Why Apply To JUMPSTART Film Festival?
JUMPSTART is taking Film Festivals Digital, keeping up with the current media trends. Our festival is devoted to finding and highlighting the best cinema in the world and to taking it to maximum people through digital media. Our Jury will award the best films through private screenings.
We Are Inspired by Innovation, Enterprise, and Creativity in Film making.
Thousands of films are made every year by extremely talented, innovative, and visionary filmmakers that are left unnoticed. We aim to celebrate these filmmakers for their efforts and share with the world the raw talent that we discover along the way.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Early Bird Deadline: If you've passed
this date, you've missed the Early bird pricing, but don't worry, you can still
submit before the Regular deadline!05th OCT 2022 Regular Deadline: Our Regular deadline passes on this
date, but there's one last chance to enter if you still haven't made the
plunge...
15th
OCT 2022 Late Deadline: This is the last and final opportunity to
enter, so get your submissions in before this date!
15th
OCT 2022 We Notify Official Selections: This is the fun
day when we get to let you all know whether you've been selected or not!
It is your chance to get your film into JUMPSTART Film Festival and be a part of the competition and the digital screenings. All the entries have a common criterion of eligibility i.e. the producers of the film and/or actors/director can be European, American, African, Middle East or Asian. We are seeking entries from film-makers across formats and genres. Your film will be assessed on narrative structure, cinematography and post-production techniques.
-A platform for budding artists/filmmakers and to showcase their talents.
-To impart opportunities for the future generation by making them aware of the vast scope of the film industry.
A word from JUMPSTART Festival Director & MD
Prachee Soman - Festival Director & Creative Head
15+ years across various industries; Education, Film Festivals, Banking, Shipping, Entertainment. Each one has been a phenomenal experience. Learning, Experimenting, Thriving at every opportunity I put my mind to. Blending my entrepreneurial experience of conceptualizing and executing challenging ideas and shaping them into sustainable business models. The filmy Monks is my passion venture, to create a platform that is both commercial and promotes Independent Film Making in India. We at TFM have been instrumental in starting the JUMPSTART Film Festival and an OTT platform called ONTFM which showcases good content & promotes young talent.
Ron Roy Nag - MD, Film Maker & Channel Head
With 2 decades of Film making, Film Business and International marketing experience, I have been at the forefront of negotiating business alliances, acquisitions & associations. Being a Producer and a Film Maker, I know the pulse of the growing content industry. An MBA in International Marketing from Pune University, I have been Promoting content at international Film Markets for more than a decade, at prestigious markets like MIPCOM, CINEKID. Having enormous Media Trade Fair experience, TFM is an amalgamation of international trends & monetization opportunities worldwide. I have varied contributions in many projects by way of Directing, Writing, Editing, and Producing projects as a Film Maker. We at TFM have been instrumental in starting the JUMPSTART Film Festival and an OTT platform called ONTFM which showcases good content & promotes talent.