NNWN / New Delhi, 2017-0-31

National Human Rights Commission has opened the entries for its third annual competition for short films on human rights. The last date of entries will be September 15, 2017.The award carries a certificate along with prize money of Rs.1 lakh, Rs.75 thousand and Rs.50 thousand for the best first, second and third film respectively, the NHRC said.

According to NHRC, the aim of the award scheme is promotion and protection of human rights. The short films may be in any Indian languages. The duration of the short film should not be less than 3 minutes or more than 10 minutes. The themes of short films  can be broadly-based on various socio-economic, cultural and political rights. The short films may also be educative and informative about the human rights violation redressal mechanism and challenges being faced by those involved in the promotion and protection of human rights, the Commission said.More detailed information can be accessed from the notice Board on the website of the Commission, www.nhrc.nic.in.