15th INTERNATIONAL HALF FESTIVAL 2025
(Haiku Amateur Little Film Festival)
Haiku Amateur Little Film Festival (HALF Festival) for short films is being annually organized by INSIGHT the creative group, an association of amateur short film makers based at Palakkad, with operations worldwide.
Category1
Mynoote – Short films of less than 1 minute
PRIZE STRUCTURE
Silver Screen Award: Rs. 10, 000/- in cash + Trophy + Certificate
Entry fee $.10/- for films from outside India and INR. 500/- for films from India
Category2
Haiku – Short films of less than 5 minutes
PRIZE STRUCTURE
Golden Screen Award: Rs. 50, 000/- in cash + Trophy + Certificate
5 Runner up Awards : Rs. 5,000/- in cash + Certificate to each
Entry fee $.20/- for films from outside India and INR. 1000/- for films from India
GUIDELINES FOR SENDING IN ENTRIES
Visit our website www.insightthecreativegroup.com and upload the soft copies of the following:
- The digital file of the film in MP4 format with sufficient resolution for projection.
- Properly filled up entry form with synopsis,
- Photograph of the director
- Posters and Film Stills
All the above are to be received by Insight on or before 5 pm on 31st July, 2025.
REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
- Any number of entries can be sent to one or both the categories. However, each entry must be submitted with separate entry form and entry fee.
- Films which fall under any of the following categories will not be accepted:
1) Animation 2) Documentary 3) Music Album.
- There is no language bar, but for films other than in English or Malayalam, subtitle in English is compulsory.
- Each entry must be the original work of the entrant and shall not infringe on any copyright or any other right of any other individual, institution or organization.
- It is the responsibility of the entrant to obtain all necessary rights and permissions regarding all contents like story, music, etc. and all participants like scriptwriters, actors, musicians, etc.
- Each entrant agrees that the Organizers will not be held liable for any copyright infringement perpetrated by him/her or his/her short film/s.
- The Organizers reserve the right not to screen any film(s) for any reason they deem valid and their decision shall be final.
- The Jury will consist of eminent personalities from the film field.
- There will be open forum discussions after screening of each film.
KEY DATES
Last date for accepting entries : 31st July 2025
Announcement of selected entries : 10th August, 2025
HALF Festival & Screening of selected entries : 13h and 14th September, 2025
Announcement of Awards & Distribution of Prizes : 14th September 2025
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that I have read the regulations and requirements and agree to abide by them and that the work entered by me is entirely my original work free from infringement of any copy right. I also agree that the film may be screened in connection with the festival or otherwise at any time before the public without my further permission. The organizers reserve the right to telecast clippings from the film as part of news coverage of the Festival.
Accept and proceed