Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The Entertainment Society of Goa in association with the Department of Public Health Dentistry, Goa Dental College and Hospital is organizing the 6th Goa Anti-Tobacco Film Festival on 31st May 2024.
This festival aims to select Ad Films to spread the message of the harmful effects of tobacco use and its ill effects, to decrease the occurrence of Oral Cancer and heart disease and to promote film art through non-profit screening of these films. The ultimate objective is to render Goa smoke-free.
This festival will be held in two sections, the Goa section and the National Section.
The theme for the festival is “Protecting Children from tobacco industry interference”.
Goan Section :- Ad Films. The films should be in Konkani, Marathi, Hindi or English language and should be produced by Goan producers/Production Houses, Goan Individuals, Students studying in Goa and educational and social institutions only. The Ad film should not be more than 2 minutes and should carry English subtitles.
National Section: – Ad Films. The film should be in Hindi or English language only and should be produced by an Indian producer/ Production House, Individuals/Students and educational and social institutions from India only. The Ad. film should not be more than 2 minutes and should carry English subtitles.
The eligible persons may register themselves by filling out the Registration Form by 19th April 2024. The form and Rules and Regulations for this competition are available on www.esg.co.in termed as “6th Goa Anti-Tobacco Film Festival Registration Form”.
The last date for receipt of film entries along with supporting documents is 13th May 2024.
The prizes for the Goan section will be
1st Prize: Rs. 50,000/-, 2nd Prize: Rs. 30,000/- , 3rd Prize: Rs. 20,000/-
The prizes for the National section will be
1st Prize: Rs. 1,00,000/- 2nd Prize: Rs. 50,000/- 3rd Prize: Rs. 30,000/-
The award-winning Ad films will be used for promotions of ad campaigns of Anti Tobacco across cinema theatres/TV channels, schools, colleges and other government department programs and on the internet.
