1. Time

2. Venue

3. Sections

4. Genres

5. Terms of Entry

6. Subtitles

7. Format

8. Registration Deadline

9. Fees

10. Participants of the Film Industry

11. Other Associate Events and their location

12. Awards ceremonies

13. See also

14. References

15. External links

The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the second oldest international film festival in India.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} .The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the West Bengal Government.

The Government of West Bengal created Nandan the West Bengal Film Centre in 1985. The centre was inaugurated by Satyajit Ray. From the moment of its foundation the Kolkatan film buffs demanded their own film festival.{{fact|date=August 2018}}

In 1995, Nandan organized its first ever independent film festival. Within a couple of years it was recognized by FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers' Associations – Paris), the international authority of film festivals.{{fact|date=August 2018}}

Time

Held from 10 to 17 November every year.

Venue

• Basusree Cinema
• Carnival Cinema
• Chalachchitra Satabarsha Bhaban
• Inox City Center 1
• Mitra Cinema
• Nandan I (Press, Delegates & Guests)
• Nandan II (Press, Delegates & Guests)
• Nandan III (Press, Delegates & Guests)
• Nazrul Tirtha
• Navina Cinema
• New Empire Cinema (Kolkata)
• PVR Cinema (Avani Mall)
• PVR Cinema (Diamond Plaza)
• Rabindra Sadan
• Sisir Mancha
• Girish Mancha
• Hiralal Sen Mancha [Introduced 2012]
• Madhusudan Mancha - for FFSI Members
• Paradise Cinema (Kolkata)
• Purbashree Auditorium (EZCC, Salt Lake City)
• Okakura — Rabindra Bhavan (Salt Lake)
• Sisir Mancha (Press, Delegates & Guests)
• SRFTI (Main Auditorium)
• Star Theatre, Kolkata

Sections

• Cinema International
• All Time Greats
• Retrospective
• Focus (Region/Country)
• Tributes
• Documentary
• Indian Select
• Asian Select ^[1]
• Children's Screen
• Special Screening
• Short (fiction, non-fiction)
• Homage
• Discovery

Genres

• Children and Youth
• Feature Films Cinema
• Short Films
• Documentaries
• Telefilms (occasionally)

Terms of Entry

No restriction regarding length; productions may not be older than two years{{fact|date=August 2018}}

Subtitles

English subtitles necessary

Format

35mm, 70mm, DVD, HD, Blu-ray, Digibite, DCP ^[2]

Registration Deadline

Usually 31 August of every year

Fees

₹. 500.00 rupees for delegate card{{fact|date=August 2018}}

Participants of the Film Industry

More than 100 producers and festival representatives.

Other Associate Events and their location

• Film Market - Festival Campus
• Academic Sessions - Bangla Academy
• Face to Face - Film Market Campus
• Interactive Sessions - Jibanananda Sabhaghar (Bangla Academy Premises)
• Press conference - Media Centre (Nandan IV)
• Exhibition - Nandan II Foyer
• Film Book Bazar - Bangla Academy Campus

Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Kolkata International Film Awards ceremonies since 1995.

See also

• 19th Kolkata International Film Festival
• 18th Kolkata International Film Festival

References

External links

• {{official}}

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