Winners - International Art Film Festival of India 2025

Winners

Best Feature Film

Mangoda

Feature Film / Marathi / 91:41 Min

Director Jyotikumar Kosarikar

Producer M.K Dhumal

Best Documentary Film

The Rescuer

Documentary / Bengali / 60 Min

Director Sourik Samanta & Sonali Naskar

Producer Sourasish Hazra & Kushal Naskar

Best Short Film Borders

Short Film / Tamil / 05:02 Min

Director Aadhiswaran V

Producer Veeramani

Official Selection

International Art Film Festival of India 2025

January 2026 22, 23, 24

Venue : Indian Literature & Arts Society, Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560088

Indian Cinema Competition Section - Feature Film

Chota Filmmaker

Feature Film / Marathi / 100 Min

Director Deepak Kurlapkar 

Producer Deepak Kurlapkar, Maya Kurlapkar, Prasad More

Storm Buds

Feature Film / Bodo / 90 Min

Director Sujit Debbarma

Producer Beauty Devi & Sujit Debbarma

Shaheed

Feature Film / Garhwali /138 Min

Director Debu Rawat

Producer Devendra Singh Rawat

Daal Roti

Feature Film / Hindi / 92 Min

Director Julee Jasmin

Producer Salim Akhtar

Mangoda

Feature Film / Marathi / 91:41 Min

Director Jyotikumar Kosarikar

Producer M.K Dhumal

Sundarpur Chaos

Feature Film / Assamese / 111 Mins

Director: Jhulan Krishna Mahanta

Producers: Ramendra Kumar Chamuah

Gayatri Hazarika & Diganta Thakuria

Mr. White

Feature Film / Tamil / 100 Min

Director : Raghavendran

Producer : Ravindar Chandrasekaran, Libra Productions

Indian Cinema Competition Section - Documentary

Assamese Wedding Rituals - Suagot Dhan Bondha

Documentary / Assamese / 172:00 Min

Director Liza Baruah

Producer Liza Baruah

Sanathan Dharma

Documentary / English /10:40 Min

Director Omanakuttan 

Producer Manoj Kumar P

Haavyass - The Curse of 8

Documentary / Marathi / 22:30 Min

Director Swapniil Manoharrao Churrad

Producer Pratik Meshram

The Rescuer

Documentary / Bengali / 60 Min

Director Sourik Samanta & Sonali Naskar

Producer Sourasish Hazra & Kushal Naskar

Purushpan Bhari Deva

Documentary / Marathi / 21:02 Min

Director Sachin Ashok Jagtap

Producer Rutvij Chavan

Saralrekha - Straight Line

Documentary / Bengali / 19:00 Min

Director Prabir Roy

Producer Fortune Infrastructure

Indian Cinema Competition Section - Short Film

Element

Short Film / Kannada / 17:23 Min

Director Somashekar S

Producer Somashekar S / Anamika Studio

Thandak

Short Film/ Hindi / 24:53 Min

Director Mukul Verma

Producer Richa Gupta

Aparam

Short Film / Malayalam / 06:10 Min

Director Denny Paul

Producer Creative Collective Crew

Harischandra 

Short Film / Kannada / 08:00 Min

Director Rajappa Dalavayi

Production Dalavayi Films

Yakshi

Short Film / Malayalam / 11:59 Min

Director Anjana A. P.

Production Lens Flare Productions

The Promise - An Address of Never Ending Love

Short Film / English / 10:39 Min

Director Piyush Kanga

Producer Piyush Kanga

Thandi Chai

Short Film / Hindi / 08 :00 Min

Director Pushkar Kumar

Producer Indira Gupta, Vivek Kumar

Life of Mottu

Short Film / Malayalam / 14:00 Min

Director Arjun Ajith

Producer Arjun Ajith

Maze Ghar, Maze Sarkar

Short Film / Marathi / 10:51 Min

Director Ramesh Maruti Patil

Producer Ramesh Maruti Patil

Jigyasa - A Tale of Manit Bhopal

Short FIlm / Hindi / 30:00 Min

Director Vidhan Chaudhary & Rudransh Sharma

Producer Aditya Soni

Rakhs Laila

Short Film / Hindi / 55:00 Min

Director Vinod Guliani

Producer Vinod Guliani

Touching Consciousness of Shiva

Short Film/ Kannada & English/ 32:00 Min

Director Vinodkumar Kouthal

Producer Vinodkumar Kouthal

Nikhith A Midnight Journey

Short Film / Assamese / 12.33 Min

Director Dr. Rajib Doloi

Producer Dr. Rajib Doloi

To New Beginnings

Short Film / Assamese /19:55 Min

Director Hirdeep Rajkhowa

Producer Bonti Phukan Rajkhowa

Someone?

Short Film / Hindi / 08.34 Min

Director Dinesh Yadav

Producer Dinesh Yadav

Onyo Premer Kahini - Another Love Story

Short Film / Bengali / 24:00 Min

Director Priya Das

Producer Priya Das

Thanthaiyin Thuyarangal

Short Film / Tamil /11:00 Min

Director K.H. Gunaseksr

Production H Flim

Bag

Short Film / Hindi / 2:55 Min

Director Subramanyam PRM

Producer Subramanyam PRM

The Last Judgement

Short Film / Hindi / 18:04

Director Manish Kaushal

Production Sargoshian Films

Broken Mirror

Short Film / Bengali / 26:11

Director Bidyut Kanti Majumdar

Producer Bidyut Kanti Majumdar

A-Parthibo

Short Film / Bengali / 08:04

Director Bobby Bandyopadhyay

Production Pancham

Ganga Mata

Short Film / Hindi / 03:59 Min

Director Dr. Digambar Tayade

Producer Dr. Digambar Tayade

Singaram

Short Film / Tamil / 41:53

Director Sivavenkatesan

Producer P. R. Balakrishnan

Winning The Death

Short Film / Tamil / 4:32

Director S. Tamil Alagan

Producer S. Tamil Alagan

Fraud Company

Short Film / Hindi / 24:54 Min

Director Sameer Ansari

Producer Sameer Ansari

Pera

Short Film / Hindi / 13.34 Min

Director Udaynath

Producer Kapil Kumawat

Naya Saal

Short Film / Hindi / 11:00 Min

Director Karan D Nimbark

Producer Karan D Nimbark

Thoughts & Dreams: A Time Travel

Short Film / Telugu / 28:43 Min

Director Chandrakanth Bangari

Producer Chandrakanth Bangari

Avasaram

Short Film / Malayalam / 07:54 Min

Director Subin R. V

Producer Subin R. V

The Hopes

Short Film / Assamese / 11:18 Min

Director Rajib Gogoi

Producer Rajib Gogoi

Rowthiram Pazhagu

Short Film / Tamil / 21.56 min

Director Arun Mohan

Producer Sevenraj

The Plastic Loop

Short Film / Silent / 1:30 Min

Director Akshay Dudhrejiya

Producer Bhavik Sinroja

Romawii

Short Film / Mizo / 26: 53 Mins

Director TC Vanlalzauva

Producer TC Vanlalzauva

Margin

Short Film / Hindi / 19:11 Min

Director Bir Matharoo

Producer Gur Harmeet

Aadhar

Short Film / Bengali / 19:55 Min

Director Ajoy Kumar Gayen

Producer Silpangan

Gold Medal Da Dahej

Short Film / Punjabi / 30:00 Min

Director Ashok Puri

Production Sri GRACA films

The Loop

Short Film / Malayalam / 25:50 Min

Director Devan K Panicker

Producer Martin Nadathara

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