Federation of Film Societies of India

14/09/2026

5th World Film Festival Kolkata (Nandan, 8-13 Sept 2026) organised by the Federation of Film Societies of India Eastern Region concluded successfully with the presentation of the following awards by the Guests of Honour Jaya Ahsan, Sudeshna Roy, Sisir Sahana, and the Jury Members Ujjal Chakraborty and Rwita Dutta in the Closing Program held Yesterday at Nandan, Kolkata:
🏆Bimal Roy Golden Award for the Best Feature Film: Jaya Aar Sharmin, Bangladesh, Bengali, 2026, 86 mins. Dir. Piplu R Khan (Prod. Jaya Ahsan and Abu Shahed Emon)
🏆Bimal Roy Silver Award for the 2nd Best Feature Film: River Tales, India, Assamese, 2025, 103 mins. Dir. Pankaj Borah
🏆Jury Mention - Feature Film: Pantrum, Sri Lanka, Sinhala, Tamil, 2025, 99 mins. Dir. Nadie Wasalamudaliarachchi
🏆Harisadhan Dasgupta Golden Award for the Best Documentary: Dolls Don’t Die - Putulnama, India, Bengali, 2024, 70 mins. Dir. Ranajit Ray
🏆Harisadhan Dasgupta Silver Award for the 2nd Best Documentary: River Still Flows, India, Assamese, 2024, 60 mins. Dir. Dip Bhuyan
🏆Jury Mention - Documentary: Mamun - In Praise of Shadows, Bangladesh, Bengali, UK, 2025, 60 mins. Dir. Makbul Chowdhury
🏆Chidananda Dasgupta Golden Award for the Best Short Fiction: The Tale of Katha, India, Bengali, 2026, 26 mins. Dr. Dhritisree Sarkar
🏆Chidananda Dasgupta Silver Award for the 2nd Best Short Fiction: Sudden Rise, Iran, Persian, 2025, 17 mins. Dir. Mohammad Sajad Motaharizadeh ( Alireza Shahrokhi)
CALL FOR SUBMISSION TO 6th World Film Festival Kolkata (6-11 Sept 2027) is now open at: https://filmfreeway.com/wffk

13/09/2026

CLOSING TODAY!
5th World Film Festival Kolkata (Nandan, 8-13 Sept 2026) organised by the Federation of Film Societies of India Eastern Region in collaboration with the IFFS International federation of film societies:
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
 12.00 – 12.25: Disaster, Documentary, Iran, Persian, 2025, 25 mins. Dir. Saied Nabi, Maryam Khadivi
 12.25 – 12.31: The Talking Wall, Short Fiction, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, 2026, 6 mins. Dir. Sanduni Wanasinghe
 12.31 – 2.13: The Song Sustxotin, Feature, Uzbekistan, Uzbek, 2024, 102 mins. Dir. Husnora Rozmatova
 2.13 – 3.36: Malavazhi, Feature, India, Malayalam, 2025, 83 mins. Dir. Boban Govindan
 3.36 – 5.01: Manusher Bagan, Feature, Bangladesh, Bengali, 2021, 85 mins. Dir. Nurul Alam Atique
 5.01 – 6.27: Jaya Aar Sharmin, Feature, Bangladesh, Bengali, 2026, 86 mins. Dir. Piplu R Khan
 6.30 – 7.30: Closing Ceremony
• Reception of Jury Members: Prof. Ujjal Chakraborty, Dr Rwita Dutta, and Dr Pradeep Kenchanuru.
• Reception of Guests of Honour: Jaya Ahsan (Actor), Sudeshna Roy (Director), Dr Sisir Sahana (Prof. Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan).
• Felicitation: Boban Govindan (Director), M Rahman Lenin (Producer), Orchita Sporshia (Actor), Manoj Pramanik (Actor), Joaher Musavvir Jyoti (Cinematographer), Debojyoti Mishra (Music Director).
• Announcement and Presentation of Awards by the Jury Members.
 7.30 – 7.50: Tea.
Entry: By Invitation (Call Sankar Pal, Secretary FFSI at 94335-61571)

12/09/2026

CLOSING TOMORROW!
5th World Film Festival Kolkata (Nandan, 8-13 Sept 2026) organised by the Federation of Film Societies of India Eastern Region in collaboration with the IFFS International federation of film societies:
13 Sept 2026 Sunday
 12.00 – 12.25: Disaster, Documentary, Iran, Persian, 2025, 25 mins. Dir. Saied Nabi, Maryam Khadivi
 12.25 – 12.31: The Talking Wall, Short Fiction, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, 2026, 6 mins. Dir. Sanduni Wanasinghe
 12.31 – 2.13: The Song Sustxotin, Feature, Uzbekistan, Uzbek, 2024, 102 mins. Dir. Husnora Rozmatova
 2.13 – 3.36: Malavazhi, Feature, India, Malayalam, 2025, 83 mins. Dir. Boban Govindan
 3.36 – 5.01: Manusher Bagan, Feature, Bangladesh, Bengali, 2021, 85 mins. Dir. Nurul Alam Atique
 5.01 – 6.27: Jaya Aar Sharmin, Feature, Bangladesh, Bengali, 2026, 86 mins. Dir. Piplu R Khan
 6.30 – 7.30: Closing Ceremony
• Reception of Jury Members: Prof. Ujjal Chakraborty, Dr Rwita Dutta, and Dr Pradeep Kenchanuru.
• Reception of Guests of Honour: Jaya Ahsan (Actor), Sudeshna Roy (Director), Dr Sisir Sahana (Prof. Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan).
• Felicitation: Boban Govindan (Director), M Rahman Lenin (Producer), Orchita Sporshia (Actor), Manoj Pramanik (Actor), Joaher Musavvir Jyoti (Cinematographer), Debojyoti Mishra (Music Director).
• Announcement and Presentation of Awards by the Jury Members.
 7.30 – 7.50: Tea.
Entry: By Invitation (Call Sankar Pal, Secretary FFSI at 94335-61571)

12/09/2026

INTRODUCING THE JURY:
Ujjal Chakraborty, Rita Dutta, Pradeep Kenchanuru at the 5th World Film Festival Kolkata (Nandan, Kolkata, 8 – 13 Sept 2026) organised by the Federation of Film Societies of India Eastern Region in collaboration with IFFS International federation of film societies, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in India, Embassy of Brazil in India, Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in India, Embassy of Spain in India, and Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata.
AWARD CEREMONY: 13 Sept Sunday 6.30 PM
🏆Bimal Roy Golden and Silver Awards for the Best & 2nd Best Feature Films
🏆Harisadhan Dasgupta Golden and Silver Awards for the Best & 2nd Best Documentaries
🏆Chidananda Dasgupta Golden and Awards for the Best and 2nd Best Short Fiction Films
🏆Jury Awards
Entry: By Invitation (Call Sankar Pal, Secretary FFSI 94335-61571)

06/09/2026

5th World Film Festival Kolkata (8 – 13 Sept 2026) opens the day after tomorrow at NANDAN, Kolkata.
Organised by Federation of Film Societies of India (Eastern Region) in collaboration with IFFS International federation of film societies, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in India, Embassy of Brazil in India, Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in India, Embassy of Spain in India, and Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata.

05/09/2026

📢Submit your films to 5th International Sports Film Festival of India (Kolkata, 12-17 January 2027)
🎬Fiction and Non-Fiction Films on Sports, Adventure, Mountaineering, Expeditions, Extreme Sports (maximum 120 mins) made after 1st Jan 2022 in any country are eligible.
🏆Awards for Best Fiction Film, Best Non-Fiction Film, Best Film on Extreme Sports, Best Student Film, and Best OTT Series.
🔗Submit Online at: https://filmfreeway.com/isffkolkata
⏳Extended Deadline: 31 Oct 2026.
🤝Organized by: The Federation of Film Societies of India Eastern Region in collaboration with Social Sports Foundation Kolkata.

04/09/2026

5th World Film Festival Kolkata (Nandan-III, 8 – 13 Sept 2026)
🤝Organised By: Federation of Film Societies of India (Eastern Region) in collaboration with: International Federation of film societies, The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in New Delhi, The Embassy of Brazil in New Delhi, The Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in New Delhi, The Embassy of Spain in New Delhi, Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata
SCHEDULE
📅8 Sept 2026 Tuesday
🎬12.00 – 12.25: (1) Disaster, Documentary, Iran, Persian, 2025, 25 mins. Dir. Saied Nabi, Maryam Khadivi
🎬12.26 – 12.57: (2) The Royal Route – Shahrah, Documentary, India, Hindi, Urdu, 2026, 31 mins. Dir. Rahul Sood
🎬12.58 – 2.48: (3) Magazine, Feature, India, Marathi, 2026, 110 mins. Dir. Shubham Sanjay Shevade
🎬2.50 – 3.50: (4) River Still Flows, Documentary, India, Assamese, 2024, 60 mins. Dir. Dip Bhuyan
🎬3.51 – 5.37: (5) Clara Sola, Feature, Costa Rica, Spanish, 2021, 106 mins. Dir. Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
🌐5.40 – 6.40: INAUGURATION
🎬6.45 – 7.57: (6) Turba, Feature, Venezuela, 2025, 72 mins. Dir. Luis and Andres Rodriguez
📅9 Sept 2026 Wednesday
🎬12.00 – 1.05: (7) The Magical Grass – Sathyappullu (Documentary, India, Hindi, Malayalam, 2025, 65 mins. Dir. Ramdas Kadavallur
🎬1.06 – 1.22: ( 8 ) Death in the Office, Short Fiction, India, Bengali, Hindi, 2026, 16 mins. Dir. Atanu Ghosh
🎬1.23 – 1.33: (9) Is Snow White? Short Fiction, Sri Lanka, 2026, 10 mins. Dir. Sureni Ranawaka (Crt: Anomaa Rajakaruna)
🎬1.34 – 2.44: (10) Dolls Don’t Die (Putulnama), Documentary, India, Bengali, 2024, 70 mins. Dir. Ranajit Ray
🎬2.45 – 4.28: (11) River Tales, Feature, India, Assamese, 2025, 103 mins. Dir. Pankaj Borah
🎬4.29 – 5.32: (12) Sukal - Puppet Himself, Documentary, India, Bengali, 2026, 63 mins. Dir. Shilbhadra Bapan Datta
🎬5.33 – 6.17: (13) A Box of Biryani, Short Fiction, India, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Hindi, 2025, 44 mins. Dir. Sharmistha Mitra Chakraborty
🎬6.18 – 8.12: (14) Sirat, Feature, Spain, Spanish, 2025, 114 mins. Dir. Oliver Laxe
📅10 Sept 2026 Thursday
🎬12.00 – 1.30: (15) Handumaan, Feature, India, Hindi, 2025, 90 mins. Dir. Prashant Rasaily (Prod: Samhita Veda Acharya)
🎬1.31 – 2.39: (16) Lost Queen, Documentary, India, English, Hindi, 2025, 68 mins. Dir. Saumya Sengupta
🎬2.40 – 3.06: (17) The Tale of Katha, Short Fiction, India, Bengali, 2026, 26 mins. Dr. Dhritisree Sarkar
🎬3.07 – 4.48: (18) A Stone Dreams to Blossom, Feature, Portugal, Portuguese, 2024, 101 mins. Dir. Rodrigo Areias (Crt: Joao Paulo Macedo)
🎬4.50 – 6.17: (19) Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave (Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin), Feature, Germany, German, 1973, 87 mins. Dir. Alexander Kluge
🎬6.20 – 7.55: (20) Before I Forget, Feature, Brazil, Portuguese, 2018, 95 mins. Dir. Tiago Arakilian
📅11 Sept 2026 Friday
🎬12.00 – 2.07: (21) The Dress - Gunyo Cholo, Feature, Nepal, Nepali, 2024, 127 mins. Dir. Samundra Bhatta
🎬2.10 – 3.40: (22) Theepantham, Feature, Sri Lanka, Tamil, 2025, 90 mins. Dir. Raj Sivaraj
🎬3.41 – 3.58: (23) Suddenly Rise, Short Fiction, Iran, Persian, 2025, 17 mins. Dir. Mohammad Sajad Motaharizadeh
🎬4.00 – 4.17: (24) A Woman-K(o)ellek, Short Fiction, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, 2026, 17 mins. Dir. Tharindu Jayarathna
🎬4.20 – 4.58: (25) Time River, Documentary, India, Bengali, 2024, 38 mins. Dir. Debja Ni Banerjee
🎬5.00 – 6.30: (26) Dream of Liberation, Feature, Iran, Persian, 2025, 90 mins. Dir. Abbas Rafei
🎬6.31 – 8.02: (27) Strongman Ferdinand, Feature, Germany, German, 1976, 91 mins. Dir. Alexander Kluge
📅12 Sept 2026 Saturday
🎬12.00 – 1.40: (28) Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed, Feature, Germany, German, 1968, 100 mins. Dir. Alexander Kluge OR (Moon Hunt, Feature, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, 2025, 93 mins. Dir. Asoka Handagama)
🎬1.41 – 3.06: (29) K Poper, Feature, Iran, Persian, 2025, 85 mins. Dir. Ebrahim Amini
🎬 3.07 – 4.46: (30) Pantrum, Feature, Sri Lanka, Sinhala, Tamil, 2025, 99 mins. Dir. Nadie Wasalamudaliarachchi
🎬4.50 – 6.15: (31) An Actor Prepares, Feature, Venezuela, Spanish, 2024, 85 mins. Dir. Inti Torres y Camilo Pineda
🎬 6.10– 8.01: (32) Papa Buca, Feature, India, Papua New Guinea, 2025, 101 mins. Dir. Bijukumar Damodaran
📅13 Sept 2026 Sunday
🎬12.00 – 12.06: (33) The Talking Wall, Short Fiction, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, 2026, 6 mins. Dir. Sanduni Wanasinghe
🎬12.07 – 1.49: (34) The Song Sustxotin, Feature, Uzbekistan, Uzbek, 2024, 102 mins. Dir. Husnora Rozmatova
🎬1.50 – 3.13: (35) Malavazhi, Feature, India, Malayalam, 2025, 83 mins. Dir. Boban Govindan
🎬3.14 – 4.14: (36) Mamun - In Praise of Shadows, Documentary, Bangladesh, Bengali, UK, 2025, 60 mins. Dir. Makbul Chowdhury
🎬4.15 – 5.40: (37) People of the Garden – Manusher Bagan, Feature, Bangladesh, Bengali, 2021, 85 mins. Dir. Nurul Alam Atique
🎬5.41 – 7.07: (38) Jaya Aar Sharmin, Feature, Bangladesh, Bengali, 2026, 86 mins. Dir. Piplu R Khan (Prod: Abu Shahed Emon, Jaya Ahsan)
🏆7.10 – 8.00: CLOSING & AWARD CEREMONY
📍NB: The programme is subject to change at the last moment due to unavoidable circumstances.
👥ENTRY
📍All GUESTS (against valid Guest Cards issued by FFSI)
📍All DELEGATES (against valid Delegate Cards issued by FFSI)
📍Members of the following Film Societies against their valid membership cards:
1) Cine Central, Calcutta.
2) Cine South.
3) Dum Dum Cine Club.
4) Film Club Calcutta.
5) Film Institute, Calcutta.
6) People's Cine Society.
7) Ritwik Cine Society.
8 ) Shilpak Film & Television Institute.

31/08/2026

📢REGULAR SUBMISSION CLOSING TODAY
🎬Submit Your Short Fiction and Documentary Films (max 40 mins) made after 1 Jan 2023 to 13th SILIGURI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (14-18 Nov 2026) and win Golden, Silver, and Bronze Elephant Awards.
🔗Submit Online at: https://filmfreeway.com/siligurishortfilmfestival
🤝 The Festival organized by Siliguri Cine Society in collaboration with Federation of Film Societies of India was started on 17-21 Nov 2010 (in Pic).

19/08/2026

📢Collect Your Delegate Card Now!*
🎬5th World Film Festival Kolkata (Nandan, Kolkata, 8 – 13 September 2026) organised by Federation of Film Societies of India in collaboration with IFFS International federation of film societies
📅SCHEDULE (Daily from 12.00 Noon to 8.00 PM)
📅8 Sept 2026 Tuesday
🎬12.00 – 12.25: (1) Disaster, Documentary, Iran, Persian, 2025, 25 mins. Dir. Saied Nabi, Maryam Khadivi. (Alireza Shahrokhi)
🎬12.26 – 12.57: (2) The Royal Route – Shahrah, Documentary, India, Hindi, Urdu, 2026, 31 mins. Dir. Rahul Sood.
🎬1.00 – 2.50: (3) Magazine, Feature, India, Marathi, 2026, 110 mins. Dir. Shubham Sanjay Shevade.
🎬2.51 – 3.51: (4) River Still Flows, Documentary, India, Assamese, 2024, 60 mins. Dir. Dip Bhuyan.
🎬3.55 – 5.41: (5) Clara Sola, Feature, Costa Rica, Spanish, 2021, 106 mins. Dir. Nathalie Álvarez Mesén.
🎬5.45 – 6.45: INAUGURATION
🎬6.50 – 8.02: (6) Turba, Feature, Venezuela, 2025, 72 mins. Dir. Luis and Andres Rodriguez.
📅9 Sept 2026 Wednesday
🎬12.00 – 1.05: (7) The Magical Grass – Sathyappullu, Documentary, India, Hindi, Malayalam, 2025, 65 mins. Dir. Ramdas Kadavallur.
🎬1.06 – 1.22: ( 8 ) Death in the Office, Short Fiction, India, Bengali, Hindi, 2026, 16 mins. Dir. Atanu Ghosh.
🎬1.23 – 1.33: (9) Is Snow White? Short Fiction, Sri Lanka, 2026, 10 mins. Dir. Sureni Ranawaka (Anomaa Rajakaruna)
🎬1.35 – 2.45: (10) Dolls Don’t Die (Putulnama), Documentary, India, Bengali, 2024, 70 mins. Dir. Ranajit Ray.
🎬2.46 – 4.29: (11) River Tales, Feature, India, Assamese, 2025, 103 mins. Dir. Pankaj Borah.
🎬4.30 – 5.33: (12) Sukal - Puppet Himself, Documentary, India, Bengali, 2026, 63 mins. Dir. Shilbhadra Bapan Datta.
🎬5.35 – 6.19: (13) A Box of Biryani, Short Fiction, India, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Hindi, 2025, 44 mins. Dir. Sharmistha Mitra Chakraborty.
🎬6.20 – 8.00: (14) Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed, Feature, Germany, German, 1968, 100 mins. Dir. Alexander Kluge.
📅10 Sept 2026 Thursday
🎬12.00 – 1.30: (15) Handumaan, Feature, India, Hindi, 2025, 90 mins. Dir. Prashant Rasaily (Samhita Veda Acharya)
🎬1.31 – 2.39: (16) Lost Queen, Documentary, India, English, Hindi, 2025, 68 mins. Dir. Saumya Sengupta.
🎬2.40 – 3.06: (17) The Tale of Katha, Short Fiction, India, Bengali, 2026, 26 mins. Dir. Dhritisree Sarkar.
🎬3.10 – 4.52: (18) The Song Sustxotin, Feature, Uzbekistan, Uzbek, 2024, 102 mins. Dir. Husnora Rozmatova.
🎬4.55 – 6.22: (19) Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave, Feature, Germany, German, 1973, 87 mins. Dir. Alexander Kluge.
🎬6.25 – 8.00: (20) Before I Forget, Feature, Brazil, Portuguese, 2018, 95 mins. Dir. Tiago Arakilian.
📅11 Sept 2026 Friday
🎬12.00 – 2.07: (21) The Dress - Gunyo Cholo, Feature, Nepal, Nepali, 2024, 127 mins. Dir. Samundra Bhatta. (KP Pathak)
🎬2.10 – 3.40: (22) Theepantham, Feature, Sri Lanka, Tamil, 2025, 90 mins. Dir. Raj Sivaraj.
🎬3.41 – 3.58: (23) Suddenly Rise, Short Fiction, Iran, Persian, 2025, 17 mins. Dir. Mohammad Sajad Motaharizadeh.
🎬4.00 – 4.17: (24) A Woman-K(o)ellek, Short Fiction, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, 2026, 17 mins. Dir. Tharindu Jayarathna.
🎬4.20 – 4.58: (25) Time River, Documentary, India, Bengali, 2024, 38 mins. Dir. Debja Ni Banerjee.
🎬5.00 – 6.30: (26) Dream of Liberation, Feature, Iran, Persian, 2025, 90 mins. Dir. Abbas Rafei.
🎬6.31 – 8.02: (27) Strongman Ferdinand, Feature, Germany, German, 1976, 91 mins. Dir. Alexander Kluge.
📅12 Sept 2026 Saturday
🎬12.00 – 1.41: (28) A Stone Dreams to Blossom, Feature, Portugal, Portuguese, 2024, 101 mins. Dir. Rodrigo Areias (Joao Paulo Macedo)
🎬1.42 – 3.07: (29) K Poper, Feature, Iran, Persian, 2025, 85 mins. Dir. Ebrahim Amini.
🎬3.10 – 4.49: (30) Pantrum, Feature, Sri Lanka, Sinhala, Tamil, 2025, 99 mins. Dir. Nadie Wasalamudaliarachchi.
🎬4.50 – 6.15: (31) An Actor Prepares, Feature, Venezuela, Spanish, 2024, 85 mins. Dir. Inti Torres y Camilo Pineda.
🎬6.20 – 8.01: (32) Papa Buca, Feature, India, Papua New Guinea, 2025, 101 mins. Dir. Bijukumar Damodaran.
📅13 Sept 2026 Sunday
🎬12.00 – 12.06: (33) The Talking Wall, Short Fiction, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, 2026, 6 mins. Dir. Sanduni Wanasinghe.
🎬12.07 – 1.40: (34) Moon Hunt, Feature, Sri Lanka, Sinhalese, 2025, 93 mins. Dir. Asoka Handagama.
🎬1.41 – 3.04: (35) Malavazhi, Feature, India, Malayalam, 2025, 83 mins. Dir. Boban Govindan.
🎬3.05 – 4.05: (36) Mamun - In Praise of Shadows, Documentary, Bangladesh, Bengali, UK, 2025, 60 mins. Dir. Makbul Chowdhury.
🎬4.10 – 5.35: (37) People of the Garden – Manusher Bagan, Feature, Bangladesh, Bengali, 2021, 85 mins. Dir. Nurul Alam Atique.
🎬5.40 – 7.06: (38) Jaya Aar Sharmin, Feature, Bangladesh, Bengali, 2026, 86 mins. Dir. Piplu R Khan (Abu Shahed Emon).
🏆7.10 – 8.00: Closing & Award Ceremony
🏆Bimal Roy Golden and Silver Awards for the Best and 2nd Best Feature Films (Fiction: 60 to 120 mins)
🏆Harisadhan Dasgupta Golden and Silver Awards for the Best and 2nd Best Documentaries: (Non-Fiction: 10 to 120 mins)
🏆Chidananda Dasgupta Golden and Silver Awards for the Best and 2nd Best Short Fiction (01 to 59 mins)
📍Screening at Nandan is subject to the Approval of the I&B Ministry, Govt. of India. Accordingly the Schedule may change at the last moment under unavoidable circumstances.
📍*For Delegate Cards 📞 Call Sankar Pal, Secretary, FFSI at +91 94335 61571 (10.00 AM – 10.00 PM) OR 📧 Mail at:

17/08/2026