Welcome to IKSFF 2024. The International Kolkata Short Film Festival 2023 was a grand success. More than 170 short films and short documentaries from over 25 countries got submitted. It also received the support and association of many eminent personalities, celebrities, and popular brands. The gala award ceremony was a huge success in the presence of renowned celebrities. Now in its Fourth Year, IKSFF 2024 is again ready to attain greater heights.
It will be a hybrid event.
Selected short films will be screened both online and offline.
This year music videos, Advertisements/Commercials are also welcome.
All films selected for screening will get laurels from us.
There will be multiple awards.
Festival Start: 23 January 2024 – Festival End: 28 January 2024
Festival Chairman: Sourav Charkraborty
Festival Director: Saswati Guha Charkraborty
International Kolkata Short Film Festival which will take place for the third time from 23 January, 2024 to 28 January ,2024 , is now open for entries. The IKSFF will strive to screen short movies. We would like to invite both professional (established broadcasters, film or television production companies/distributors and independent filmmakers) and non-professional filmmakers from anywhere in the world to participate in the festival. The festival and judgment of the competition will take place in Kolkata, India.
International Kolkata Short Film Festival which will take place for the third time from 23 January, 2024 to 28 January ,2024 , is now open for entries. The IKSFF will strive to screen short movies. We would like to invite both professional (established broadcasters, film or television production companies/distributors and independent filmmakers) and non-professional filmmakers from anywhere in the world to participate in the festival. The festival and judgment of the competition will take place in Kolkata, India.
23th – 27th January 2024
Rotary Sadan on
28th January 2024
- Call for Entry Opens : 15 April 2023
- Early Bird Deadline : May 31, 2023
- Regular Deadline : July 15, 2023
- Extended Regular Deadline : August 31, 2023
- Late Deadline: : October 15, 2023
- Final Deadline: November 15, 2023
- Extended Final Deadline: December 15, 2023
- Festival Categories :
- Short Film (Less than 30 Minutes)
- Short Documentaries ( Less than 30 Minutes )
- Music Video (Less than 10 Minutes)
- Advertisement/Commercials (Less than 6 Minutes)
- Public Service Announcements (Less than 6 Minutes)
- Festival Dates :
Online & Offline Festival: 23 January 2024 to 27 January
2023 Award Ceremony: Sunday, 28 January 2024(Kolkata)
Kindly Note, The films will be screened either online or offline or on both platforms. Kindly note, all Selected/Nominated/Awarded films may not be screened during the physical screening due to time constrain. The choice of the festival committee will be the final in this regard.
- Eligibility
1. Submission to the Festival is open to Short Film, Short Documentary, Short Animations, Music Video, Advertisement/Commercials & Public Service Announcements.
2. All the films Submitted by Film Makers to the Festival under Short Film, Short Documentary, Short Animation, and Public Service Announcement Categories and Created after 1 January 2018 will be included under the Competition Section of the festival program. If any filmmaker wants the screening of his/her film which is completed before 2018, it will be accepted but will be excluded from the competition.
- Call for Entry Opens : 15 April 2023
- Early Bird Deadline : May 31, 2023
- Regular Deadline : July 15, 2023
- Extended Regular Deadline : August 31, 2023
- Late Deadline: : October 15, 2023
- Final Deadline: November 15, 2023
- Extended Final Deadline: December 15, 2023
- Festival Categories :
- Short Film (Less than 30 Minutes)
- Short Documentaries ( Less than 30 Minutes )
- Music Video (Less than 10 Minutes)
- Advertisement/Commercials (Less than 6 Minutes)
- Public Service Announcements (Less than 6 Minutes)
- Festival Dates :
Online & Offline Festival: 23 January 2024 to 27 January 2024
Award Ceremony: Sunday, 28 January 2023 (Kolkata)
- Eligibility
1. Submission to the Festival is open to Short Film, Short Documentary, Short Animations, Music Video, Advertisement/Commercials & Public Service Announcements.
2. All the films Submitted by Film Makers to the Festival under Short Film, Short Documentary, Short Animation, Public Service Announcement Categories and Created after 1 January 2017 will be included under the Competition Section of the festival program. If any filmmaker wants the screening of his/her film which is completed before 2017, it will be accepted but will be excluded from the competition.
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IKSFF 2023
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Nomination 2023, IKSFF
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Mera Number Kab Aayega
Director Name: Jayant Inder Gupta
Country: India
Shikhandi
Director Name: Dev Shah
Country: India
Cycle
Director Name: Devashish Makhija
Country: India
Ek Achchi Naukri
Cinematographer: Vadim Alsayed
Country: France
Mera Number Kab Aayega
Director Name: Jayant Inder Gupta
Country: India
Ek Achchi Naukri
Cinematographer: Vadim Alsayed
Country: France
Winners of 2023 IKSFF
