This is 11th edition of BEFF - Babul EFF, the first and only International Environmental Film Festival in Hyderabad and south India!
The festival is hosted in multiple locations across Hyderabad, India followed by screenings in different cities. To ensure better connect with audience and leverage mileage nationally and internationally, the festival is held every year during first week of June to coincide with World Environment Day. Hyderabad is capital of Telangana state and known as City of Pearls and Biryani, is a major film making and IT hub and has many world class studios including the world's largest Ramoji Film City. Screening your film at BABUL BEFF will ensure your film's reach to a quality and diverse audience & opens the doors for networking with the best of talent in film-making.
There will be Seminars / Panel Discussions / Master Classes / Eco Games and activities etc., Our hashtags are #babulecofilmfestival and for the 10th edition #beff2026
While we hold a live physical event, however, the festival holds the right to convert to online virtual festival.
The festival will have follow up screenings to ensure better mileage for the films and also travels to other cities in India. Films that fit into thematic niche audience find less acceptance from general public. We will screen such films for relevant audiences by coordinating with Individual groups / organisations connected to such themes. These screenings go beyond the announced time window as per original festival dates. We will be screening the selected films on regular basis without waiting for the final notification. Please note this. This is because we are receiving many films which deserve better outreach. Towards this end, we will be updating selection status in filmfreeway and show the selected films in our upcoming screenings.
We will make extra efforts for the films that cater to niche audience rather than the general public (scientific community, theme based audience - students of oceanography etc.,) by finding them suitable audience. However, this may take some time and we request such filmmakers to bear with us.

Awards & Prizes


Prize money of INR.70,000/- [ USD 700 ] will be awarded to the winners in Short Film Category. This includes:
~ USD 400 [ equivalent to INR ₹ 40,000 ] for short films [open for all non-Indian countries]
1st Prize 220 USD
2nd Prize 120 USD
3rd Prize 60 USD
and
~ ₹25,000/- 30,000/- for short films [Indian Entries]
1st Prize ₹ 15000
2nd Prize ₹ 10000
3rd Prize ₹ 5000
Cash award, citation and memento will be given to the winners.
All the selected films ( Foreign and Indian ) will get laurels, screening certificates.
Films submitted using waiver code are not eligible for Awards.

Rules & Terms

~ Films should cover one or more aspects of Environment, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. All genres, including documentaries, narratives, shorts, children’s films, and experimental films, PSAs, AI generated are all welcome. The quality of the film production will also be considered and weighed. Animation includes: traditional animation, 2D animation, 3D animation, motion graphics, and stop motion
~ Film run-time: Upto 60 mins
~ Format: MP4 / AVI / MOV
~ Films shot on mobile are also accepted
~ Non-English films should have English
Subtitles
~ Win Laurels, get a screening certificate and
Recognition.
~ Films made after 1.1.2025 are eligible.
The Jury for pre and final selection of films for 11th BEFF consist of personalities from the world of environment, media, cinema, and audio-visual, as well as entrepreneurs or artists engaged in and/or sensitive to environmental issues. Decision of the organisers regarding film selection is final.
By submitting their films, the filmmakers agree that BEFF can screen the films at different venues as part of the travelling BEEF festival.

~For the Short Film Contest, in addition to the above, the following rules also apply:
Topic: ENVIRONMENT
Duration: Below 5 minutes ( including credits )
Total prize money of Rs.50,000/- will be awarded. This includes:
~ [a] USD 250 for less than 5 min short films [open for all non-Indian countries] and
~ [b] ₹25,000/- for Indian Short Films

Note: While we make all efforts to hold a live physical event, however, due to prevailing situation the festival holds the right to postpone/defer or convert to online virtual festival.

All selected films will be screened in the main festival during 1-30 June 2027. Please note that screening may happen before June 2027 also.

23 Reviews
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  • Cine Tetrus

    Good communication, good vibration. Nice festival.

    July 2025
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Flavio for the review. It means a lot for the cause of spreading Environmental Awareness. Best wishes - Ganga

  • Antonio Malfitano

    Bellissimo festival, fatto di esperti appassionati e professionali.

    July 2025
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the kind words Antonio. It translates into English:
    Beautiful festival, made up of passionate and professional experts. Appreciate your feedback.

  • Maria Korporal

    Excellent festival with a strong, thoughtful program!
    I was very happy and honored that my film The Wishing Table was selected. Although I couldn’t attend in person, the organizers kindly arranged a Zoom session, which allowed me to see the screening, interact with the audience, and answer questions — a truly wonderful experience! The festival also does a great job promoting on Instagram.
    Heartfelt thanks to the festival team and everyone who made it possible!

    July 2025
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Maria for the comprehensive feedback. It is an encouragement to continue with the work of promoting Environmental Awareness using Cinema. Keep making thoughtful films. The medium you explored in THE WISHING TABLE is very innovative!

  • Hing Tsang

    Very well organised festival. The festival cares passionately about its audiences and the filmmakers. Thank you for allowing me to share Amazon Visions at the festival. Excellent experience.

    July 2025
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Hing Tsang for the review. Positive feedback from people like you gives us support to do the work we are doing with rededication. Best wishes - Ganga

  • 育华 詹

    Thanks to the judges and the organizers of the film festival. I’m deeply honored to be selected. The creation of this film was made possible by the devotion and creativity of every team member. I hope to share the story and voices from all the
    unsung heroes through this film. Once again, thanks to everyone who has supported and followed us. Sincerely looking forward to sharing with y’all at the upcoming events.

    September 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Yu Hua Chan, Huei Min Wen for the nice words. Kids in our community are so fond of the shots of the cats..... they want to watch it again and again.....