PNCA announces online short film contest

Islamabad: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) has announced an online short film competition for art enthusiasts confining in their houses due to coronavirus pandemic.

Under the theme titled ''HOME-BOUND'', entries for the competition can be of any genre including fiction, documentary, docudrama, musical or family video - both live-action and animation.

The duration of the film should be up to 3 minutes, informed an official of the PNCA on Thursday.

The competition aimed at providing a creative edge for those artists who were limited to their homes during the pandemic of coronavirus and maintaining social distance to curb the spread of deadly viral infection.

The PNCA invited people to capture a short video highlighting what home-bound means to them in this tense situation.

The council will also award the winners with cash prizes. The first position holder to be awarded with cash prize Rs50,000 while Rs30,000 and Rs15,000 to be given to second and thirds positions holders respectively.