NIFFFI 2021

NIFFFI 2021 will offer an international selection of films that showcases our collective, often shared, ways of life. We are a platform for filmmakers who want to tell tales that connect our past to our time.

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NIFFFI '21 FESTIVAL INFO

The 2nd edition of the Nila International Folklore Film Festival of India (NIFFFI) will take place on October 29, 30, 31 and November 5, 6, 7. NIFFFI is an annual festival that showcases films based on or emerging from indigenous cultures and folklore from around the world.

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We endeavour to bring to you slices of tradition, tales, arts and likeness from communities all across the world and to offer a platform to converse about the past, the present and the future. We look forward to having your participation and support.

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NIFFFI '21 will offer an international selection of films that showcases our collective, often shared, ways of life. We are a platform for filmmakers who want to tell tales that connect our past to our time. Entries will compete for the flagship NIFFFI Black Fire Award for Best Long Film (30 mins and up) and a new Award for Best Short Film (under 30 mins).

IMPORTANT DATES

AUG 15 - Call for entry begins

SEP 30 - Submission window closes

OCT 05 - Official selection announced

OCT 10 - Panorama selection published
OCT 13 - Meet the maker (Panorama), Day 1

OCT 22 - Meet the maker (Panorama), Day 10

OCT 24 - In Focus - Selected films published

OCT 27 - In Focus - Conversation with filmmaker

OCT 29 - Festival inauguration ceremony

NOV 08 - Awards and Closing ceremony

TALKS & EVENTS

All activities of NIFFFI '21 including its 'Competition section', 'Panorama section' and 'In Focus section' is recorded and available for free public consumption whether it be film screenings or interactions with filmmakers, artists or other subject-matter-experts. Such events are recorded and regularly updated in this section along with a brief description of the event. It is NIFFFI's aim to demystify and democratise cultures around the world and to maximise public participation and to stimulate meaningful discourse live online events such as webinars and forums had been organised in the weeks leading up to the Festival. All of that work may be accessed via this gallery.

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