The Indian Independent Film Festival is an India-based international film festival competition. It holds monthly editions that qualify for its annual awards. Outstanding projects from the monthly competition, including official nominees for the annual awards, are featured at the Annual Awards event every year, along with a carefully chosen non-competitive section. The Indian Independent Film Festival occasionally hosts special screenings and Q&A sessions with cast and crew in addition to the regular awards cycle, which helps to advance communication and camaraderie within the filmmaking community.
Indian Independent Film Festival is looking for independent projects from all genres, especially looking for filmmakers who don't have the opportunity to showcase their talent from all countries, especially from those traditionally underrepresented in the global film industry.
Every month, Indian Independent Film Festival establishes a comprehensive hierarchy of the most important films in the festival circuit, awarding a considerable number of projects in several different categories.
Monthly competitions:
Every month, a panel of invited experts from the film industry and academia evaluates the submitted projects based on a strict criterion of excellence. Annual nominations are based on the monthly award winners.
Therefore, the Indian Independent Film Festival awards a significant number of projects in multiple categories each month and creates a thorough hierarchy of the most significant films in the festival circuit. A monthly breakdown that lets you participate in a TRADITIONAL ANNUAL FESTIVAL all at the same time, hoping to be selected as one of the year's top films to be screened in Kolkata, the city of joy.
INDIAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OFFER
All Finalists/ Official Selections of each Monthly Edition:
All projects officially selected in each monthly round receive the Indian Independent Film Festival official laurel and the custom certificate (digital format) of achievement according to their final status in the competition and will be listed on our website and Social networks.
All-Winners of Each Monthly Edition:
Will receive the Indian Independent Film Festival Awards Laurels by email and receive the Winner Indian Independent Film Festival Awards Certificate (digital format) ready for printing & will be listed on our website and Social networks;
Automatically enter the โBEST OF THE YEARโ competition as an Annual Official Selection (will be decided by our Honorable Jury Members).
ANNUAL AWARDS:
(The Traditional Annual format)
From the pool of nominees and awards winners of each cycle of 12 monthly rounds, Indian Independent Film Festival shortlists the annual finalists (the top of the year) and decides the 3 top nominations for each of the awardable categories.
All nominated projects are screened at the annual event which closes with the awards ceremony for the best of the year & receive the prestigious Indian Independent Film Festival Trophy during the Annual Gala Event in front of the Audience. In case they could not attend the Award Ceremony they can receive their trophy by paying shipping costs;
Also, for each monthly round, Indian Independent Film Festival decides and awards two overall winners (chosen from all categories) special jury mentions (Awards of Excellence) & Outstanding Achievements Awards.
EVENTS DATES:
The special screenings and Q&A as well as the annual awards have a different timeline that is announced through our website and social media outlets. All submitters are always kept in the loop and in advance to be able to do the preparations to attend the events.
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