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Cinema Father International Film Festival-26

Karnataka, India

Festival overview

About Cinema Father International Film Festival-26

Physical film festival in Karnataka, India with submission categories including Feature- Europe Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED and Feature- Asia & Arab Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED.

The festival was established by Education Expo TV in order to salute the great contribution of earlier filmmakers who have developed the cinema and considered as cinema fathers like Dadasaheb Phalke, Lumière brothers', Thomas Edison, Lev Kuleshov, Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, William Kennedy Dickson, DW Griffth, George Melies, Edwin S Porter and many others great visionaries of cinema.

Cinema Father International Film Festival is a competitive festival of Feature, Shorts, Doc, Music Videos & Animation produced by worldwide professionals. The festival is celebrating the achievement taking place in cinema & honoring the innovativeness, effectiveness, creativity & new ideas globally.

The objective behind the festival is to recognize the best talent and setting new milestone in the most amazing indie cinema industry. The CFIFF is an India’s first independent films festival providing platform to showcases the work of aspirant, young & experience professionals globally.

CFIFF is also providing platform for professional networking, sharing of ideas & knowledge. We extend warm invitation to participate in 2026 edition and hope it turns milestone in your film career.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Jul 12, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Jan 10, 2027
Notification Date
Mar 10, 2027
Festival Starts
Jan 23, 2027
Festival Ends
Jan 23, 2027
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. Every official selected film in CFIFF will enjoy following benefits- Promotion & Marketing: -Listing on fest website in official selection section. -Lifetime dedicated film page on fest website in catalogue. -Film team video interviews will be published in Filmmaker’s Cut and promoted on social media. -Film Pitch video will be published in Film Market and promoted among industry professionals. -Film article in News & blog on festival website.

  2. Film Market & Distribution: -Miniboxoffice Film Market subscription for 03 months. -Film Distribution, Sales, Pitching & networking opportunities. -Personal page, project listing & future opportunities.

  3. Recognition & Awards: -Every submitted film wil

  4. Eligibility, Year of production & accepted movie duration: Films must be subtitled in English if language is other than English. Year of production: Jan-2024 onwards Feature Film, Documentaries & Animation: up-to 150 min Short Film, Documentaries & Animation: up-to 60 min Music Videos: 2-8 min & Web series- any duration

  5. The decision of the Jury will be final and can’t be challenged.

  6. CFIFF-26 stages/process

  7. Entry submission as per r

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

Feature- Europe Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Submit Feature Films, Feature Documentary & Feature Animations. Production Year: 2023 onwards SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 70 euros.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 180 minutes
Category

Feature- Asia & Arab Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Submit Feature Films, Feature Documentary & Feature Animations. Production Year: 2023 onwards SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 70 euros.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 180 minutes
Category

Feature- North America Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Submit Feature Films, Feature Documentary & Feature Animations. Production Year: 2023 onwards SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 70 euros.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 180 minutes
Category

Feature- South America Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Submit Feature Films, Feature Documentary & Feature Animations. Production Year: 2023 onwards SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 70 euros.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 180 minutes
Category

Feature- Africa Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Submit Feature Films, Feature Documentary & Feature Animations. Production Year: 2023 onwards SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 70 euros.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 180 minutes
Category

Feature- Oceania Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Oceania covers Australia, New Zealand & other countries in Australia continent. Submit Feature Films, Feature Documentary & Feature Animations. Production Year: 2023 onwards SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 70 euros.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 180 minutes
Category

Shorts- Europe Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Production Year: 2023 onwards. SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 40 euros. Submit Shorts Films, Short Documentary, Short Animations, Music Videos.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Shorts- Asia & Arab Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Production Year: 2023 onwards. SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 40 euros. Submit Shorts Films, Short Documentary, Short Animations, Music Videos.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Shorts- North America Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Production Year: 2023 onwards. SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 40 euros. Submit Shorts Films, Short Documentary, Short Animations, Music Videos.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Shorts- South America Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Production Year: 2023 onwards. SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 40 euros. Submit Shorts Films, Short Documentary, Short Animations, Music Videos.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Shorts- Africa Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Production Year: 2023 onwards. SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 40 euros. Submit Shorts Films, Short Documentary, Short Animations, Music Videos.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Shorts- Oceania Cinema Father: SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED

Production Year: 2023 onwards. SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 40 euros. Oceania covers Australia, New Zealand & other countries in Australia continent. Submit Shorts Films, Short Documentary, Short Animations, Music Videos.

Current Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Web Series

Production Year: 2023 onwards. SUBMIT FREE FOR PRE-SELECTION & PAY IF SELECTED. The fee is 100 euros. *Note: Web series are only for award/competition purpose, No online/ offline screening during the festival

Current Fee