Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (15)

Bengaluru International Short Film Festival



Deadlines

01 Feb 2025
Call for entries

28 Feb 2025
Early deadline

31 Mar 2025
Standard deadline

30 Apr 2025
Late deadline

30 Apr 2025
Final deadline

2
mths

30 Jun 2025
Notification date

07 Aug 2025
17 Aug 2025

Address

Girinagar, Banashankari 3 stage,  560085, Bangalore, Karnataka, India


Festival description
Short film festival >1' 30'<


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Festival requirements
 Film festival
 Fiction
 Documentary
 Animation
 Fantastic
 Terror
 Experimental
 Music Video
 Other
 Any Genre
 Any Theme
 Has submission fees
 International Festival
 Physical Location
 January 2024
 Production countries: Any
 Shooting countries: Any
 Director nationalities: Any
 Debut Films 
 School projects 
 Short Films  >1' 30'<
 Any language
 Subtitles 
English
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English


Festival start: 07 August 2025      Festival end: 17 August 2025

You’ve chosen to film. Chosen to put together a visual piece of art if we may say so. Today when anyone with a camera can, in theory, make a film... how will you make your short film stand out? What you intend to do with your film is what the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival is all about. We will be what you create.

After the tremendous success that was BISFF 2024, we are all set to host the 15th edition. Just as every year, this is an attempt to understand the medium a little better and go a little further in inventing new forms of storytelling as filmmakers.

This year the Festival will be a HYBRID Version, having both Online and Venue Screenings. Online Screenings will be only for INDIAN Geography

The festival showcases shorts from across the world, creating a physical space for a great audience experience and bringing together a keen audience for the filmmakers. BISFF also exhibits works by past masters who have dabbled in short filmmaking that today is viewed as an art form that needs a unique approach. Additionally, the festival presents talks and panel discussions with leading thinkers and industry practitioners, enabling budding makers to interact with the best in the industry. BISFF also includes hands on learning experiences in workshops and demonstrations by professionals, putting together an exclusive audience experience and perhaps space for makers to find what they are looking for.

Best International Film - 3 prizes
Best Indian Film - 3 prizes
Best Karnataka Film - 3 prizes
Best Animation Film - 3 prizes
Best Women's Cinema Collective Film - 3 prizes
Best Lets Include Film - 3 prizes
Best Queer Qorner Film - 3 prizes

INSTRUCTIONS

Genre: Only fiction short films are accepted

Running Time: 30 minutes or less. No exceptions.
Running time includes end credits.

Formats: Video Link (any digital format)

Production Country: All

Production Year: The film must have been produced after January 1, 2024 for all.

Language: All languages are accepted.

Subtitles: English subtitles mandatory for all

Submissions (including English language films).

Screenings: Will be both Online and Venue Screenings

There will NO screenings fees for selected films.




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