“Let your mobile lens become a canoe for stories.”
"Let the Brahmaputra speak through your frame.”
Voices Through the Lenses – Mobile Short Video Contest
Theme: Brahmaputra Riverine Stories
“Echoes of the Brahmaputra – Stories Flowing Through Time and Tide”
The Brahmaputra is more than a river—it’s a storyteller of life, faith, nature, and resilience in Assam.
Why Focus on the River?
• Lifeline for fishing, farming, transport
• Cradle of traditions, festivals, and spirituality
• Scene of adversity: floods, erosion, displacement
• Ecological hotspot needing conservation
Suggested Sub-Themes
Riverine Livelihoods – Boatmen, sand miners, fishermen, river farmers
Culture & Faith – Majuli, Umananda, boat races, river rituals
Nature & Conservation – Dolphins, wetlands, birds, eco-initiatives
Displacement & Resilience – Flood victims, erosion stories, rebuilding lives
River Diaries – Travelogues from Dibrugarh to Dhubri
Special Awards
• Special Jury Choice Award: Rs. 75,000
• Viewer’s Choice Award (based on social media engagement): Rs. 50,000
• Showcase: “Echoes of the Brahmaputra” at Assam LitArt Fest 2025
Participation Guidelines
• Eligibility: Open to all individuals (residents of Assam) 18 years and above
• Shot on mobile phone (horizontal or vertical)
• Max duration: 5 minutes
• Language: Assamese, Hindi, or English
• Optional: subtitles in English | Back-ground music
• Submit via MP4 | Upload to social media with hashtag
#VoicesThroughTheLenses
Submission Process
• Format: MP4 via email / Google Drive link
➢ Submission at: contest.careluit@gmail.com with the subject line:
Voices Through the Lenses_name of contestant
• Upload video on social media handles
• Tag @Care_Luit (Instagram) and @assamlitartfest (Instagram) + AssamLitArt-Fest (facebook) with hashtag: #VoicesThroughTheLenses
• Deadline: September 30, 2025
Organiser & Partner:
Care Luit and The LitArt Foundation
The competition will be announced online at www.careluit.org and socialmedia pages of Care Luit (Instagram: @care_luit) and Assam LitArt Fest
(Instagram: @assamlitartfest, FB: Assam LitArt Fest).
Enquiries at: contest.careluit@gmail.com
Note
- The selection of winners, including the Special Jury Choice Award and Viewer’s Choice Award, will be at the sole discretion of the appointed jury and organizing committee. The decision of the jury will be final and binding.
- There is no participation fee.