BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Only Oscar® Accredited
Short Film Festivalin India

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Presented by Azim Premji Foundation
Festival Dates - 14th to 16th August 20266th-16th - OTT screening
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Film Festival

One delegate pass. Every screen, every stage.

Theatre screenings across BISFF's premium venues, OTT access, the Discovery Film Market and the Echoes Film School Conference — world cinema to Indian stories, animation to AI-made shorts, queer narratives to regional language cinema, across all 11 competition sections.

CINEPHILE

Cinephile

Cinephile

Students, Senior Citizens & Film Society Members plus OTT access

₹300/only

DELEGATE

Delegate

Delegate

Regular Film Festival pass plus OTT access

₹500/only

ECHOES

Echoes Film School Conference

Echoes Film School Conference

Student participant plus OTT access

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₹450/only

DFM

Discovery Film Market

Discovery Film Market

Participant at Buyer & Seller Meet. Also includes Film Festival Delegate Pass plus OTT access

₹1500/only

INNOVATION

Innovation

Innovation Showcase

A platform celebrating innovation across the filmmaking ecosystem.

₹1500/only

Seats are limited, and BISFF draws a discerning audience of filmmakers, industry professionals, and Bengaluru's cultural community. Register today to be part of it.

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About Us

From 40 films in 2010 to 3,500+ in 2020, BISFF is one of India's largest short film festivals — connecting young filmmakers with global audiences, industry experts, and real opportunities.

Big stories. Short format.

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FESTIVAL THEME

EVERY FILM EVER MADE BEGAN
WITH A SINGLE MOMENT OF
COURAGE.

Just like Life, Cinema is not passive. It demands action from the filmmaker who picks up a camera, from the actor who inhabits a life not their own, from the audience who leaves the theatre changed. ACT is this year's provocation. A challenge to every storyteller: stop waiting. The world needs your film now.

EXPERIENCE THE FESTIVAL
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From 40 films in 2010 to 3,500+ in 2020, BISFF is one of India's largest short film festivals.

Watch BISFF on OTT

From 40 films in 2010 to 3,500+ in 2020, BISFF is one of India's largest short film festivals.

Categories

From 40 films in 2010 to 3,500+ in 2020, BISFF is one of India's largest short film festivals — connecting young filmmakers with global audiences, industry experts, and real opportunities.

International Section

Oscar-qualifying · Global Cinema

Indian Section

Oscar-qualifying · Made in India

Animation Section

Oscar-qualifying · Animated Shorts

Karnataka Section

Regional Pride · Competition

Queer Qorner

Rainbow Stories · Competition

Let's Include

Disability Cinema · Competition

Women's Cinema Collective

Gender Equity · Competition

Asian Eye

Special Focus · SAARC & Southeast Asia

Non-competition

Still relevant - Not in Competition

AI

Machine Made Movies - Competition

Dancing Lens

Regional Pride · Competition

BISFF is a premier short film festival in the heart of the Silicon Valley of India. This is one festival I did not want to miss for the recognition, networking and visibility. This festival receives the best of short films from all over the world and having my film compete was a privilege in itself. During our first participation in the festival last year I had a fantastic time meeting like-minded filmmakers, attending sessions and panel discussions from established filmmakers. The films which were selected showed the possibilities of filmmaking which would extend the participant's creativity. I will make it a yearly ritual to attend and view the best short films, if not participate as a contestant.

JAI SHANKAR

FILMMAKER | WINNER OF BISFF 2019