Samvaad National Short Film Festival – 2017

A National Level Documentary/Short Film Competition
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Tata Steel’s Tribal Cultural Society will be organising the 4th edition of ‘Samvaad – A Tribal Conclave’ from 15th - 19th of November 2017, in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

Samvaad (in collaboration with School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai) serves as a platform for tribal communities from across India to meet and discuss issues of concern. During the pan-India conclave, documentary films on tribal issues are also screened for the communities.

After the great success of Samvaad 2016, we invite young film-makers interested in telling stories of tribes to participate in the Samvaad National Short Film Festival.

Themes

  • Tribal Ethnicity and Culture
  • Tribal Myth and Folklore
  • Tribal Movements and Heroes / Tribal Youth Leadership
  • Tribal Medicine
  • Tribes and Media
  • Tribal Livelihood & Emerging Issues of Development

Top 3 films, selected by the jury, would be:

  • Screened for tribal communities in Jharkhand and Odisha with respective film –makers
  • Invited to be part of Samvaad 2017 and awarded with Samvaad Memento, Certificate and Prize

Important Dates:

  • Last date to register: 30th September, 2017
  • Last date to submit films: 20th October, 2017


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Did you know?

  • The single largest platform backed by any corporate house, Samvaad draws over 1,200 tribal artists, scholars, thinkers, development practitioners and experts from other walks of life, annually.

  • Samvaad is fast growing as an eco-system for tribes’ dialogue, discussions, celebration and dissent.

  • Aspiring tribal youth leaders have been handpicked and nurtured at Tribal Leadership Programme (TLP), a crucial initiative in the Samvaad universe.

  • Samvaad has emerged as a platform where tribal thoughts and voices manifest in various forms –panel discussions, paper presentations, cultural performances and film screening.

  • Regional Samvaads organised in different parts of the country make Samvaad more participatory and broad-based.