BACKGROUND

The Centre for Natural Healing and Meditation (CNHM) is a Non-profit Charitable institution (registered under the provisions of The Registration of Associations Act – Regd No. 8452) and a Non-Governmental Organisation (CSR No. N/1505). The Centre is dedicated in helping the community and guiding people towards a fuller, richer life and helping them improve their well-being through 1)Energy Healing, 2) Meditation and 3) awareness on spirituality.

As part of the community service projects we have the “I Am Better” program which is a free core personality development program, with mission to create a better world by spreading awareness of the immutable laws of nature and a deeper insight into the formidable world of energy.

Our motto: “Every day in every way, I am getting better and better”, has been inspired by the quotation of Émile Coué.

The “I Am Better” program is conducted in different formats: workshop, talks and awareness camps. We now wish to reach out the people of our country through the audio visual mode. In this context we intend to collaborate with the MFDC to launch the 1^st Edition of the “I Am Better” short Film Competition at a national level.

PROJECT: I Am Better short Film Competition

The I Am Better short Film Competition is an opportunity for young people to create short inspirational film/movies.

This film Competition is designed to give our youth a chance to tell their stories on how they can inspire people to good, while discovering and enhancing their skills as scriptwriters, filmmakers, actors, editors….

Our aim is to respond to the current times where we are observing degradation of human values, lack of love & respect to all, abuse of power, lack of intelligent actions, rise in looking for short-cuts in everything in life and increasing in emotional crisis among the youth, thus giving an opportunity to our young movie makers to seize the moment and show creativity, innovation and talents to inspire people towards their natural greatness (Loving Kindness, Generosity, Non-stealing, Honesty).

OBJECTIVES

To promote creativity, ingenuity and discover new talents.
To have the new generations voices heard through filmmaking
To promote local production of films in view of a Mauritian Film Industry.
To make this new generation think and be able to tell quick story.

To incite the interest of the new generation in cinematography
To exhibit the best films, through the organization of a festival or through any other platforms, showing artistic and humanitarian qualities.
To provide leisure for the young people of Mauritius.

TARGET GROUP

The public in General

COMPETITION GUIDELINES

Main characters should be less than twenty five year old.

Sample videos on our website can be used as reference: www.iambetterfoundation.org/videos

DURATION

3 – 5 minutes

THEME

“Everyday in every way I am getting better and better”

CATEGORY

Fiction, Animation, Inspirational.

FORMAT

JURY

PUBLIC VOTE
- All films will be judged by TV audience though a voting system by Orange/Emtel/MTML.
JURY AWARD
- A panel composed of film professionals will judge the films.

LANGUAGE

All speaking languages in the Republic of Mauritius / Mute or Mixture of both.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF FILMS

15^th April 2019 @ 16.00

PROCEDURE FOR PARTICIPATION

All interested candidates should fill a participation form which is available on our website: www.iambetterfoundation.org/shortfilmcompetition or the MFDC website: www.mauritiusfilm.mu/ and return it to Centre for Natural Healing and Meditation (CNHM).

RULES AND ELIGIBILITY

Open to the public in Mauritius and Rodrigues.
Films must be produced and completely made by Mauritian preferably with main characters under 25years of age.

Content must be focused and related to the theme mentioned above
The film must be original and not copied from Internet/ Youtube or existing movies etc
The Centre for Natural Healing and Meditation is strongly opposed to the following shooting contents which are considered illegal:
1. of a pornographic character
2. incitation to racial animosity
3. Contemptuous to any of the religious creeds established in the country.

PARTNER

MFDC

COMMUNICATION STATEGIES

Press Advert, Clips, Facebook, Website and Press Articles
Posters in colleges/youth and social welfare centers

OUTLETS

The shorts films will be broadcast on MBC Channels and public will vote for the best films
The Centre for Natural Healing will organize an Award Ceremony to award the 5 best films (Jury and Public vote) and other categories.

PRIZES/AWARDS

Trophies and other prizes will be awarded to the best films.
There will also be award specific prizes in various categories to be finalized later depending on the number and quality of films received.
The Cash rewards/ Trophies/ Awards will go to the team engaged in the production of the short film.

I AM BETTER SHORT FILM COMPETITION 2019- 1^st Edition

TIME FRAME – CALENDAR

Launching of the competition Friday 15^th March 2019

Deadline for Registration of participants Friday 29^th March 2019

Submission of films to MFDC Monday 15^th April 2019

AWARD NIGHT – CASH PRIZES /TROPHIES and SHIELDS

An award ceremony will be organized on the 3^rd of May 2019 at Mcine Trianon to award cash prizes, trophies and shields to different winners and categories.

Cash Price Awarded to:	4^th Runner up	3^rd Runner up	2^nd Runner up	1^st Runner up	Best Film
Category A: Jury Award	Rs 5000	Rs10000	Rs15000	Rs20000	Rs25000
Category B: Public Award	Rs 5000	Rs10000	Rs15000	Rs20000	Rs25000

NOTE : Special awards will be attributed to outstanding performances.