Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
6.6$
What program lengths are accepted in Ad Film (Audio/Video advertisement) length? Up to 5 minutes. ALL GENERE & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED
04 Sep 2024
Call for entries
31 Dec 2024
Early deadline
28 Feb 2025
Standard deadline
30 Apr 2025
Late deadline
30 Jul 2025
Extended deadline
8
mths
21 Aug 2025
Notification date
26 Aug 2025
28 Aug 2025
Festival start: 26 August 2025 Festival end: 28 August 2025
(10th) Sixteen International Film Festivals in Jaipur, India by Jaipur International Film Festival-JIFF from August 26-28, 2025 16IFF INDIA
Around 50 thousand students participated in 2024 & around80000 students will participate in 2025.
A SPECIAL, UNIQUE SPECTRUM INTERNATIONAL CINEMA CELEBRATION BASED ON 16 SUBJECTS.
ALL FORMATS, ALL GENRES, ALL DURATIONS ARE ACCEPTED FROM ALL CONTINENTS
CHOOSE YOUR FILM FESTIVAL, You can choose one or more, please write us:-
1) Women Film Festival in Jaipur (Films made by women, based on women)
2) Children Film Festival in Jaipur
3) Tribal Film Festival in Jaipur
4) Global Human Rights Film Festival in Jaipur
5) International Culture and Tourism Film Festival in Jaipur
6) Environment Film Festival In Jaipur
7) Love & Romantic Film Festival
8) Political ^ Corruption Based Film Festival
9) Democracy Film Festival
10) International Animation Film Festival
11) International Student Film Festival
12) War & Peace Film Festival
13) Horror Film Festival
14) Financial Crises and Development Film Festival
15) Ad Film Festival
16) Science Film Festival
Now submit also - Song
NOTE:-
All these film festivals will be organized together.
Please submit and updates us about your submission at 16filmfestivals@gmail.com your submission is for which film festival out of 16 above.
Submit one time, pay one time for your film. If you want to enter your film in one or more film festivals as above, do not submit again, do not pay again, just mails us for other film festivals name we will include.
for more- http://jiffindia.org/16IFF.html
Cash Prizes: 100$
AWARDS
Top three to top ten films in each film festival &/or in each category*.
Feature Fiction, Animation Feature & Documentary Feature
(More than 45 minutes)
Short Fiction, Short Documentary, Short Animation, Mobile Film, Web Series, Song (Under 45 Minutes), Ad Film (Under 10 minute), Live Performance, Best Dialogue, Best Poster (Film Poster Only), Song/Music/Album (up to 10 minutes)
AWARDS With Cash prize
Prize money*, Up to INR 500000/- (Up to 7000$) (*Depends on Govt. Support)
ARYAN ROJ BEST FILM CASH PRIZE: INR 10000/-
OR
FOR FEATURE FICTION FILM
1. GOLDEN CAMEL - For Best Director
2. RED ROSE - For best released film between January 2024 and July 2025
3. GREEN ROSE - For a film which gives global message
4. YELLOW ROSE - For upcoming film- with World/Asian/Indian premier
5. BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE
(National and International)
6. BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE
(National and International)
7. BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
8. BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
9. BEST DEBUTANTE DIRECTOR (Director First Film)
10. BEST DEBUTANTE ACTRESS
11. BEST DEBUTANTE ACTOR
12. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
13. BEST SOUND EDITING & MIXING
14. BEST FILM EDITING
15. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
16. BEST COSTUME DESIGN
17. BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
18. BEST MUSIC
19. BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
20. BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
21. BEST JAIPUR CRITICS FILM
22. BEST WELCOME REGARD FILM
23 to 25. BEST FILM FROM EACH CONTINENT (LIKE ASIA, EUROPE, AMERICA, AFRICA)
26. SPECIAL JURY MENTION
BELOW AWARDS DEPENDS ON ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR FEATURE FICTION
27. BEST POLITICAL FILM
28. BEST SPORTS FILM
29. BEST WOMEN FILM
30. BEST CHILDREN FILM
31. BEST WILDLIFE FILM
32. BEST WAR AND PEACE FILM
33. BEST COMEDY FILM
34. BEST ROMANTIC FILM
35. BEST HORROR FILM
36. BEST CURRENT ISSUE FILM
For DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
1. BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
2. GOLDEN CAMEL (Documentary Feature) - For best Director
3. GREEN ROSE (Documentary Feature) - For a film which gives global message
4. YELLOW ROSE (Documentary Feature) - For upcoming film- with world premier
5. BEST SOUND & EDITING
6. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
7. SPECIAL JURY MENTION
FOR ANIMATION FEATURE
Top Three films
FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
For SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM CATEGORY
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
For SHORT FICTION FILM CATEGORY
1. BEST SHORT FILM
2. BEST SCRIPT
3. BEST DIRECTOR
4. BEST EDITOR
5. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
6. BEST SOUND EDITOR
7. BEST ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE
8. BEST ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE
9. SPECIAL JURY MENTION
OTHER AWARDS (Will be eligible if minimum 5 films received in one category)
BELOW AWARDS DEPENDS ON ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
10. BEST POLITICAL FILM
11. BEST SPORTS FILM
12. BEST WOMEN FILM
13. BEST CHILDREN FILM
14. BEST WILDLIFE FILM
15. BEST WAR AND PEACE FILM
16. BEST COMEDY FILM
17. BEST ROMANTIC FILM
18. BEST HORROR FILM
19. BEST CURRENT ISSUE FILM
20 to 22. BEST FILM FROM EACH CONTINENT (LIKE ASIA, EUROPE, AMERICA, AFRICA)
For COMING STARS PANORAMA (ONLY FOR STUDENTS)
BEST UPCOMING FILM
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
For U TURN RAJASTHAN PANORAMA (ONLY FOR RAJASTHAN)
BEST FILM from RAJASTHAN
Special Jury mention
For SHORT ANIMATION FILM
BEST SHORT ANIMATION FILM
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
For WEB SERIES
TOP THREE WEB SERIES
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
For MOBILE FILM
TOP THREE FILMS
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
AWARDS FOR SCREENPLAYS
For features: First, Second & Third prize & for Shorts: First, Second & Third prize.
Certificates will be presented to the top 3 winning feature-length & short length scripts. Finalists also get their scripts read by industry professionals.
AWARDS FOR AD FILMS
Top Three Ad Films
Best Dialogue
Top Three to Top Ten
Best Poster (Film Poster Only)
Top Three to Top Ten
http://jiffindia.org/16IFF.html
Eligibility Regulations: -
1. All films / documentaries shot on film or Video or Mobile (Analog / Digital format)
between 1st January 2022 to July 2025 within a running duration of 30 seconds to 180 minutes are eligible for the festival.
2. Entries of all films / documentaries (hereafter collectively called Films) shall be accepted only in DVD/BLURAY format or ONLINE SCREENER, please send online screener by email at 16filmfestivals@gmail.com.
3. If language of the film is other than English or Hindi, it must be dubbed or sub-titled in English.
4. Films may be entered by any organization, agency, individual producer or director.
5. Selection of films / videos for 16IFF 2025 will be done by a committee whose decision will be final. However, Festival Authorities reserve the right to accept or reject any film that is likely to offend sentiments, feelings or sensibilities of any caste, community, religion and sect or is likely to promote racism or ill will in the society.
6. A complete screening schedule of selected films shall be put up on the festival website: around August 21, 2025.
7. Transportation and insurance costs of DVDs/BLURAYs, related documents, photographs and publicity materials from the country of origin to the Festival Office shall be borne by the applicant.
8. 16IFF 2025 would be allowed to use all photographs and publicity materials received along with the Entry and the same will not be returned to the entrants.
9. Student / Diploma films / videos cannot be considered as Director's First film.
10. Censorship will not be applicable to any films / videos entered in the festival.
11. The Festival Authorities will have the right to screen (maximum 5 screening) in different cities of India on non-commercial basis.
12. For promotional / publicity purposes, excerpts from any film entered in the festival may be shown on any Television network / Internet or related media during the festival period.
13. Entry Forms with incorrect / inadequate / illegible / ambiguous particulars will not be considered.
14. DVDs submitted for selection will be considered as final and no changes will be entertained after submission. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to submit DVDs without any physical / quality defects.
15. Prize and certificate will be awarded to the director (s) or producer(s) of the film.
For any duties, fees and charges accrued from the transporting of the trophy, will be covered by the recipient, not the Festival organizers.
16. All shortlisted entries will receive a certificate. (Cost of certificate production and courier charges will cover the submitter or Director or producer)
17. Anybody can submit one or more than one entry. There is no limit for submission.
18. Films once selected and submitted for the final screening will not be allowed to be withdrawn under any circumstances, until the Festival is over.
19. The Festival proposes to have a maximum of 5 screenings per film as per FIAPF Regulations for non-competitive festivals and competitive specialized festivals which allow for a maximum of 5 screenings per film.
20. Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these Regulations.
21. Decisions of the Festival Authorities regarding all matters not expressly provided for in these regulations or which require interpretation of the clauses mentioned above shall be final and binding on all parties.
http://jiffindia.org/16IFF.html
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
What program lengths are accepted in Ad Film (Audio/Video advertisement) length? Up to 5 minutes. ALL GENERE & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
What program lengths are accepted in short animation length? Less than 45 minutes. ALL GENERE & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
What program lengths are accepted in short documentary length? Less than 45 minutes. ALL GENERE & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
What program lengths are accepted in short fiction length? Less than 45 minutes. ALL GENERE & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
What program lengths are accepted in Animation feature length? More than 45 minutes. ALL GENERE & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
What program lengths are accepted in Documentary feature length? More than 45 minutes. ALL GENERE & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
What program lengths are accepted in Feature film & Documentary feature lengths? More than 45 minutes. ALL GENERE & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
Submit also written or audio or audio/video song up to 10 minutes.
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
What program lengths are accepted in web series length?
Less than 30 minutes.
ALL GENERES & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED.
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
What program lengths are accepted in short mobile film length?
Less than 30 minutes.
ALL GENERES & FORMATS ARE ACCEPTED.
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
1.All films / documentaries shot on film or Video or Mobile (Analog / Digital format) between 1st January 2022 to July 2025 within a running duration of 30 seconds to 180 minutes are eligible for the festival.
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
16IFF will accept only those works that were writing/producing during the last two years. (last year January to Current year December).
Submit in Hindi or English only.
Submit from any category.
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
Live performance at 16IFF 2025.
We invite applications from all filmmakers and artists for 16IFF 2025. If you want to present your live performance like song, dance, song and dance, music album, live band etc., then submit your entry today. The top five will be selected from the submitted entries. The five selected teams will be given a chance to perform live in 16IFF 2024.
Only upload your short or full video or link of the video for submission (in English or with English subtitle or without subtitle also).
16IFF 2025 के लिए हम सभी फिल्मकारों और कलाकारों से आवेदन आमंत्रित करते हैं. यदि आप अपना लाइव परफॉर्मेंस देना चाहते है जैसे गाना, नृत्य, गाना और नृत्य, म्यूजिक एल्बम, लाइव बैंड आदि, तो अपनी एंट्री आज ही सब्मिट करें. सब्मिटेड एंट्रीज से टॉप पांच का चुनाव किया जाएगा. चुनी हुई पांच टीमों को 16IFF 2025 में लाइव परफॉर्मेंस का मौक़ा दिया जाएगा.
सब्मिशन के लिए केवल अपना शॉर्ट या फुल विडिओ या वीडियो का लिंक अपलोड करें.
(in English or with English subtitles or without subtitles also).
Submissions deadline
30 Jul 25
16IFF will accept only Film Poster.
Submit from any category.
Top 10 Posters will be awarded in the Closing Ceremony of 16IFF 2025.
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