The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has extended the submission deadline for entries for the inaugural edition of the Best Web Series (OTT) Award.
Winner To Be Awarded Rs 10 Lakh As Cash Prize, Along With Certificates At 54th IFFI
The hardcopy of the series can be submitted by September 12, 2023. Online submissions will be accepted until September 4 at 6 pm.
The decision to extend the submission deadline was taken by the I&B Ministry with an effort to ensure that a maximum number of web series’ can participate in the award which intends to recognize the creative prowess of the OTT platform.
An esteemed jury, comprising personalities from the entertainment industry will choose the Best Web Series.
The winner will be awarded Rs 10 lakh as cash prize, along with certificates at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
To be eligible for the award, the web series must be an originally created/shot series in any Indian language and has to be an original piece of work either commissioned or produced.
The series should have been co-produced, licensed, or acquired with the purpose of releasing exclusively on an OTT platform.
All episodes of the entry (web series/season) should have been released on an OTT platform from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.
Additional details of the eligibility for the award are available on the official websites of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and IFFI.