About the Festival:

With the launch of the current film festival, Culture Unplugged Studios is now organizing the next festival, "We Speak, Here...", which aspires to bring together intimate stories about the life of an individual (a personal anecdote on observing, waking, healing, or transforming the self), and the myriad expressions -- dark and light -- of human mind, body, and soul, as a response to life within and without. The festival seeks to inspire us all to reflect on the journey of human life, and search for our individual purpose in contributing to humanity. We request you to share that personal film/story to 'we' wishing to know you, him, or her as 'me'.

CRITERIA:

1. Films on: The beauty and challenge within and its extension into personal relationships; Present viewpoints/values on intimacy, relationships as well as family structures and new ideas/visions about its evolutionary future; Documented case-studies of expressive art therapy; Individual's bio-psycho-spiritual health challenges (life experienced through or above it); and stories of recoveries, transformation, and/or transcendence.
2. Any form: films of any length (shorts and features).
3. Film projects that are open to non-exclusive distribution (online/webcast, worldwide).
4. Films that are in English or suitably sub-titled in English (films originally produced in regional languages are welcome). Multiple submissions are welcome.
5. Entries for selection are required to be sent in DVD format only. Unfortunately, the festival will not be able to return the submitted DVDs. To facilitate customs procedures, the entry package from overseas should be labeled "Only for cultural purpose, no commercial value."
6. For festival participation, films must fit the festival theme and criteria.
7. All films rewarded by the audience are showcased under 'Previous Winners' section of the site. A winning film can be removed upon request after a minimum of two years since the date of winning. As the festival is bound to follow international fund transfer formalities, all requested documents for reward remittance clearance will need to be furnished by all winning films.

SUBMIT BY: May 7, 2012

AWARDS/REWARDS:

• PEOPLE'S CHOICE (Most Viewed): $3000
• POPULAR (Runner Up): $1000
• PRAISED (Second Runner Up): $1000
• UNDISCOVERED (Must View): $1000
• FILMMAKER'S CHOICE (Conscious Art): $3000

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Please fill out the form here and mail your film to either of the following locations:

Asia:

Culture Unplugged Studios
Office #1, 4th Floor, Oakwood Premier,
81, Mundhwa, Koregaon Park Annex,
Pune 411036, Maharashtra, India

America:

Culture Unplugged Studios
c/o LINK TV
PO Box 2008, San Francisco, CA 94126, USA

Pacific:

If sending by courier:
Culture Unplugged Studios
Level1, Oktobor Building,
105 Cook Street,
Auckland 1010,
New Zealand

If mailing by NZ post:

Culture Unplugged Studios
PO Box 105 919
Auckland 1143,
New Zealand