World Cinema Day Festival-26 (1)

Festival start: 31 January 2026      Festival end: 31 January 2026

World Cinema Day Festival is a tribute to the power of cinema as a universal language — a day that honours storytelling, creativity, and cultural exchange across the globe. World Cinema Day reminds us that films do more than entertain; they preserve history, challenge perspectives, connect societies, and give voice to stories that deserve to be seen and remembered.

Marking this important day, the World Cinema Day Festival presents a rare and prestigious selection of films from around the world. Only few films from each country are chosen, making every selection exclusive and deeply meaningful. These films represent the finest cinematic works, selected for their originality, artistic merit, and storytelling excellence.

This is not a festival of numbers, but of distinction. Every selected film stands as one of the best cinematic achievements from its nation, curated to reflect the true spirit of world cinema. Being screened at the World Cinema Day Festival is one of the most valuable milestones in a film’s journey, offering filmmakers global recognition on a day that celebrates cinema itself.

By uniting exceptional films on World Cinema Day, the festival becomes a space where cultures meet, voices are amplified, and cinema’s global impact is truly felt.

World Cinema Day Festival is not just a celebration of films — it is a celebration of cinema’s importance to the world.

World Cinema Day Fest

Production Awards
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Music Video
Best Web Series
Best Director
Best Debut Director
Special Festival Mention
Honorable Jury Mention
Best Ad Film


Creative Awards
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Screenplay
Best VFX


Performance Awards
Best Actor
Best Actress

Music Awards
Best Original Music
Best Background Music

1. Every official selected film in World Cinema Day Fest 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.


Film Market & Distribution:

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

Recognition & Awards:

-Every submitted film will get certificate of participation.
-Every officially selected film will get Certificate of Excellence- Official Selection certificate.
-Every Award Winner will get Certificate of Excellence- Award Certificate & Trophy.
-Every festival attendee will get festival mementos.

Feedback & Criticism:

-Festival provide a unique opportunity for every filmmaker to get Jury score sheet in order to understand ‘how the movie performed in festival’ and for scope of improvement.
-Audience interaction after film screening.

Learning & Exchange:
-Master Classes on various current topics & trends.
Culture & business exchange with fellow filmmakers.

2. Film must be subtitled in English if language is other than English and Hindi.

3. Films participated in earlier editon World Cinema Day Fest are not eligible for participation in 2026.

4. Year of production & accepted movie duration:

Year of production: Jan-2022 onwards

Feature Films & Feature Documentary & Animated Feature Films: more than 60 min

Short Film, Short documentary & Short Animation: up-to 60min

Music Videos: upto 8 min

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

6. World Cinema Day Fest stages/process:

• Entry submission as per rules & regulations.

• Notification of shortlisted regular entries by the festival office on 16 Jan 2026 & shortlisted late entries notification on 19 Jan 2026.

• Delegate registration to attend World Cinema Day Fest at Noida, India. All filmmakers must register as delegate to attend the festival. Hospitality charges are applicable for filmmakers & attendees, which include lunch, tea/coffee with cookies & master classes.

• Festival movies screening & workshops followed by award ceremony in Noida on 31 Jan 2026.

7. World Cinema Day Fest does not take any type financial commitment for the expense incurred on the correspondence by the participant. All Travel, Lodging & Boarding and other miscellaneous expenses will have to be borne by the participant himself for attending the festival. No request for the same will be entertained.

8. Once the film submitted can’t be withdrawn in any circumstances, however festival director reserve the rights to disqualify any film on certain grounds.

9. By submitting movie to World Cinema Day Fest, filmmaker/producer takes the whole responsibility of copyright issues of music, script and other creative and technical aspects of film.