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Mumbai Independent Film Festival

Maharashtra, India

Festival overview

About Mumbai Independent Film Festival

Physical film festival in Maharashtra, India with submission categories including Jury Choice Award (Short Film) and Best Feature Film.

Festival is an ultimate gathering of original storytellers and audiences seeking new voices and fresh perspectives. We celebrate the art of cinema and provide impactful experiences for the local, national and global community we are a part of.

The aim is targeted at raising awareness and promoting independent cinema in all its forms, in essence, art, entertainment and as an industry, in the spirit of freedom and dialogue across the globe. We have planned the screening of a few selected films from 30th October to 1st November 2026, from 11.00 am to 4.30 pm.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on film making and acting in the contemporary situation of entertainment Industry. We intent to open conversations with such discussions to help budding filmmakers and actors.

The timings for the same will be from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
May 10, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Notification Date
Oct 15, 2026
Festival Starts
Oct 30, 2026
Festival Ends
Nov 1, 2026
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+

  1. The 6th Edition of Mumbai Independent Film Festival (MIFF) will be held from 30th October to 1st November 2026.

  2. Please read the guidelines carefully The festival is open for all who are making an impact with their creative work whether he/she is a famous person from a metro city or someone from a village because we believe that work speaks.

  3. So this is your platform with no bias of caste, creed, culture or status.

  4. List Film at MIFF defines a short film as any film with a running time of 50 minutes or less and a feature film with 70 minutes or longer running time.

  5. Films that have been shown theatrically or broadcasted on television prior to MIFF or are available on DVD or VOD will be deemed ineligible.

  6. Films completed after 1st January 2019 are eligible for the festival.

  7. Films that have had private, unpublicized screenings are eligible for submission to MIFF.

  8. The short/feature film can be of any language or of any genre.

  9. All films other than Hindi & English must have English subtitles.

  10. If any such film is without subtitles, please understand that it might be disqualified.

  11. One single film can be submitted for several categories in a single form with applicable fee payme

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

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Jury Choice Award (Short Film)

Jury Choice Award (Short Film) currently lists a maximum runtime of 50 minutes. Listed fees include USD 9 early-bird, USD 12 regular, USD 15 late, and USD 16 extended.

Current FeeUSD 9.00Early
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Best Feature Film

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Best AI Film

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Best Animation Short Film

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Best Documentary Film

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Best Music Video

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Best Director (Short Film)

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Best Cinematographer (Short Film)

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Best International Short Film

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Best Social Awareness Short film

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Jury Choice Award

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Best Director (Feature Film)

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Best Director (Documentary Film)

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Best Story (Feature Film)

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Best Cinematographer (Feature Film)

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Best Short Film

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Best Story (Short Film)

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Badhta Bharat

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Best film on Indian Culture and Heritage

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