Cinephile
Students, Senior Citizens & Film Society Members plus OTT access
₹300/only
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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.
Delegate
Regular Film Festival pass plus OTT access
₹500/only
Echoes Film School Conference
Student participant plus OTT access
₹300/only
Discovery Film Market
Participant at Buyer & Seller Meet. Also includes Film Festival Delegate Pass plus OTT access
₹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.
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