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GardenCity International Film Festival

Karnataka, India

Festival overview

About GardenCity International Film Festival

Physical film festival in Karnataka, India with submission categories including Short Films and Music Videos.

GardenCity International Film Festival proudly brings the world of cinema to the IT city of India, Bangalore. We are happy to introduce the local audience to a range of most recent, cinematically daring and powerful filmmaking from around the globe.

We want to be a festival that touches and teaches the audience, a festival that will drive creators to produce meaningful films, a festival that drives audiences from all walks of life and makes the week-end a deep experience that becomes a long lasting tradition. From comedy to horror, drama to sci-fi, animation to docs, and everything in between, GardenCity accepts submissions of all genres, and looks for creative storytelling above anything else.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Jul 9, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Jul 8, 2027
Notification Date
Jul 30, 2027
Festival Starts
Aug 7, 2027
Festival Ends
Aug 8, 2027
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. You can send as many entries as you want, but with separate fees for every entry. Short films with total run time of under 60 minutes are eligible. All non-English films must have English sub-titles. All submitted films must be original work of the entrant. By submitting, you are granting the GardenCity International Film Festival non-exclusive permission to exhibit your film during the festival, if selected. Try to upload HD form of the film so that we don't have to ask you again for the film.

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

Short Films

Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Experimental

Current FeeUSD 25.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Music Videos

Only music videos

Current FeeUSD 20.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 10 minutes
Category

Student Short

Student Short currently lists a maximum runtime of 60 minutes. Listed fees include USD 20 early-bird, USD 30 regular, USD 45 late, and USD 45 extended.

Current FeeUSD 20.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Web Series / New Media / TV

Web Series / New Media / TV currently lists a maximum runtime of 60 minutes. Listed fees include USD 20 early-bird, USD 30 regular, USD 45 late, and USD 45 extended.

Current FeeUSD 20.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

FEATURE FILM (Following Categories)

FEATURE FILM (Following Categories) currently lists a maximum runtime of 250 minutes. Listed fees include USD 37 early-bird, USD 46 regular, USD 53 late, and USD 60 extended.

Current FeeUSD 37.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 250 minutes