The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, is holding its 11th annual short film competition to promote human rights awareness. Indian citizens are invited to submit films, in English or any Indian language with English subtitles, by August 31st, 2025. Films should be 3-10 minutes in length and address socioeconomic, cultural, and political rights, covering themes like right to life, equality, and dignity. There is no entry fee, and multiple submissions are allowed. Details and the application form are available on the NHRC website (www.nhrc.nic.in). Entries should be submitted via Google Drive to nhrcshortfilmatgmaildotcom. The competition aims to encourage cinematic efforts toward promoting and protecting human rights.
Key Entities Referenced
National Human Rights Commission: An organization (NHRC) that is inviting entries for a short film competition.
NHRC: Abbreviation for the National Human Rights Commission.
11th annual competition for short films on human rights: The event for which entries are being invited by the NHRC.
Indian citizens: The target participants for the competition.
31st August, 2025: The last date for submitting entries to the competition.
English: One of the acceptable languages for the short films, also required for subtitles.
Indian language: Acceptable language for short films with mandatory English subtitles.
Google Drive: Platform to be used for sending entries to the competition.
nhrcshortfilmgmail.com: Email address associated with Google Drive, for submission of entries.
PIB Delhi: Source of the posted information.
Short Film Awards scheme: The scheme instituted by the Commission in 2015.
2015: Year the Short Film Awards scheme was instituted.
Right to life, liberty, equality and dignity: A theme for the short film competition.
bonded and child labour: An issue covered under the theme 'Right to life, liberty, equality and dignity'.
women childrens rights: An issue covered under the theme 'Right to life, liberty, equality and dignity'.
Rights in challenges of elderly persons: A theme for the short film competition.
Rights of persons with disability: A theme for the short film competition.
Manual scavenging: An issue covered under the theme 'Right to life, liberty, equality and dignity'.
right to healthcare: An issue covered under the theme 'Right to life, liberty, equality and dignity'.
Issues of fundamental freedoms: A theme for the short film competition.
Human trafficking: A theme for the short film competition.
Domestic violence: A theme for the short film competition.
Human rights violations due to police atrocities: A theme for the short film competition.
Custodial violence and torture: A theme for the short film competition.
Socioeconomic disparities: A theme for the short film competition.
Rights of Nomadic and Denotified Tribes: A theme for the short film competition.
Prison reforms: A theme for the short film competition.
Right to education: A theme for the short film competition.
Right to a clean environment, including environmental hazards impacting life on planet Earth: A theme for the short film competition.
Right to work: A theme for the short film competition.
Right to equality before the law: A theme for the short film competition.
Right to food and nutritional security: A theme for the short film competition.
Rights of LGBTQI: A theme for the short film competition.
Human rights violation due to displacement on account of either manmade or natural calamity: A theme for the short film competition.
Celebrating human rights and values in Indian diversity: A theme for the short film competition.
Development initiatives improving life and living standards: A theme for the short film competition.
www.nhrc.nic.in: The NHRC website where terms and conditions and the entry form can be downloaded.
nhrcshortfilmatgmaildotcom: Email address for sending the film, entry form, and other documents; also for queries.
NHRC's Short Film Competition2025Terms Conditions and Application Form: Title of the form.
NSK Release ID: 2128659: Release ID for the notification.
National Human Rights Commission
NHRC invites entries for its 11th annual competition
for short films on human rights
Online entries open for Indian citizens: Last date 31st
August, 2025
The themes to be based on various socio-economic,
cultural, and political rights
Films to be in English or any Indian language with
subtitles in English
Entries to be sent using Google Drive at
nhrcshortfilm@gmail.com
Posted On: 14 MAY 2025 4:56PM by PIB Delhi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has invited entries for its 11th annual competition
for short films on human rights. The last date to receive the entries is 31st August, 2025. The winning entries
will be awarded.
The Short Film Awards scheme was instituted by the Commission in 2015. The scheme aims to encourage
and acknowledge the cinematic and creative efforts of Indian citizens, irrespective of their age, towards
promoting and protecting human rights. In all previous competitions, the Commission received tremendous
responses from different parts of the country.
The short films may be in English or any Indian language, with subtitles in English. The duration of the short
film should be a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes. The films could be documentary,
dramatisation of real stories, or a work of fiction made in any technical format, including animation, within
the ambit of various socio-economic, cultural, and political rights based on the following themes:
• Right to life, liberty, equality and dignity
• Covering issues specific to bonded and child labour, women & children’s rights
• Rights in challenges of elderly persons
• Rights of persons with disability• Manual scavenging, right to healthcare
• Issues of fundamental freedoms
• Human trafficking
• Domestic violence
• Human rights violations due to police atrocities
• Custodial violence and torture
• Socio-economic disparities
• Rights of Nomadic and Denotified Tribes
• Prison reforms
• Right to education
• Right to a clean environment, including environmental hazards impacting life on planet Earth
• Right to work
• Right to equality before the law
• Right to food and nutritional security
• Rights of LGBTQI+
• Human rights violation due to displacement on account of either man-made or natural calamity
• Celebrating human rights and values in Indian diversity
• Development initiatives improving life and living standards, etc.
There is no entry fee or bar on the number of entries an individual can send to participate in the contest.
However, the participants must send each film separately with a duly filled-in entry form. The terms &
conditions, along with the entry form, can be downloaded from the NHRC website: www.nhrc.nic.in or the
link: Click here.
The film, a duly filled-in entry form, and other requisite documents may be sent using Google Drive at
nhrcshortfilm[at]gmail[dot]com. Any queries may also be sent to this email address.
NHRC's Short Film Competition-2025-Terms & Conditions and Application Form
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