CRITERIA
Films made after 1 January 2005 are eligible for entry in the competitive category. Entries will have to be on South Asian subjects; however, filmmakers need not be South Asian. The documentaries can cover any subject in the range available to filmmakers: from people, culture, lifestyle and adventure to development, environment, politics, education and history. Entries that have not been released publicly will receive priority.

LENGTH
The duration of a film is not a bar. Preference will be given to full-length documentaries.

COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
Documentary films completed after 1 January 2005, if selected, will be admitted to the competitive category (although entrants may specify if they do not want to compete). Films made before the cut-off date maybe selected exceptionally, but will join the non-competitive category.

ENTRY CONDITIONS
Entry is free of cost. Entries without the duly filled-in entry forms will not be considered. All entries must be accompanied by labelled still photographs from the films for use in the festival catalogue and promotion.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES
All entries must reach the Festival Secretariat in Kathmandu by 30 June 2007.

SENDING PROCEDURES
Entries for selection will be accepted only in DVD and VCD format and have to be sent by courier to the FSA Secretariat in Kathmandu. The entry package should be labelled “Only for cultural purpose, no commercial value”.

SELECTION OF FILMS
A preview committee for the FSA ‘07 will meet over the summer to select the films. Selection will be complete by 31 July 2007, immediately after which directors/producers of the selected entries will be notified and asked to send copies in professional video format for screening at the festival. Altogether about 45 films will be selected for screening at FSA ‘07.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE OF FINAL PRINT
Selected entrants will be notified by the first half of August. The professional video format for screening should reach the Festival Secretariat by 31 August, 2007.

FORMAT FOR FINAL SUBMISSION
Video: Mini DV or DV Cam.

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
The festival may use up to 10 percent of the entry’s running time for promotional purposes.

JURY AND AWARDS
Monetary prizes, along with citations, will be awarded for overall excellence to the directors of the three best films chosen by a three member jury.

RETURNING THE ENTRIES
The prints sent as entries for selection will not be returned. Sending them in indicates acceptance that they will be part of the FSA Film Archive. These copies will be maintained in the archive as a record, and will not be screened commercially. However, final prints of the selected films will be returned within a month after the festival.

The dispatching of any film to the festival implies acceptance of the festival regulations. Filmmakers are encouraged to attend the festival, and the organisers shall make every effort to help with travel advisories and subsidised stay in Kathmandu.

In case of any doubt on a matter not mentioned in the above regulations, the Festival Co-Directors will decide, in consultation with the Festival Organising Committee. The Co-Directors’ word shall be final.