What: Osian's-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema announces over Rs 10,000,000 (approximately USD 250, 000) in prize money for its competition sections and lifetime achievement awards.

Details:

~ Osian's-Cinefan will be held in New Delhi, July 10-20, this year, with its Mumbai preview in June 2008.

~ While the lifetime achievement award for writing on cinema was introduced in the 6 Osian's-Cinefan in 2004, the lifetime achievement award for contribution to cinema will be introduced this year, and Rs 600,000 (approximately USD 15,000) will be presented for each category.

~ The best films in the Asian-Arab and Indian competition sections will be awarded Rs 2,000,000 each (USD 50,000) and the best director in each section will win Rs 800,000 (USD 20,000). The special jury award and the best actor and actress will each take away Rs 200,00 (USD 5000).

~ The best first feature will receive Rs 200,000 (USD 5000) in addition to a guaranteed support of Rs 800,000 (USD 20,000) from fFOOD: The Film Fund - Osian's Originating Development, created by Osian's, for the next feature film.

~ A new competition section that deals with themes of In-Tolerance has been created this year. It will include feature and documentary films that respond to or deal with the intolerance of our times. The best film in this category will take home a cash award of Rs 800,000 (USD 20,000).

~ An audience award is also being set up for a film in competition and will win Rs 200,000 (approx USD 5000). In addition to these awards given away by Osian's, the International Film Critics Federation (FIPRESCI) amd the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) will give away their own awards.

~ Osian's-Cinefan is one of the world's largest festivals of Contemporary Asian and Arab Cinema, organised by Osian's Connoisseurs of Art in association with the Government of the NCT of Delhi.

~ The 10^th Osian's-Cinefan has announced its call for entry together with rules and regulations for the submission of films for the festival. Please visit Osian's website www.osians.com for further information.

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