The festival features top films from the world’s filmmakers as well as introduces new, talent from around the world. Our mission is to discover high quality and ambitious films, to promote filmmakers’ works and to help them realize their dreams.
The certificates are given in the following categories:
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
BEST INDIAN SHORT FILM
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
BEST THRILLER SHORT FILM
BEST WOMEN'S SHORT FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST CINAMATOGRAPHY
BEST EDITOR
BEST SOUND DESIGN
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
BEST INDIA FEATURE FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
BEST POSTER
BEST TRAILER
BEST SHORT SCRIPT / SCREENPLAY
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT / SCREENPLAY
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - SHORT FILMS
INDIAN COMPETITION - SHORT FILMS
CRIME SHORT
ROMANTIC SHORT
COMEDY SHORT
TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
PERFORMING ARTS (ANY LENGTH)
BEST EDITING (FICTION & DOCUMENTARY)
DRONE FILMS (ANY LENGTH)
WEB AND NEW MEDIA (ANY LENGTH)
MOBILE FILM (ANY LENGTH)
YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER 18) (ANY LENGTH)
DEBUT FILMMAKER (1ST OR 2ND FILM)
LGBT FILM (ANY LENGTH)
FAMILY / CHILDREN'S FILMS (ANY LENGTH)
EDUCATIONAL FILMS (ANY LENGTH)
FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE (ANY LENGTH)
FILMS ON RELIGION (ANY LENGTH)
FILMS ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE (ANY LENGTH)
TRAVEL FILMS (ANY LENGTH)
SILENT FILM (ANY LENGTH)
ONE MINUTE FILM
POST-MODERN FILMS (ANY LENGTH)
FREE SPEECH (ANY LENGTH)
TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES (ANY LENGTH)
COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
TRAILER/TEASER (5 MINUTES OR LESS)
FILM / VIDEO POSTER
PHOTOGRAPHY (PHOTOS FROM FILM SET INCLUDED)
AMATEUR FILM
BEST VFX ARTIST
BEST PRODUCER
SELFIE VIDEO
Besides the BEST OF THE CATEGORY AWARDS, there are also OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS, AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS and HONOURABLE MENTION AWARDS, which are given, in all categories