** JIFF invites all filmmakers in its 15th Season **
A golden opportunity in the lap of the Golden City for the filmmakers to showcase their films globally .
Submit your films with 60 % Discount on all categories of submission .
Waiver Code : JIFF60DIS
Jaisalmer International Film Festival (JIFF) is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified International Live Screening Film Festival based in Jaisalmer, India.
JIFF is created for the love of cinema to travel across borders to develop a spirit of friendship and cooperation with international festivals and filmmakers from all over the world.
Its every independent artist's dream to share their talents with the mass. We’re excited to display a wide range of works from all genres that will have industry pros, filmmakers and filmgoers buzzing.
Our ideology is to promote the films of low-budget filmmakers that dissent radically in form or content from the mainstream, challenging the boundaries of the commercial distribution, and to present imaginative works that dare to spark off heated discussions and transcend audience expectations.
The officially selected project in each month will receive laurel and certificate and the winners will receive customized certificate and laurel and will be rated at their respective IMDb pages (If applicable).
The monthly winners will automatically be qualified for annual screening and will be nominated for the prestigious INDIAN EAGLE AWARDS.
Besides the BEST OF THE CATEGORY AWARDS, there is also OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, which are given in all categories.
• Short Films (Less than 40 minutes)
• Narrative Features (Above 40 minutes)
• Documentary Films (Any length)
• Experimental Films (Any length)
• Student Films (Any length)
• Extra consideration: Best Director (Any Length)
• Extra consideration: Best Cinematography (Fiction & Documentary) (Any Length)
• Extra consideration: Best Editing (Fiction & Documentary) (Any Length)
• Extra consideration: Best Sound Designing (Fiction & Documentary) (Any Length)
• Extra consideration: Best Actor (Fiction) (Any Length)
• Extra consideration: Best Actress (Fiction) (Any Length)
• Extra consideration: Best Supporting Actor (Fiction) (Any length)
• Extra consideration: Best Supporting Actress (Fiction) (Any length)
• Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video (Any length)
• Drone Films (Any length)
• Web and New Media (Any length)
• Mobile Film (Any length)
• Performing Arts
• Amateur Film
• Best VFX Artist
• Best Producer
• Crime short
• Romantic short
• Comedy short
• Selfie video
• Young Filmmaker (Under 18) (Any length)
• Debut Filmmaker (1st or 2nd Film) (Any length)
• Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film (Above 40 minutes)
• Women's Films (Any length)
• Film on Women (Any Length)
• LGBT Film (Any length)
• Animated Films (Any length)
• Family/Children Films (Any length)
• Educational Film (Any length)
• Films on Disability Issue (Any length)
• Film on Religion (Any length)
• Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife (Any length)
• Travel Film (Any length)
• Silent Film (Any length)
• One Minute Film
• Postmodern Films (Any length)
• Free Speech (Any length)
• Television / Pilot Program or Series (Any length)
• Commercial / Advertisement (Any length)
• Music Video (Any length)
• Best Film Score - Soundtrack
• Trailer/Teaser (5 minutes or less)
• Film/Video Poster
• Photography (Photos from film set included)
• Treatment / Synopsis
• Short Script
• Feature Script
• Photography
• Review (Short Film)
• Review (Narrative Feature)
• Review (Short Script)
• Review (Feature Script)
• On Demand Interview Publication