{"id":110147,"date":"2026-02-25T17:49:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=110147"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:19:41","slug":"lights-camera-action-against-addiction-8th-goa-anti-tobacco-film-festival-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=110147","title":{"rendered":"Lights, camera, action against addiction : 8th Goa Anti-Tobacco Film festival announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goa Khabar : In a creative bid to tackle the rising tide of nicotine dependency, the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), in collaboration with the Goa Dental College and Hospital, has officially announced the 8th Goa Anti-Tobacco Film Festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scheduled to take place on May 31, 2026, the festival coincides with World No Tobacco Day. This year\u2019s theme, \u201cUnmasking the appeal: Countering Nicotine & Tobacco Addiction,\u201d challenges filmmakers to strip away the glamour of tobacco use and highlight its devastating links to oral cancer and heart disease.<\/p>\n

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Competition Categories and Eligibility<\/h3>\n

The festival is divided into two primary sections to encourage both local talent and national participation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/td>\nGoan Section<\/td>\nNational Section<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Target Audience<\/td>\nGoan Producers, Students, & Institutions<\/td>\nProducers and Institutions across India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Languages<\/td>\nKonkani, Marathi, Hindi, or English<\/td>\nHindi or English only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Format<\/td>\nAd Films (Max 2 minutes)<\/td>\nAd Films (Max 2 minutes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subtitles<\/td>\nMandatory English Subtitles<\/td>\nMandatory English Subtitles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Prize Pool<\/h3>\n

The ESG has incentivized the competition with significant cash rewards for the most impactful films:<\/p>\n

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    National Section:<\/p>\n

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      1st Prize: Rs. 1,00,000\/-<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      2nd Prize: Rs. 50,000\/-<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      3rd Prize: Rs. 30,000\/-<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

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      Goan Section:<\/p>\n

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        1st Prize: Rs. 50,000\/-<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        2nd Prize: Rs. 30,000\/-<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        3rd Prize: Rs. 20,000\/-<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Important Deadlines for Participants<\/h3>\n

        Filmmakers looking to submit their work must adhere to the following timeline:<\/p>\n

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          Registration Deadline: April 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Final Film Submission: May 13, 2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Festival Date: May 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          How to Apply: Registration forms and the complete list of rules are available on the official ESG website at www.esg.co.in.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

          Beyond the competition, the festival serves as a non-profit initiative to promote film art while driving a vital public health message across the state of Goa and the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Goa Khabar : In a creative bid to tackle the rising tide of nicotine dependency, the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), in collaboration with the Goa Dental College and Hospital, has officially announced the 8th Goa Anti-Tobacco Film Festival. Scheduled to take place on May 31, 2026, the festival coincides with World No Tobacco Day. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":110148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,155],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-110147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6","category-155","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110147"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110149,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110147\/revisions\/110149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/110148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}