making digital short fiction films. 8th Asian Film Festival is organising Short Fiction Film
Competition. The idea is to hunt new talents in direction. |
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| Short Fiction Film made two years before the festival are eligible. Duration should be upto 30 minutes and in digital format - preferably DVD. Running time of more
than 30 minutes will be at the discretion of Festival Director. |
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| This competition will be adjudged by an International Jury. |
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| Best Film will be awarded Trophy + cash prize of US$ 1,000. |
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| Master of Asian Cinema |
| Japanese master Akira Kurosawa first placed Asian cinema squarely on the world map with his classic, Rashomon by winning the Grand Prix at Venice International Film Festival in 1951. Thereafter, Asian cinema has slowly but steadily emerged into international spotlight by winning top awards at world's important film festival. |
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| The Award Winner will present some of these award-winning Asian films that bagged the top honours at Global film festival. |
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| Satyajit Ray Memorial Award |
| Ths award will honour the person who's lifetime mission is to propogate film culture by running of film society, writing books or Magazine etc. |
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| Focus on One Asian Country |
| A package of six to seven films will be screened showcasing the trends in cinema in that country |
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| Retro |
| Tributes will be paid to Indian and Asian directors by organising Retrospectives of their films. |
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| Asian Film Culture Award |
| The award will honour the achievements of Asian directors, who remain unknown to common cinemagoers in India. There is a little awareness about Indian directors in other Asian countries and vica versa. |
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| The award will be presented to recognise the achievement of the director in popularising Asian cinema and artistic achievement in cinematography. The award will be presented to the winner during the Festival's opening ceremony. |
