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NEZ Magic Lantern Film Festival (3)

Deadlines

11 Oct 2025
Call for entries

07 Aug 2026
Early deadline

10 Aug 2026
Standard deadline

25 Aug 2026
Late deadline

31 Aug 2026
Extended deadline

10
mths

28 Sep 2026
Notification date

25 Sep 2026
27 Sep 2026

Address

8,Ashutosh Mukherjee Road, 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Festival description

European Films

Short film festival 60'<

Feature film festival >60'

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Required

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 60'<

Feature Films >60'

AI Tools

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 3)

Festival start: 25 September 2026 Festival end: 27 September 2026

3rd NEZ Magic lantern Film Festival:

Magic Lantern Film Festival is a unique Film festival that celebrates the best of European cinema. It only accepts European Cinema. Into its second year, the first edition showcased Cannes and Berlin and Oscar awarded movies from top rated Directors of European cinema fraternity.

Magic lantern Film Festival is part of NEZ Foundation that also conducts highly popular decade old NEZ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

It accepts all formats of cinema, short, feature length, documentaries and smart phone shot cinema.

Prizes and qualifications

European Cinema (We except only European Cinema)

1. Best Feature Film
2. Best Short
3. Best Documentary
4. Best Animation
5. Best Director
6. Best Music
7. Best Cinematography
8. Best Editing
9. Best Screenplay
10. Best VFX
11. Best Background
12. Best Folly
13. Best Actor
14. Best Actress
15. Best Child Artist
16. Best Supporting Actor
17. Best Supporting Actress

Rules

For information relating to detailed rules and regulation please visit our website.

www.niffmovieawards.org

* All the films, except for in English, must have Sub Title in English.

* All films must be an original production. It should not infringe copyright, trademark, or other rights any individual.

* Screening of all the Selected Films will be done, subject to permission of time.

* Awards will be given to only those participants who attend the festival in person or through representatives.

* Participants are required to register themselves as delegate at an extra charge which will be informed in due course.

* Decision of Jury will be Final and cannot be challenged.

* For all your queries, please contact : nezmagiclantern@gmail.com

Best Feature Film

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 70$ 64.4$ 53.9$ 10 Aug 26

Late 85$ 78.2$ 65.45$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 100$ 92$ 77$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Documentary

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Animation

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Director

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Music

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Cinematography

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Editing

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Screenplay

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best VFX

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Background

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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31 Aug 26

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Best Folly

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Actor

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Actress

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Child Artist

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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Best Supporting Actor

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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31 Aug 26

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Best Supporting Actress

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 07 Aug 26

Standard 45$ 41.4$ 34.65$ 10 Aug 26

Late 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 25 Aug 26

Extended 55$ 50.6$ 42.35$ 31 Aug 26

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