Indian World Film Festival is latest addition to Miniboxoffice film festivals family. The Miniboxoffice is an independent film festival organizing company which caters to filmmakers of more than 110 countries through its 8 film festivals round the year. Indian World Film Festival objective is to showcase best of world cinema which boost growth of industry, emerging & experienced talent.


The Indian World Film Festival marks the milestone in cinematic history of Hyderabad, India. The Hyderabad- a culturally rich & heritage city is the hub of Telugu cinema & the destination of many budding filmmakers since past century. The festival is the tribute towards contribution of the Telugu film industry in the development of cinema in India


9th Indian World Film Festival -25 will provide professional networking & film marketing opportunities to the filmmakers and also introduced them with current trends of cinema. The festival goal is to empower independent filmmakers and dedicated to become world’s finest festival which fosters the growth of independent filmmakers.


With this commitment, I invite all the filmmakers to participate in 8th edition of Indian World Film Festival.

Awards & Prizes

IWFF-25

Production Awards
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Music Video
Best Ad Film
Best Director
Best Debut Director (For Feature Film Only)
Special Festival Mention
Honorable Jury Mention


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

Rules & Terms

Rules and Regulations:

9th Indian World Film Festival-2025

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

Certificate of participation + Miniboxoffic Movies Ratings will be given to all entries. The winners will be honored with certificate and trophy + short film distribution offer.

3. Films must be subtitled in English if language is other than English and Hindi.

4. Films participated in Indian World Film Festival-2017 to 24 are not eligible for participation in 2025.

5. Year of production & accepted movie duration:

- Year of production: Jan-2022 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-25 stages/process:

• Entry submission as per rules & regulations.
• Notification of shortlisted regular entries by the festival office on 17 Feb 2025 & shortlisted late entries notification on 26 Feb 2025.
• Delegate registration to attend IWFF-25. 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 09 March 2025.

7. The decision of the Jury will be final and can’t be challenged.

8. Indian World Film Festival-25 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.

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-25, filmmaker/producer takes the whole responsibility of copyright issues of music, script and other creative and technical aspects of film.

11. Filmmakers are requested to submit the following through email at IWFF@miniboxoffice.com .
• Synopsis of the movie.
• Crew & Cast List.
• Biography & Filmography of Film director.
• Photograph of Director.
• Still and Posters of film in JPEG format.

12. Movie Submission- via FilmFreeway

23 Reviews
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  • Priteshbhai Shah

    we are very happy to receive winner title

    March 2024
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  • Urmi Negi

    I am extremely delighted to share that my film Bathaun - Subero Gham 2 was selected for excellence award. It was a great experience participating in this festival. The prompt communication from the organising team is praise worthy. I look forward to participating in this festival in my future projects as well.

    March 2024
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  • Sameer Paranjape

    Very well organised and planned festival.. Couldn't attend the festival physically but saw the award ceremony online. Best thing was, they announced how every submitted film was judged and explained marking system on the basis of which the films were awarded in different categories..Also they announced that if anybody wants to see their film's report card they can request for it and they'll send the report card to them via mail.. I don't think any festival has such a transparent system.Thank you for the best experience.

    March 2024
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  • Lucienne Lanaz Schild

    Dear Friends from India,
    The Filmmaker and the Producer of our film THE AMAZING LULU are very happy to be among the winner of your festival. We enjoyed very much the contact with you and wish you many other festivals so well organized. Many thanks to the jury and members of the Festival for all their efforts to help films coming out.
    We alos are very thankful to the Festival having encluded the film GIANERIA - the Artist couple Erica and Gian Pedretti into the Festival.
    With kind regards, JURA-FILMS, Lucienne Lanaz

    April 2023
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  • Gunilla Leander

    What a great and professional festival! The team behind Bodily Signs are honored to have been selected for this festival and for the special festival mention. Thanks to you all!

    March 2023
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