Kolkata International Film Festival

About

This non-competitive International Film Festival aims at creating better understanding of the films of the world in aims atmosphere of appreciation of the film culture and to move towards excellence of the motion picture art and industry.

Program

• Centenary,
• Tribute/Special Tribute/Homage,
• Retrospective,
• Focus,
• New Horizon (Promising and dynamic filmmakers of recent times), 
• Films on Music and Sports,
• Cinema International,
• Asian Select,
• Indian Select,
• Special Screening,
• Children Screening,
• Student’s Shorts,
• NETPAC AWARD(Only for Asian New Filmmakers).

Awards

• BestFilm — A cash prize of INR 51,000,00/- (78000 USD appx.) to be shared equally between the Director and Producer. Director is to be given the GOLDEN ROYAL BENGAL TIGER and a certificate in addition to the cash component. Producer will get a certificate in addition to the cash component.
• Best Director — GOLDEN ROYAL BENGAL TIGER, a Certificate and a cash prize of INR 21,00,000 (32000 USD appx.).
• Special Jury Award — GOLDEN ROYAL BENGAL TIGER and Certificate only.  
• Best Short Film: A cash prize of Rs. 5,00,000/- to be shared equally between the Directed and Producer.  Director is to be given the GOLDEN ROYAL BENGAL TIGER and a certificate in addition to the cash component. Producer will get a certificate in addition to the cash component.
• Best Documentary: A cash prize of Rs. 3,00,000/- to be shared equally between
  the Director and Producer. Director is to be given the GOLDEN ROYAL BENGAL
  TIGER and a certificate in addition to the cash component. Producer will get a
  certificate in addition to the cash component.

Rules

Feature Competition: 

• Films must be fiction-feature films. Duration will be not less than 60 Minutes 
• Films must be completed between 2022-2023
• Asian, World and International Premiere will get preference but films must be an Indian Premiere.

Selection Media Type: DVD, online
Screening Media Type: DCP-2k hard disk projection. In very limited cases, the festival may accept/screen films in Quick Time Pro Res, DVD and Blue Ray formats. 

Language: original
Subtitles: English 

Short fiction and Documentary Competition: 

• Short Films must be fiction films. Duration will not be more than 30 minutes.
• Documentary films will not be more than 60 minutes.
• Films must be completed between 2022-2023
• The films must have an Indian Premiere (should not have been presented in India either theatrically or released on video/DVD/telecast/internet/VOD).

Selection Media Type: preview link of your film preferably in mp4 format or DVD.
Screening Media Type: High Quality Blu Ray.

Premiere Requirements

National premiere required.