FirstCut is the Annual Intercollegiate Film Festival organized by FLAME University, a prestigious academic institution in Pune.


FirstCut recognizes the filmmaker in everyone. This is a short film competition where it doesn’t matter if a DSLR or a mobile camera is used. There are no restrictions on the theme one can choose. All that matters is the way the story is told. And the best get works win money, trophies and certificates!


Thousands of short films are made each year by filmmaking enthusiasts who wish to have their films screened to audiences. However, a lot of these film makers are disqualified usually for failing to adhere to technical specifications. A film not shot on DSLR is automatically at a risk of disqualification. Films shot on mobile are considered a no-no.


Many of these disqualified entries submitted to short film competitions are competent works by film school and non-film school students that end up getting unfairly ignored. How does this give freedom to students when their filmmaking efforts are overlooked by short film festivals in India? FirstCut gives filmmakers a carte blanche in making films of their choice, and helps them reach out to a large audience of cinema-lovers.


Over 150 films participated in the first annual FirstCut 2016 last year. And this time, we are holding Firstcut 2017 on 18th and 19th February. Send in your shorts, be it fiction or documentary, be its ad films, or spoofs, by 25th January, 2017.


For more details, please visit: www.firstcut.flame.edu.in