This is 9th edition of BEFF - Babul EFF, the first and only International Environmental Film Festival in Hyderabad and south India!
The festival is hosted in multiple locations across Hyderabad, India followed by screenings in different cities. To ensure better connect with audience and leverage mileage nationally and internationally, the festival is held every year during first week of June to coincide with World Environment Day. Hyderabad is capital of Telangana state and known as City of Pearls and Biryani, is a major film making hub and has many world class studios including the world's largest Ramoji Film City. Screening your film at BABUL BEFF will ensure your film's reach to a quality and diverse audience & opens the doors for networking with the best of talent in film-making.
There will be Seminars / Panel Discussions / Master Classes / Eco Games and activities etc., Our hashtags are #babulecofilmfest and for the 8th edition #babulecofest24 #beff2024
While we make all efforts to hold a live physical event, however, due to prevailing situation the festival holds the right to postpone/defer or convert to online virtual festival.
The festival will have follow up screenings to ensure better mileage for the films and also travels to other cities in India. Films that fit into thematic niche audience find less acceptance from general public. We will screen such films for relevant audiences by coordinating with Individual groups / organisations connected to such themes. These screenings go beyond the announced time window as per original festival dates.

We may not be able to include all the selected films in the first round of the screenings. However, we will complete the screenings by end of June 2025. This is done to accommodate the films that cater to niche audience rather than the general public (scientific community, theme based audience - students of oceanography etc.,)


Prize money of INR.50,000/- [ USD 700 ] will be awarded to the winners in Short Film Category. This includes:
~ USD 350 for short films [open for all non-Indian countries]
1st Prize 200 USD
2nd Prize 100 USD
3rd Prize 50 USD
and
~ ₹25,000/- for short films [Indian Entries]
1st Prize ₹14000
2nd Prize ₹7000
3rd Prize ₹4000
Topic for 9th BEFF2024 is ENVIRONMENT. Cash award, citation and memento will be given to the winners.
All the selected films ( Foreign and Indian ) will get laurels, screening certificates.
Films submitted using waiver code are not eligible for Awards.

~ Films should cover one or more aspects of Environment, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. All genres, including documentaries, narratives, shorts, children’s films, and experimental films, PSAs are all welcome. The quality of the film production will also be considered and weighed. Animation includes: traditional animation, 2D animation, 3D animation, motion graphics, and stop motion
~ Film run-time: Upto 60 mins
~ Format: MP4 / AVI / MOV
~ Films shot on mobile are also accepted
~ Non-English films should have English
Subtitles
~ Win Laurels, get a screening certificate and
Recognition.
~ Films made after 1.1.2022 are eligible.
The Jury for pre and final selection of film for 8th BEFF consist of personalities from the world of environment, media, cinema, and audio-visual, as well as entrepreneurs or artists engaged in and/or sensitive to environmental issues. Decision of the organisers regarding film selection is final.
By submitting their films, the filmmakers agree that BEFF can screen the films at different venues as part of the travelling BEEF festival.

~For the Short Film Contest, in addition to the above, the following rules also apply:
Topic: ENVIRONMENT
Duration: Below 5 minutes ( including credits )
Total prize money of Rs.50,000/- will be awarded. This includes:
~ [a] USD 350 for Animation short films [open for all non-Indian countries] and
~ [b] ₹25,000/- for Indian Short Films

Note: While we make all efforts to hold a live physical event, however, due to prevailing situation the festival holds the right to postpone/defer or convert to online virtual festival.

All selected films are screened in the main festival during 1-30 June 2025.

Overall Rating
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Hospitality
Networking
  • 育华 詹

    Thanks to the judges and the organizers of the film festival. I’m deeply honored to be selected. The creation of this film was made possible by the devotion and creativity of every team member. I hope to share the story and voices from all the
    unsung heroes through this film. Once again, thanks to everyone who has supported and followed us. Sincerely looking forward to sharing with y’all at the upcoming events.

    September 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Yu Hua Chan, Huei Min Wen for the nice words. Kids in our community are so fond of the shots of the cats..... they want to watch it again and again.....

  • Nadège Herrygers

    Thank you for the organization!

    July 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for rating Nadege. Let us all together work to spread Environmental awareness. Keep shining

  • Thank you for choosing my film “Bo and the Trash.” Thanks for the amazing communication! It's a pity that I was not able to attend the festival in person. I wish the organizers, participants and of course dear spectators great success.

    July 2024
  • Vibin Alex

    Thank you so much for selecting our animated short film

    July 2024
  • Thank you so much for finding a place for my environmental film "Lotta Luck"! It's great you are carrying the banner for this most important cause! Thanks again, Thomas G. Leary Mule Dog Records #muledogrecords

    July 2024