KALA SAMRUDDHI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

🎬 Welcome to Kala-Samruddhi International Film Festival 2025

After the 1st and 2nd successful editions of our festival in 2018 and 2019, we were unable to organize the event from 2020 to 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and certain personal circumstances.

( 2018 EDITION 31 COUNTRIES MORE THAN 200 FILMS. 2019 EDITION 500+FILMS 70+ COUNTRIES WERE PARTICIPATED).

Now, with renewed energy and an expanded vision, we are proud to announce the 3rd edition of KSIFF in 2025!

Over the course of three days, we will present a full-fledged international festival — a vibrant and inclusive celebration dedicated to honoring the true spirit of cinema and the artists who bring stories to life.

The Kala-Samruddhi team is delighted to welcome a distinguished jury panel comprising renowned actors, acclaimed filmmakers, and respected critics from India and around the world, who will judge the best films across all categories.

🏆 Golden, Silver, and Bronze Trophies will be presented to the winners in various competitive sections under Awards & Prizes.

In addition to competition screenings, the festival will also feature:
🎞️ Retrospectives, Best of Festivals collections, and special curated packages including films from Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, France, and Southeast Asia.

We warmly invite filmmakers and creators to participate in the 3rd Edition of KSIFF, submit their films, and become part of our diverse and creative community.

KSIFF stands as a collaborative platform that unites visionary filmmakers, celebrates cinematic excellence, and helps launch new careers across the globe.

The following awards are constituted in FOREIGN / INDIAN categories for Feature Films / Short Films / Documentary / Animation & Music Videos
BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST CHILDREN FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM
BEST DEBUTANTE DIRECTOR
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTOR
BEST EDITOR
BEST MUSIC
BEST STORY
BEST SCREENPLAY
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST FILM - LOCAL TALENT
BEST VFX FILM
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE FILM
SPECIAL JURY MENTION CERTIFICATE

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SUBMISSION & PARTICIPATION

The festival will not interact with anyone except the submitter and/ or the producer of the film. If any person - be it the actor, writer, director or anyone from the production crew tries to forcibly extract information about the status of the film from the festival authorities, the festival will have absolute rights to >>DISQUALIFY THE FILM<< from competition and/ or screening which you may kindly note. At the same time, the festival may take the decision to ban the production house completely from sending entries to the future editions of the festival.

Open to filmmakers worldwide, all genres and lengths depending on the categories mentioned.

- Filmmakers can submit more than one entry to the festival in any category.

- All films that are not in English must have English language subtitles.

- Each entry must be a separate submission which includes form and payment for each submission.

- To apply for special categories including Best Film / Best Director / Best Experimental film and the like, Filmmakers have to submit in the main category and only then you will be eligible for the special categories.

- Any entry that comes only in the Special categories will not be eligible unless you have sent your entry in the main category - Shorts / Features / Documentary

- The Festival reserves the right to determine eligibility of any work submitted.

- Entry fees are payable through FilmFreeway payment systems and are non-refundable.

- The decision of the Festival committee will be final and binding.

Overall Rating

Quality

Value

Communication

Hospitality

Networking

Kumar Kuldip Medhi

I could not attend the festival. But, my short film has received an award for Best Child Actor Gold. I'm very upset with their communication. After announcing their award winners they responded very well but as days pass when I tried to call them they didn't attend the phone call or never reply the mail too; and till now they are failed to deliver the award/certificates to the child actor. Though I am agree to bear the shipping cost. They charged 25 dollar as entry fee; not a small value in comparison to big festival. Very Very Bad Experience... Hope, they'll change their professional attitude if they want to continue as film festival organizer.

September 2019

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Response from festival:

Thanks for your Review.. but unfortunately hole Maharashtra is struggling suffering with disaster ,flooding.
Some of our great filmmakers, actor's, producer's lost everything in that so my first responsibility to do something for them.. and we done and doing also..
Not only yours no one's who were not attend the festival we not dispatched yet.. but surely we feel sorry for that.
Very soon we will dispatch trophy and certificate..
Thank you .
Dara Semerad

It was a great experience. Everyone was very professional and our film got a lot of exposure. Thank you so much.

July 2019

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Yogeshwara Gopal

They charge more than big reputed film festivals so no value for money.
We need to mail and call 10 times only then they will respond so no communication.
They selected my movie but missed out my name in list. Had to call again and again. Very frustrating.
Networking is zero.
No discipline in maintaining dates as mentioned.
For God sake reduce the price. Even if we win we are not getting anything worth spending so much money.
Not sure what mistake has happened in winners list.

July 2019

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susana weingarten

Thank you for selecting my Film ESPIRAL I your festival

July 2019

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Dipendra Malla

Why you have not published award wining movie list

July 2019

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Response from festival:

We are sorry for that,but due to heavy rain and flood in mumbai..
Unfortunately insude our office 6 ft water still we are suffering with get things done reddy.. but very soon everything will be ok...Thanks for your co-operation