With
Indian cinema’s growing popularity across the globe, several film
festivals showcasing only Indian and South Asian cinema have burgeoned
in different countries. A few of them offer handsome cash awards as well
as provide attractive platforms for emerging filmmakers. They also
provide alternatives to new talents who cannot make it to their A-list
cousins like Cannes, Berlin and Venice. DearCinema gives you a lowdown
of 15 such festivals:
When: April
Entries open: August-September
Entry Fee: USD 45 or Rs. 2500 for films under 40 minutes and USD 60 or Rs. 3500 for films that are of 40 minutes or longer.
Awards: IFFLA offers Jury and Audience awards in Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short.
When: The London Indian Film Festival is held in July.
Entries open: February-March
Entry Fee: No
Awards: £1,000 or Rs. 84,000 for the winning film. The award will be presented, and the winning film screened, at the London Indian Film Festival.
When: April-May
Entries open: October
Entry Fee: There is an entry fee
Awards: There are Jury awards in the following categories: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Young Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Documentary, Best Short Film, Best Cell phone Film, Best Student Film.
When: The 2013 edition will be held from November 22-28 in Florence and November 29-December 1 in Rome.
Entries open: Call for entries for 2013 is still open till September 15
Entry Fee: No entry fee
Awards: The film chosen by the festival audience-one feature, one short and one documentary-receives free online distribution. There are jury awards for feature, short and documentary.
When: SAIFF is held in October
Entries open: 2013 entries haven’t opened yet, deadline is usually between July-September
Entry Fee: The entry fee varies between USD 50-90 for feature films (depending on early bird, regular, late or extended deadline) and USD 30-60 for short films and documentaries.
Awards: The short film competition winner received a cash prize of USD 1000 or Rs. 55,000 in 2012. Besides, there are Grand Jury awards.
When: The festival is held in May-June every year. The 2013 edition just got over.
Entries open: The deadline is between December-March.
Entry Fee: No entry fee
Awards: There is a short film competition presented by Western Union that chooses an Indian winner, an Australian winner and a New Zealand winner. The winning Indian filmmaker receives an invitation to travel to Melbourne as a guest of the festival. The winning films are screened on TV channels in India, Australia and New Zealand. Besides, Western Union offers USD 1000or Rs. 55,000 to a film which best exhibits their brand.
When: The 2013 edition of the festival will be held in July.
Entries open: The deadline for 2013 was April 15. Entries usually open in December.
Entry Fee: No entry fee
Awards: There will be jury and audience choice awards for best feature, documentary and short film worth 4000 Euros or Rs. 3 lakhs.
When: It will be held from September 20-22, 2013.
Entries open: Yes. Deadline is July 15.
Entry Fee: There is an entry fee of USD 50 or Rs. 2800 for feature films and USD 35 or Rs. 2000 for shorts and documentaries.
Awards: This is a non-competitive festival.
When: The 3rd edition of the festival will be held from October 2-6, 2013.
Entries open: There is no open call for entry.
Entry Fee: None
Awards: This is a non-competitive festival.
When: The 5th edition of the festival will be held from October 4-6, 2013.
Entries open: Yes, the deadline is June 15, 2013.
Entry Fee: USD 40 or Rs. 2200 for films under 40 mins. and USD 50 or Rs. 2800 for films over 40 mins.
Awards: The festival offers Jury awards in the following categories: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short.
When: The dates for the 2013 edition haven’t been announced yet.
Entries open: There was no open call for entry last year.
Entry Fee: None
Awards: It is a non-competitive festival.
When: The festival is usually held in September-October every year.
Entries open: The entries open in June. Call for entry for 2013 edition is not out yet.
Entry Fee: There is no entry fee.
Awards: Jury and Audience Choice Prizes are awarded in various categories.
South Asian Film Festival, Paris
What is it: The festival was launched in January 2013 to showcase the ‘new art scene’ in the Indian subcontinent in Paris. The festival screens films from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
When: The inaugural edition of the festival was held in January 16-20, 2013.
Entries open: The call for entry for the next edition will be launched soon.
Entry Fee: None
Awards: The festival gives out Jury award, Student Jury award and Audience awards.
When: The 12th edition of Imagineindia International Film Festival (IIFF) took place in Madrid (17th to 31st May, 2013) and will be held in Barcelona in June 2013.
Entries open: Entries are closed for 2013. The call for entry opens in October.
Entry Fee: There is no entry fee for the festival.
Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Music are awarded in Indian and Asian categories separately.
When: October 15-22, 2013.
Entries open: Entries are currently open. The Deadline is July 30,2013.
Entry Fee: There is no entry fee for 2013.
Awards: There are Jury awards in the following categories: Independent Feature Films : Best Feature Films , Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film music
Best Documentary – Best Short Film
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA)
What is it: Held at Arclight Hollywood, the festival showcases a combination of features, shorts and documentaries.When: April
Entries open: August-September
Entry Fee: USD 45 or Rs. 2500 for films under 40 minutes and USD 60 or Rs. 3500 for films that are of 40 minutes or longer.
Awards: IFFLA offers Jury and Audience awards in Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short.
Satyajit Ray Foundation Short film competition/London Indian Film Festival
What is it: The Satyajit Ray Foundation organizes a short film competition in association with the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF). Films should express the experiences of South Asians.When: The London Indian Film Festival is held in July.
Entries open: February-March
Entry Fee: No
Awards: £1,000 or Rs. 84,000 for the winning film. The award will be presented, and the winning film screened, at the London Indian Film Festival.
New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)
What is it: The festival invites entries in two categories: Indian Diaspora Cinema and Indian Independent Cinema. Special section for Short Films and Student films organised by the Indo-American Arts CouncilWhen: April-May
Entries open: October
Entry Fee: There is an entry fee
Awards: There are Jury awards in the following categories: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Young Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Documentary, Best Short Film, Best Cell phone Film, Best Student Film.
River to River Indian Film Festival
What is it: River to River film festival in Florence, Italy promotes films from India and about India. But films from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal are also invited.When: The 2013 edition will be held from November 22-28 in Florence and November 29-December 1 in Rome.
Entries open: Call for entries for 2013 is still open till September 15
Entry Fee: No entry fee
Awards: The film chosen by the festival audience-one feature, one short and one documentary-receives free online distribution. There are jury awards for feature, short and documentary.
South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF)
What is it: One of the largest film festivals for South Asian/Indian filmmakers in the US. The New York-based festival focuses on the Indian Diaspora.When: SAIFF is held in October
Entries open: 2013 entries haven’t opened yet, deadline is usually between July-September
Entry Fee: The entry fee varies between USD 50-90 for feature films (depending on early bird, regular, late or extended deadline) and USD 30-60 for short films and documentaries.
Awards: The short film competition winner received a cash prize of USD 1000 or Rs. 55,000 in 2012. Besides, there are Grand Jury awards.
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)
What is it: A festival of Bollywood as well as Indian art house films.When: The festival is held in May-June every year. The 2013 edition just got over.
Entries open: The deadline is between December-March.
Entry Fee: No entry fee
Awards: There is a short film competition presented by Western Union that chooses an Indian winner, an Australian winner and a New Zealand winner. The winning Indian filmmaker receives an invitation to travel to Melbourne as a guest of the festival. The winning films are screened on TV channels in India, Australia and New Zealand. Besides, Western Union offers USD 1000or Rs. 55,000 to a film which best exhibits their brand.
Indian Film Festival Stuttgart
What is it: The Indian Film Festival Stuttgart presents Indian feature films, documentaries, children’s and animated films of any length and format.When: The 2013 edition of the festival will be held in July.
Entries open: The deadline for 2013 was April 15. Entries usually open in December.
Entry Fee: No entry fee
Awards: There will be jury and audience choice awards for best feature, documentary and short film worth 4000 Euros or Rs. 3 lakhs.
Chicago South Asian Film Festival
What is it: Founded in 2010, the festival is dedicated to showing South Asian films: features, shorts and documentaries.When: It will be held from September 20-22, 2013.
Entries open: Yes. Deadline is July 15.
Entry Fee: There is an entry fee of USD 50 or Rs. 2800 for feature films and USD 35 or Rs. 2000 for shorts and documentaries.
Awards: This is a non-competitive festival.
Indian Film Festival The Hague
What is it: The festival held in The Hague, Netherlands showcases a fair mix of independent films and Bollywood.When: The 3rd edition of the festival will be held from October 2-6, 2013.
Entries open: There is no open call for entry.
Entry Fee: None
Awards: This is a non-competitive festival.
Indian Film Festival of Houston
What is it: A film festival focusing on the Indian Diaspora that showcases films from or about India.When: The 5th edition of the festival will be held from October 4-6, 2013.
Entries open: Yes, the deadline is June 15, 2013.
Entry Fee: USD 40 or Rs. 2200 for films under 40 mins. and USD 50 or Rs. 2800 for films over 40 mins.
Awards: The festival offers Jury awards in the following categories: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short.
SAFF Canada: South Asian Film Festival
What is it: Founded in 2012, SAFF presents a collection of recent Feature, Short, Documentary and Animated films from the South Asian Family of Nations: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan and the Maldives.When: The dates for the 2013 edition haven’t been announced yet.
Entries open: There was no open call for entry last year.
Entry Fee: None
Awards: It is a non-competitive festival.
New Jersey Independent South Asian Cinefest
What is it: The festival promotes independent filmmakers from South Asia. Films can be submitted in all genres, formats and length.When: The festival is usually held in September-October every year.
Entries open: The entries open in June. Call for entry for 2013 edition is not out yet.
Entry Fee: There is no entry fee.
Awards: Jury and Audience Choice Prizes are awarded in various categories.
South Asian Film Festival, Paris
What is it: The festival was launched in January 2013 to showcase the ‘new art scene’ in the Indian subcontinent in Paris. The festival screens films from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
When: The inaugural edition of the festival was held in January 16-20, 2013.
Entries open: The call for entry for the next edition will be launched soon.
Entry Fee: None
Awards: The festival gives out Jury award, Student Jury award and Audience awards.
ImagineIndia International Film Festival, Spain
What is it: The festival showcases South Asian films in Barcelona and Madrid in Spain. It hosts three separate competitions: Indian, Asian and International.When: The 12th edition of Imagineindia International Film Festival (IIFF) took place in Madrid (17th to 31st May, 2013) and will be held in Barcelona in June 2013.
Entries open: Entries are closed for 2013. The call for entry opens in October.
Entry Fee: There is no entry fee for the festival.
Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Music are awarded in Indian and Asian categories separately.
“Extravagant India!” International Festival of Indian Films – Paris
What is it: The festival promotes films from Indian directors or India related films. Indian Independent Cinema and Mainstream. Feature, shorts ( fiction, animation, video art), documentary. There is a special section for Classic films, retrospectives.When: October 15-22, 2013.
Entries open: Entries are currently open. The Deadline is July 30,2013.
Entry Fee: There is no entry fee for 2013.
Awards: There are Jury awards in the following categories: Independent Feature Films : Best Feature Films , Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film music
Best Documentary – Best Short Film
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