Dhwani - A Special Film Fest
Aaina has been engaged from 2011 in promoting disability issues through film festivals. DHWANI aims to create awareness about the situation of people with disabilities as well as to create opportunities for them through the creative industry in the future.
The festival involves screening of films related to disability from across the world and all platforms as well panel discussions on varying themes highlighting disability issues. So far film fest has created a culture of bringing people from various backgrounds together and taking a discourse on different aspects of disability. Repeated viewing of movies and participation in festivals has even motivated individuals working in other than in the social sector to submit short documentaries on disability. The effort of bringing people from various backgrounds like mainstream cinema, human rights defender, disability rights defender, students and children with disability, and parents of children with disability, has been a significance of the festival.
The festival will be held in Bhubaneswar for two days. We will have a screening of films, panel discussions and an award ceremony with an expected footfall of more than 250 visitors per day from different backgrounds.
Calls for entries for Competition is open to professionals, amateurs, students, advertising professionals and other filmmakers both professional as well as amateur on the theme of "Life and Aspiration of Persons with Disability in the new World" from across the globe.
This year on the 10th edition ‘DHWANI’- A Special Film Fest Organizing by Aaina .
Calls for entries for Competition is open to professionals, amateurs, students, advertising professionals and other filmmakers both professional as well as amateur on the theme of " Life and Aspiration of Persons with Disability in the new World " from across the globe.
This year the call for films is open to 3 categories – upto 1 minute, upto 5 minutes and upto 30 minutes.
This year we are also calling for scripts for upto 5 minutes.
CONCEPT NOTE FOR DHWANI 2025
REGISTRATION
Please register using the following link REGISTRATION
Once you register, we will send you a REFERENCE NUMBER that you will use while making the payment and submitting your films.
PAYMENT INFORMATION & SUBMISSION OF FILMS
Before making a payment or submitting your films and documents, please read through the Rules & Regulations documents.
FOR PATICIPANTS BASED IN INDIA
1. Fill the ENTRY FORM
2. PAY the entry FEE & Save the Receipt.
Entry fee costs ₹1500/ and if you are a student you pay ₹1000/-.
**Please remember entry fee is non refundable
3. Put your FILM and all Documents listed in the Checklist into one Folder. Send it over
WeTransfer to [email protected].
FOR PATICIPANTS BASED OUTSIDE INDIA
Submit your entries through FILMFREEWAY, our partner for handling international entries.
IMPORTANT DATES
| Launch of DHWANI 2025 | 15th Jan 2025 |
| Last Date for Registration | 31th May 2025 |
| Last Date for Film Submission | 27th Sept. 2025 |
| Notification for Shortlisted films | 14th and 15th October 2025 |
| DHWANI Film Fest & Awards |
The scripts can have 200 words maximum. Title and logline along with a synopsis of 50 words maximum.
One of the best scripts selected by the Script Selection Committee shall receive Production Support in terms of equipment, technical know-how and post production by BPFTIO if the writer wishes to make a film on this later. The final product, if ready can be screened in the Dhwani Film Fest to be held on 14th and 15th October 2025 under the non competitive category.
Last Date of Submission of Scripts - 27th Sept. 2025
Email your scripts to [email protected] with the subject line – Scripts entry for Dhwani 2025
Winning Films of Dhwani 2021