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16th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-27

Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Orissa along with short film makers from India & world. The humble journey of KSIFF has began in year 2012

Festival overview

About 16th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-27

Physical film festival in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Orissa along with short film makers from India & world. The humble journey of KSIFF has began in year 2012 with submission categories including Short Films Production Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SE

Festival-27 is an amalgamation of unleash cinematic creativity & madness of cine-goers of beautiful city of Kolkata. The Kolkata city is the hub of Bengali Cinema, a culturally rich & destination of many budding filmmakers since past century.

The festival objective is to give momentum to the short cinema & to foster the growth of new breed of filmmakers. The festival is dedicated to serve the short filmmakers specifically from west Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Orissa along with short film makers from India & world.

The humble journey of KSIFF has began in year 2012 to mark the 100 years celebration of Indian cinema & to salute the contribution of the Bengali film industry towards the development of cinema in India. The 2012 to 2026 editions of festival were huge success with participation from all over India & foreign nations and are the trendsetter festival in India & now in huge demand among young filmmakers.

The festival provide platform to aspiring and professional filmmakers for showcasing their talent with networking & marketing opportunities in film industry. The festival also hosts master classes & short film market.

The festival objective is to create short films culture, promotion of upcoming filmmakers, developing sources of revenue generation for short films and to make short film making a commercial enterprise.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Jul 31, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Jul 5, 2027
Notification Date
Jul 6, 2027
Festival Starts
Jul 18, 2027
Festival Ends
Jul 18, 2027
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. PRODUCTION

  2. AWARDS ❏ Best Short Film ❏ Best Animation ❏ Best Documentary ❏ Best Music Video ❏ Honorable Jury Mention ❏ Best Director ❏ Special Festival Mention ❏ Best Ad Film ❏ Best IA Film Entry Fee: For all production awards Short Film, Documentary, Animation, Ad Film & Music Video: Regular Students: €37 Regular Professional: € 40 CREATIVE

  3. AWARDS ❏ Best Cinematography ❏ Best Editing ❏ Best Screenplay Entry Fee: For all creative awards Short Film, Documentary, Animation, Ad Film & Music Video: Regular Students: €37 Regular Professional: € 40 PERFORMANCE

  4. AWARDS ❏ Best Actor ❏ Best Actress ❏ Best Supporting Actor ❏ Best Supporting Actress` Entry Fee: For all performance awards Short Film & Music Video: Regular Students: €37 Regular Professional: € 40 MUSIC

  5. AWARDS ❏ Best Original Music ❏ Best Background Music Entry Fee: For all Music Awards Short Film, Documentary, Animation & Music Video: Regular Students: €37 Regular Professional: € 40 Late Entry Fee: € 10 in addition to regular entry fee Entry Fee can be paid electronically in the following account: Account Name: Miniboxoffice A/C No: IFSC Code: UCBA0001962 Swift Code: UCBAINBB242 Bank: UCO Bank Branch: B-7/2, Site-IV, Greater Noid

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

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Short Films Production Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Short Film/Docu/Animation/Music Video/AD Film/AI Film/Web Series: Best Film, Best Director, Jury Awa

Production category covers following award. Submit free for pre-selection and pay the fee only if selected. The fee is 40 euros. Best Short Film Best Animation Best Documentary Best Music Video Best Web Series Best Ad Film Best Director Special Festival Mention Horonable Jury Mention

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RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
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Production Awards: Short Films, Animations, Documentaries & Music Videos

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Short Films Creative Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Short Film/Docu/Animation/Music Video/AD Film/AI Film/Web Series:- Best Cinematographer, Editor, VFX,

Creative category covers following awards. Submit free for pre-selection and pay the fee only if selected. The fee is 40 euros. Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Screenplay Best VFX

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RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
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Duration: max 60 min Production Awards Best Short Film Best Animation Best Documentary Best Music Video Special Festival Mention Special Jury Mention Best Director

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Short Films Music Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Short Film/Docu/Animation/Music Video/AD Film/AI Film/Web Series: Best Original Music, Best Background Sc

Music category covers following Awards. Submit free for pre-selection and pay the fee only if selected. The fee is 40 euros. Best Original Music Best Background Music

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RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
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Pre Deadline

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Short Films Performance Awards: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED- Short Film: Best Actor & Actress

Performance category covers following Awards. Submit free for pre-selection and pay the fee only if selected. The fee is 40 euros. Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress

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RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
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Semi Deadline

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Quarter Deadline

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Creative Awards: Short Films, Animations, Documentaries & Music Videos

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Duration upto 60 min Creative Awards Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Screenplay Best VFX

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Performance Awards: Short Films, Animations, Documentaries & Music Videos

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Performance Awards Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress

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Music Awards: Short Films, Animations, Documentaries & Music Videos

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Duration upto 60 min Music Awards Best Original Music Best Background Music

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Screenplay- Shorts & Feature

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Submit bounded screenplay

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Ad Films

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Ad Films of any duration

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AI

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Submit AI Films or Music Videos

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Web Series

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Production Year 2024 onwards Duration: Any Only for award consideration, no screening.

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