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Urban Lens Film Festival | Bengaluru: 20 – 23 September 2018 | New Delhi: 16 – 18 November 2018

Cities have always been sites of socio-economic, political and cultural churning, and cinema has provided a space to understand and reflect upon these urban experiences. In keeping with its commitment to bringing out multiple, and sometimes contesting narratives that exist around the city, the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) will host the 5th edition of the Urban Lens Film Festival in Bengaluru between 20th and 23rd September, 2018 and in New Delhi between 16th and 18th November, 2018 in association with the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan in both cities. As part of a travelling package, a selection of films will also be screened in Mumbai in association with the Godrej India Culture Lab. If your film speaks to the idea of the city and explores urban questions, please do send in your entry. Films of different genres are eligible to enter the festival – animation, non-fiction, short fiction/feature fiction, experimental and student films.

Submission Process
Please fill out the online form to submit the film to the festival. If an online preview screener is not available, please post two DVD copies to the address mentioned below. Please ensure it is marked “For cultural purposes only. No commercial value”

Urban Lens Film Festival,
Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru City Campus,
197/36, 2nd Main Road, Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru 560 080. India.
T: +91 80 6760 6666

Please email the following publicity material to urbanlens@iihs.ac.in with the film name in the subject line:

a) Three high resolution film stills
b) One high resolution image of the director
c) One high resolution image of the film poster (if available)
d) Scanned copy of the censor certificate (if available)
e) The service provider and consignment tracking number for the preview DVDs sent (if online preview screener is not available)


Deadline
The closing date for the receipt of entries (entry form, preview online link with password/DVDs and publicity material) is 15 June 2018.


For further queries, please write to: urbanlens@iihs.ac.in