!Films International Short Film Festival (3)

Festival start: 31 March 2023      Festival end: 01 March 2023

Due to COVID-19 crisis we are postponing our event to December. Stay Tuned with us to know further Information. You can also mail us at ifilmsfest@gmail.com for any query. Please do not review before solving your query with us through email.

It is going to be the Live Short Film Festival of all time. Come Join in and make this Event a Success. !films International Short Fest is conducting an innovative International short film festival and invites participation from aspiring and upcoming independent filmmakers. A unique short film Festival, focusing on opportunity creation for global filmmakers.

iFilms International Short Film Festival stands being a new organization in the area of film festival, which will make endeavors towards imparting a novel identity to the world cinema, through conducting film festivals in the city of pune. ifilms fest will continue to work concerning technical and academic aspects of cinema. The organization will make attempts to connect the world film festival with the common public and others film director and making it a social concern, through conducting Questionnaire and discussions.

This FOUR day extra extravaganza showcases a diverse, language independent, selection of the best short films, documentaries, Animation and musical video from around the world, on themes of Hindi and English and others Marathi cultures and identities..

Vision and Mission :
iFilms Fest will provide an opportunity to heighten awareness of Hindi and English and Marathi cultures and identities to audiences of all cultural backgrounds.

iFilms will present films in their original languages with subtitles in an effort to build cross-cultural bridges. The Festival also aims to provide a platform to young Marathi to showcase their creativity. The Vision and Mission of iFilms Fest is guided by an advisory board composed of respected political, business, arts, community and media leaders.

​iFilms Fest Initiative by other film festival - First Film fest of ifilms which bring film lovers & film makers together to enable exchange of information and single window solutions for film industry.. The ifilms fest Aims to do creativity through year round Activities like :
* Film Festival like iFilms International Short Film Festival
* Seminar ( conference ) by Experienced Film Directors.
* Film Screening
* Work Shop for Upcoming Filmmakers
* Interactions with leading Film Makers, Technicians & Actors
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It is a destination for the film community to discover, reach and discuss the film festival planet. Festivals are valued for the film industry as the most explosive avenue for growing contacts, collaborations and careers internationally. ifilms fest aims for the creation of this same socialization, sharing and support. The platform provides filmmakers with the technology to plan and distribute their films to audience. If you make films or you screen films, ifilms fest can connect you to the next generation of film makers.

Cash Prizes: 800$

— SHORT FILMS (with start to end title) —

✪ Jury Award - SHORT FILM – ₹25,000 + Crystal Trophy + Certificate

✪ Audience Award SHORT FILM — ₹20,000 + Crystal Trophy + Certificate

— All the prizes below will be selected from short films (with start to end title) —

✪ Best Short Documentary – ₹5,000 + Trophy + Certificate
✪ Best Web Series – ₹5,000 + Trophy + Certificate
✪ Best Educational Subject – ₹5,000 + Trophy + Certificate
✪ Best Experimental Subject – ₹5,000 + Trophy + Certificate

— Other Prizes – Golden Trophy + Certificate —

✪ Best Male/Female Director
✪ Best Male/Female Actor
✪ Best Story
✪ Best Child Actor
✪ Best Editing
✪ Best Negative Actor { M & F}
✪ Best Comedy Actor { M & F }
✪ Jury Award
✪ Audience Award

1. Short film’s length should be maximum of 50 minutes with Start to End Title.

2. Short Films DVD’s are also accepted but it should be new or not used and must be sent through confirmation on call (Refer Contact Us Page for details).

3. Short Films must be in MOV/MPEG/MP4 format only. Subtitle is compulsory for other languages except Marathi/Hindi/English.

4. Last date for submission of form is given on the Website (Please refer website for updates).

5. No banner registration or censor certificate required.

6. The decision of the Jury will be final nobody should ask about the short film not eligible for the final round of the festival.

7. Producer is fully responsible to get no objection certificate from whoever own the rights of the short film on their Letter Head.

8. You should not take any legal action against the jury members & organizers.

9. Form to be filled online along with the google drive link or any other link to your short film. You can Submit multiple Films.
10. Registration Fee is mentioned on this website as well as the Proposal which is Non-Refundable in any case.