Kolkata International 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.[1] 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.[2][3]

Kolkata International Film Festival
KIFF LOGO
LocationKolkata, India
Founded1995
AwardsGolden/Silver Royal Bengal Tiger
Websitekff.in

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.[4]

Awards ceremonies

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

Ceremony Date Best Film Best Director Selections Winners Notes Sources
1st Kolkata International Film Festival1995
2nd Kolkata International Film Festival1996
3rd Kolkata International Film Festival1997
4th Kolkata International Film Festival1998
5th Kolkata International Film Festival1999
6th Kolkata International Film Festival2000
7th Kolkata International Film Festival2001
8th Kolkata International Film Festival2002
9th Kolkata International Film Festival2003
10th Kolkata International Film Festival2004
11th Kolkata International Film Festival2005
12th Kolkata International Film Festival2006
13th Kolkata International Film Festival2007
14th Dhaka International Film Festival2008
15th Kolkata International Film Festival2009
16th Kolkata International Film Festival2010
17th Kolkata International Film Festival2011
18th Kolkata International Film Festival2012 screened 180 films from 6o countries, including India[5]
19th Kolkata International Film Festival 2013 screened 189 films from 63 countries, including India
20th Kolkata International Film Festival2014
21st Kolkata International Film Festival2015
22nd Kolkata International Film Festival2016
23rd Kolkata International Film Festival2017Los Perros
Best Indian Language Film-To Let		Kupal Directed by Kazem Mollaie (Jury Award - Special Mention)[6] [7]
24th Kolkata International Film Festival2018The Third Wife
Widow of Silence		Abu Bakr Shawky
Arijit Biswas		 screened 170 films from 70 countries, including India[8]
25th Kolkata International Film Festival2019La lloronaNABARVENE PTACE

(Vaclav Marhoul)

 Full Selection List Full Winners Listscreened 213 films from 76 countries, including India[9]
26th Kolkata International Film Festival 2020 - - - [10]


See also

References
  1. "Festagent, a directory of festivals from all over the world (India)". Festagent. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Movie Schedule (Venue Wise) - Kolkata International Film Festival". kiff.in. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. "Categories". Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. "Kolkata International Film Festival". Festagent. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. "Star-studded opening at film fest". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. "Mehr News Agency".
  7. "KIFF AWARDS 2017 (RESULTS)". www.kiff.in. www.kiff.in. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  8. "KIFF 2018 winners". KIFF. 6 December 2018.
  9. "KIFF 2019 winners". KIFF.
  10. "Kolkata International Film Festival". kiff.in. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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