1. The EIGHT competitive categories, respective participation fee, maximum permissible entries under each category and specific details for each category have been detailed in the two links Entry Categories and Entry Fee. Please read carefully before submitting your entry.
  2. Films in any language shall be eligible. However, every film must be subtitled in English.
  3. The content MUST NOT HAVE any objectionable scenes or dialogues.
  4. Films applying must have a certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification or CBFC (Censor Certificate), aptly displayed in the beginning of the film. For films not having CBFC certification, a Declaration from Producer in hard copy must be posted to the official address of TIFF. Please download the PDF file of the declaration format here http://tigerlandindia.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DECLARATION-FROM-PRODUCER.pdf
  5. If your film entry falls in Category A1, then two copies of the film in DVD – PAL or in a Pen Drive (USB Drive) must be sent by post by November 30, 2019. 
  6. For every entry submitted under Category Head B, a framed original must be made available to us by November 30, 2019, if you wish to exhibit it in the TIFF Exhibition.
  7. Poem / Slogan must be either in English or Hindi.
  8. TIFF and its associates shall be free to use the submission(s), as a whole or in part thereof, for any kind of publicity purpose, in any medium whatsoever.
  9. The submission shall be considered null and void if it is not accompanied with the entry fee. The payment gateway integrated with the online submission form works within India. Participants transferring their entry-fee from ‘out of India’ may do it through NEFT. For NEFT details, click on this link http://tigerlandindia.in/neft-details/ . Such participants should also email their entries to entry.tiff@gmail.com, apart from filling the online form.
  10. The last date for submission of entries is November 15, 2019.
  11. The festival director reserves the right to settle all cases not covered by the guidelines and to grant exceptions in special cases. All cases will be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of India and settled under the exclusive jurisdiction of courts of Bhopal.
  12. Every person who submits an entry, irrespective of whether one gets a prize or not, shall be free to attend our annual gala event TIFFest.
  13. For any entry-related queries, please log in to www.tigerlandindia.in , or mail us at entry.tiff@gmail.com or call at +91 9644411799 (Mon to Fri, 11 AM-4 PM only).
  14. Postal address for sending DVDs/Pen Drive: Director TIFF, Ivory-20, Platinum Park, South T T Nagar, Bhopal (MP) 462003 INDIA