[Reader-list] Chitra Katha- Film Contest

[Lawrence Liang]

Chitra Katha – A Creative Commons, India Film Contest
Visit: Avenues http://www.sjmsom-avenues.com, http://cc-india.org

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of India's independence,
Creative Commons India is organizing a short film contest, on
'Better governance Through Right To Information.'

We at Creative Commons [CC], India feel that the effective use
of the Right to Information is really critical for creating
better governance models across the length and breadth of our
country. The CC movement and the RTI campaign commonly believe
that information made available either through disclosure or
through liberal copyright licensing is a great public asset.
Such ease of access can play a decisive role in creating more
transparency, accountability and hopefully more citizen
participation in daily governance.

Creative Commons [CC], India seeks to provide a decisively more
flexible approach to copyrighting. It believes in empowering the
user by voluntarily waving away some of its copyrights.

The plan: Contestants will be invited to make a short film up to
5 minutes in length in Hindi or English based on the
dramatization of preferably a true story on - "Better Governance
Through Right To Information'. The top 5 films will be given
exciting awards and chosen for viewing at Avenues at a special
prize distribution ceremony.

Dates:
September 05: Registration for contest starts
October 14: Closing of registration
October 25: Declaration of results on sites
October 27/28: Prize distribution ceremony during Avenues, IIT
Bombay.

Supported and sponsored by Creative Commons, India

Knowledge Partner: National Campaign for People’s Right to
Information (NCPRI)

Shishir K. Jha
Project Lead: Creative Commons, India
IIT Bombay, Powai
Bombay 400 076
Maharashtra
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Help build a sharing culture: participate in 'Chitra Katha',
a Creative Commons, India Film Contest:
Visit http://www.sjmsom-avenues.org/; http://cc-india.org
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