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Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 9.0

Festival overview

About Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 9.0

Physical film festival with submission categories including The Gallery of Greats and Premium Offer.

CICFF is an integral part of Alzebra Peoples Foundation, a section 8 non profit organisation solidifying its commitment to social change through cinema.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Jul 24, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Sep 22, 2026
Notification Date
Sep 24, 2026
Festival Starts
Aug 23, 2026
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. RULES & REGULATIONS ** Please make sure that your project follows all the mentioned criteria before submitting ** CICFF is open to any film completed after January 1, 2015, regardless of content, subject, or origin. Submitting your film to this festival does not guarantee a selection. All officially selected candidates and the winners will be listed on our website permanently. All Award winners will receive a certificate and laurel. Annual winners have the opportunity to win the Golden Fox Awards.

  2. Films made in languages other than English must have English subtitles, otherwise, they will automatically be rejected.

  3. The film submitted to the CICFF for a particular month can be re-submitted in a different category, at any time for a second chance.

  4. A submitter can submit more than one film in a single category or a single film in more than one category, simultaneously.

  5. CICFF will be granted the rights to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted, for promotional purposes of the festival within India only. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

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The Gallery of Greats

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Premium Offer

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International Narrative Features (Above 40 minutes)

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International Short Film (Less than 40 minutes)

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Indian Short Film (less than 40 minutes)

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Indian Narrative Feature ( above 30 minutes)

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Documentary Films (Any length)

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Experimental Films (Any length)

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Student Films (Less than 40 minutes)

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Web and New Media (Any length)

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Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video (Any length)

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Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film (Above 40 minutes)

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Film on Women (Any Length)

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Drone Films (Any length)

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Animated Films (Any length)

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LGBT Film (Any length)

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Family/Children Films (Any length)

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Educational Film (Any length)

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Mobile Film (Any length)

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Young Filmmaker (Under 18) (Less than 40 minutes)

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Debut Filmmaker (1st or 2nd Film) (Any length)

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Women's Films (Any length)

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Films on Disability Issue (Any length)

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Film on Religion (Any length)

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Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife (Any length)

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Travel Film (Any length)

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Free Speech (Any length)

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Television / Pilot Program or Series (Any length)

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Commercial / Advertisement (Any length)

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Music Video (Any length)

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Silent Film (Any length)

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Micro Short

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Best Film Score - Soundtrack

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Trailer/Teaser (5 minutes or less)

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Treatment / Synopsis

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Short Script

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Feature Script

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Perfoming Arts

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Best VFX Artist

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Best Producer

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Best Actor (Fiction) (Any Length)

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Best Actress (Fiction) (Any Length)

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Best Supporting Actor (Fiction) (Any length)

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Best Supporting Actress (Fiction) (Any length)

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Best Director (Any Length)

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Best Cinematography (Fiction & Documentary) (Any Length)

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Best Sound Designing (Fiction & Documentary) (Any Length)

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Best Editing (Fiction & Documentary) (Any Length)

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Screenplay

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INTERVIEW+REVIEW

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