Rules and Regulations:
10th Indian World Film Festival-2026
1. Awards for both professional and students category-
Production Awards
❏ Best Feature Film ❏ Best Short Film ❏ Best Animation
❏ Best Feature Animation ❏Best Feature Documentary ❏ Short Documentary
❏ Best Music Video ❏ Best Film-Jury ❏ Best Director
❏Special Festival Mention ❏Honorable Jury Mention ❏ Best Ad Film
❏ Best Debut Director (Feature Only)
Creative Awards
❏ Best Cinematography ❏ Best Editing ❏Best Screenplay ❏ Best VFX
Performance Awards
❏ Best Actor ❏ Best Actress
❏ Best Supporting Actor ❏ Best Supporting Actress
Music Awards
❏ Best Original Music ❏ Best Background Music
2. Every official selected film in IWFF will enjoy following benefits-
Promotion & Marketing:
Listing on fest website in official selection section.
Lifetime dedicated film page on fest website in catalogue.
Film team video interviews will be published in Filmmaker’s Cut and promoted on social media.
Film Pitch video will be published in Film Market and promoted among industry professionals.
Film article in News & blog on festival website.
Film Market & Distribution:
Miniboxoffice Film Market subscription for 03 months.
Film Distribution, Sales, Pitching & networking opportunities.
Personal page, project listing & future opportunities.
Recognition & Awards:
Every submitted film will get certificate of participation.
Every officially selected film will get Certificate of Excellence- Official Selection certificate.
Every Award Winner will get Certificate of Excellence- Award Certificate & Trophy.
Every festival attendee will get festival mementos.
Feedback & Criticism:
Festival provide a unique opportunity for every filmmaker to get Jury score sheet in order to understand ‘how the movie performed in festival’ and for scope of improvement.
Audience interaction after film screening.
Learning & Exchange
Master Classes on various current topics & trends.
Culture & business exchange with fellow filmmakers.
4. Films must be subtitled in English if language is other than English and Hindi. Films participated in Indian World Film Festival-2017 to 25 are not eligible for participation in 2025.
5. Year of production & accepted movie duration:
- Year of production: Jan-2024 onwards
- Feature Films/Feature Animation/Feature Documentary: 61 min to 180 min (more than 60 min)
- Short Film/Short Documentary/Short Animation: up-to 60min
- Music Video: up-to 7 min
6. IWFF-26 stages/process:
• Entry submission as per rules & regulations.
• Notification of shortlisted regular entries by the festival office on 17 Feb 2026 & shortlisted late entries notification on 26 Feb 2026.
• Delegate registration to attend IWFF-26. All filmmakers must have registered as delegate to attend the festival. Hospitality charges are applicable for filmmakers & attendees, which include lunch, tea/coffee with cookies & master classes.
• Festival movies screening & workshops followed by award ceremony in Hyderabad on 8 March 2026.
7. The decision of the Jury will be final and can’t be challenged.
8. Indian World Film Festival-26 does not take any type financial commitment for the expense incurred on the correspondence by the participant. All Travel, Lodging & Boarding and other miscellaneous expenses will have to be borne by the participant himself for attending the festival. No request for the same will be entertained. Actual charges are applicable in order to receive certificates/ award via post.
9. Once the film submitted can’t be withdrawn in any circumstances, however festival director reserve the rights to disqualify any film on certain grounds.
10. By submitting movie to Indian World Film Festival-26, filmmaker/producer takes the whole responsibility of copyright issues of music, script and other creative and technical aspects of film.
11. Movie Submission- via FilmFreeway
