This festival aims to Honor and Award films that have pulled off applauds and hearts from their audiences through their form of storytelling. Kashmir is a place where talent is immeasurable but it's yet to be touched. With KIFCF we're providing for the first time to the people of Kashmir a festival that could showcase arts and media work in a single event and bring celebration with a feeling of vibrancy and excitement.

KIFF is a subsidiary of CWIFF which aims to educate students around the globe and empower them with the skillset of writing. In comparison, KIFF offers more submission opportunities. Example: Animation, Music Videos, Song Writing, Photography and others...

Certificate of honor and Official Laurel will be awarded to winners and semi-finalists of the festival.

SEASON 4, 2025:
#Submission Deadline: 30-Aug-2025
#Event Date: 30th Sep to 30th Oct 2025
#Results Date: 15-Nov-2025
#Certificates: 30-Nov-2025

**Know that Certificates can be provided early as possible to individuals at request.

NOTE:
1. No work should be mailed by any means
2. Only Vimeo/YouTube links, which are password protected, be entertained for submission.
3. Once selected, the preferred video format will be conveyed and asked for.
4. Festival Date might change according to the situation.
5. Know that our festival takes a month to month and a half for results to list on the website after the event has concluded. And, certificates will be released immediately after the results are made public.

#Feature Narrative
Should be over 50 min in length. All genres are accepted. Comedy, Drama, Family, and Fantasy will be given bonus points.
#Feature Documentary
Should be over 60 min in length and all genres are accepted
#Narrative Short
Should be less than 20 min in length, and all genres are accepted
#Animation
Can be of any length but only Comedy, Drama, Family, and Fantasy genres are accepted

READ BEFORE YOU SUBMIT:
#Film Screening along with Empowerment workshops.
#If you have submitted your film and if you are in India then share your availability on the mail. We would love to arrange a workshop with film enthusiasts.
#Please note that the Film Screening dates are NOT fixed. They are provided to give you an approximate idea of when the films might be screened. Film screenings occur at various locations throughout the course of a month or two. As soon as a screening is confirmed, the submitter will be notified. If you happen to miss a screening, don't worry, as KIFF holds multiple screenings per season.
#KIFF is an empowerment program. Filmmakers are welcome to attend the screening. Please know that we do not provide Hotel/Flight services to anybody.
#IMPORTANT: DO NOT Submit your work, if you don't want your work to be screened and want to keep it private. KIFF and it's parent partner CWIFF screens the selected work, marked as best by Jury/Director, among students throughout the globe. To do so, we download the HD content or request the submitter to provide an HD copy of his/her submitted work and put it on our YouTube channel. Not all films get this opportunity but only a few selected one's.

Overall Rating
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Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Narine Gevorgyan

    Я рада что участвовала на этом фестивале и мой фильм был выбран для показа из сотен фильмов. Завтра будет новый день и новые возможности и я снова пошлю мой следующий фильм . СПАСИБО

    April 2025
  • Best festival in india .....,........

    May 2025
  • Arun Bhagath K

    A very professional festival. Communication is very good. Happy to get selected in this reputed festival

    June 2021
  • Jaime Geronimo Vela

    Good festival. Honored that my film was selected as an award winner. Due to covid though the networking was really not there. But not the festivals fault. Thanks again. It was an honor to be a part of the festival.

    June 2021
  • Shashidhar BR

    A great film festival in a great city .
    As cool & awesome as the name suggests KASHMIR 💖

    June 2021