Kolkata Film Festival

The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the third oldest international film festival in India. The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the West Bengal Government. In 2019, it was held from 8 November to 15 November. Duration will be not less than 60 minutes for featured films. The length of short films must be not more than 30 minutes, and for documentaries not more than 60 minutes. Productions may not be older than two years and must be an Indian premiere.

9th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-20 is an amalgamation of unleash cinematic creativity & madness of cine-goers of beautiful city of Kolkata. The Kolkata city is the hub of Bengali Cinema, a culturally rich & destination of many budding filmmakers since past century. The festival objective is to give momentum to the short cinema & to foster the growth of new breed of filmmakers.

The humble journey of KSIFF has began in year 2012 to mark the 100 years celebration of Indian cinema & to salute the contribution of the Bengali film industry towards the development of cinema in India. The 2012 to 2018 editions of festival were huge success with participation from all over India & foreign nations and are the trendsetter festival in India & now in huge demand among young filmmakers.

The festival provide platform to aspiring and professional filmmakers for showcasing their talent with networking & marketing opportunities in film industry. The festival also hosts master classes & short film market. The festival objective is to create short films culture, promotion of upcoming filmmakers, developing sources of revenue generation for short films and to make short film making a commercial enterprise.

Festivals and Fairs In Kolkata

Festivals and Fairs In Kolkata At the apex of Bay of Bengal lies Kolkata, a city masked with the richness of Indian culture. Festivals and Fairs are events meant to bring various cultures and religions close to each other. No other city expresses it so lively than the City of Joy. All the festivals irrespective of caste and creed are celebrated with much fun and frolic in the city.The City of Kolkata becomes a lively place during festive season. The major festivals observed in the city include Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja, Eid and Christmas.