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Calcutta International Cult Film Festival (CICFF) is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Organization and an IMDb Award Listing Qualifier.
The event is a monthly film festival with an annual live screening mega event in the City of Joy.
The Golden Fox Awards have taken place in January 2022 at Rotary Sadan (A historical film venue in the heart of the city). The next annual gala i.e. Golden Fox Awards will take place during January - March 2023 ( tentatively ).
All monthly winners of the period from January 2022 to December 2022 will be automatically nominated for the prestigious GOLDEN FOX AWARDS , 2023 (the best of the best) and they will be invited to attend our Annual Live Screening Gala in presence of juries, critics, film scholars and eminent movie personalities from across the globe.
Films entered in multiple categories may win multiple awards!
MISSION:
The sole purpose of CICFF is to develop a film culture that inspires and brings together cross-cultural innovations that enrich peoples' lives with information, education and entertainment.
Each month more than 50 films from different categories are officially selected and out of them at least one per category is awarded the winner tittle. The most representative are monthly screened in Calcutta and shared at respective IMDb pages (if applicable).
The annual event nominees have excellent opportunities to exchange their ideas and cultural ideologies. The winners have a chance to participate in Q&A after the screening.
CICFF is a division of Human Lab Corporation, a Multinational film production and distribution company.
The officially selected project in each month receives CICFF laurel and certificate. All monthly Award Winners receive CICFF laurel and customized certificate and are rated at their respective IMDb pages (if applicable).
The awards are given in the following categories:
Best Director
Best Young Filmmaker (under 18)
Best Debut Filmmaker
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Designing
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Film
Best Experimental Film
Best Short Film
Best Student Film
Best VR/AR and 360º Film
Best Drone Film
Best Web and New Media Film
Best Mobile Film
Best Horror/Science Fiction Feature Film
Best Women’s Film
Best Film on Women
Best LGBT Film
Best Animated Film
Best Family/Children Film
Best Educational Film
Best Film on Disability Issue
Best Film on Religion
Best Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife
Best Travel Film
Best Silent Film
Best One Minute Film
Best Postmodern Film
Best Free Speech Film
Best Television/Pilot Program or Series
Best Commercial/Advertisement
Best Music Video
Best Film Score/Soundtrack
Best Trailer/Teaser
Best Film/Video Poster
Best Photography
Best Treatment/ Synopsis
Best Short Script
Best Feature Script
Besides the WINNER AWARD, there are also OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT and CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD, which are given in different categories.
Each year we select a Winner amongst all the monthly winners, who will receive the prestigious GOLDEN FOX AWARDS.