SVIFF

Swami Vivekananda International Film Festival 2026

The Swami Vivekananda International Film Festival & Awards (SVIFF) is India’s pioneering global film platform that blends cinema with vision, values, and social change. After a highly successful first edition in 2025 – screening over 50 films across 8 venues in West Bengal, with 38 awards presented – SVIFF returns in 2026 with an expanded vision. This year, apart from the main festival, 3 Post-Festival Venues will also host selected screenings, ensuring that the best films reach even wider audiences.

SVIFF is not just a festival, but a movement. Rooted in the spirit of Swami Vivekananda, it celebrates cinema as a force for empathy, awareness, and transformation. From schools and colleges to international filmmakers, the festival brings together students, professionals, educators, and dreamers in meaningful dialogue through film.

Every submission is evaluated by a distinguished jury, ensuring a powerful and diverse lineup. We welcome films of all years of production across the following categories:

🎬 Feature Film : Narrative Feature Films / Open to fiction and experimental storytelling
🎬 Short Film : Fiction / Narrative Short Films / Student Films / Experimental Shorts
🎬 Documentary Film : Short Documentaries / Feature-Length Documentaries /Social,
cultural, political, and human-interest themes
🎬 Animation Film : Short & Feature
🎬 Music Video :Independent and original music-based visual storytelling

🎬 Children’s Film : Films made for children or about children / Educational, inspirational,
& value-based storytelling / Animation and live- action both accepted

🎬 Environmental Film : Films focusing on climate change, ecology, sustainability,
wildlife, water, forests, and environmental justice / Fiction or
Documentary

🎬 Student Film
🎬 Experimental

At SVIFF, you are not just showcasing your film – you are joining a circle of creators shaping the cultural narrative of tomorrow.

👉 Your story matters. Share it with the world.:

Short Film – Up to 45 minutes
Feature Film – Up to 180 minutes
Music Video – No time limit
Trailer – No time limit
Teaser – No time limit
Short Documentary – Up to 45 minutes
Feature Documentary – Up to 180 minutes
Cartoon Short – Up to 30 minutes
Cartoon Feature – Up to 180 minutes

Main Festival (8 Days ,4th September to 11 September )
The Main Festival of SVIFF is a three-day cinematic celebration, hosted across multiple auditoriums, colleges, and university campuses ( In kolkata and others District of West Bengal , India )

Post-Festival Screenings (2 Days | 3 Venues)
After the conclusion of the Main Festival, SVIFF extends its journey through Post-Festival Screenings, ensuring that meaningful cinema reaches a wider and more diverse audience. Over two days, selected award-winning and specially curated films are screened at three additional venues.