14/06/2026
📢Screening Schedule of the 9th South Asian Short Film Festival to be held at NANDAN - the Film Center in Kolkata, from 3rd to 9th July 2026* organised by the Federation of Film Societies of India Eastern Region.
⏳SCHEDULE
🎬1st Day: 3rd July 2026 Friday
⏰1st Slot: 1.00 PM to 4.10 PM
1. Visthapana, Documentary, Environment, India, English, Hindi, 2026, 45m 45s, Dir. Neha Dixit, Ashhar Farooqui (Doc-Pan)
2. The Dirty Sky, Documentary, Space Science, India, English, 2024. 30m 00s, Dir. O P Srivastava (Doc-Pan)
3. What the Land Remembers, Documentary, Environment, Nepal, 2026, 29m 00s, Dir. Shanta Nepali (Doc-Pan)
4. The Rescuer, Documentary, Wildlife, India, Bengali, 2025, 60m Oos, Dir. Sourik Samanta, Sonali Naskar (Doc-Pan)
5. Bow Barracks: Beyond the Red Bricks, Documentary, Cultural Heritage, India, English, 2025, 25m 25s, Dir. Vaidyanath Nishant (Doc-Comp)
⏰2nd Slot: 4.30 PM to 7.50 PM
6. Dispatches From the Wall Corner, Documentary, Culture, India, English, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, 2026, 39m 12s, Dir. Ninad Kulkarni (Doc-Comp)
7. In the Heart of the Tide, Documentary, Wildlife, India, Bengali, English, Hindi, 2026, 29m 40s, Dir. Munmun Dhalaria (Doc-Comp)
8. Fish Sucks! Short Fiction, Drama, India, Manipuri, 2025, 17m 17s, Dir. Khogen Khoibam (SF-Comp)
9. Gajon-Hymns of Nature, Documentary, Cultural Heritage, India, Bengali, 2025, 29m 24s, Dir. Debanjan Majhi (Doc-Comp)
10. Sohrai - Murals of Memory, Documentary, Cultural Heritage, India, English, Hindi, 2025, 29m 17s, Dir. Debasish Sen Sharma (Doc-Comp)
11. Badhan Das - Boundless & Beyond, Documentary, Biopic, India, Bengali, English, 2025, 50m 55s, Dir. Subhankar Ray, Angana Chakraborty, (Doc-Comp)
🎬2nd Day: 4th July 2026 Saturday
⏰1st Slot: 1.00 PM to 4.15 PM
12. Betelgeuse, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2024, 23m 39s, Dir. Sunder Konar (SF-Pan)
13. Cold Desire, Short Fiction, Thriller, Sri Lanka, 2025, 13m 43s, Dir. Tharusha Dakshina Wijesinghe (SF-Pan)
14. Gift, Short Fiction, Drama, India, English, Hindi, 2025, 22m 44s, Dir. Rajat Kaushik (SF-Pan)
15. Kaju Biscuit, Short Fiction, Drama, India, English, Kannada, 2025, 26m 30s, Dir. Abhay S (SF-Pan)
16. Kalki, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2026, 11m 03s, Dir. Meghna Pandey (SF-Pan)
17. Kuch Rishtey, Kuch Yaadein, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2025, 15m 44s, Dir. Shibu Sable (SF-Pan)
18. Kumaran, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Malayalam, 2025, 16m 14s, Dir. Rajesh KR Radhakrishnan (SF-Pan)
19. Longor, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Assamese, 2025, 22m 53s, Dir. Rupkamal Hazarika (SF-Pan)
20. Nebula, Short Fiction, Humanity, India, Hindi, 2025, 21m 50s, Dir. Sharlee Deshmukh (SF-Pan)
21. Ocean of Bandhani, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Gujarati, 2025, 19m 47s, Dir. Stuti Prajapati (SF-Pan)
⏰2nd Slot: 4.30 PM to 7.50 PM
22. Brownie Points, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2026, 17m 00s, Dir. Mathew J Padayatty (SF-Comp)
23. Hourglass, Short Fiction, Sci-Fi, India, English, Hindi, 2025, 15m 00s, Dir. Prabhav Tiwary (SF-Comp)
24. Lost and Found, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2023, 11m 32s, Dir. Swappnil Tiwari (SF-Comp)
25. The Story of Yuvraj and Shahajahan, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Marathi, 2024, 24m 51s, Dir. Santosh Ram (SF-Comp)
26. A Very Normal Day of Wonders, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Malayalam, 2025, 11m 58s, Dir. Rima Mathew (SF-Comp)
27. Toilet, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Tamil, 2025, 11m 23s, Dir. Arun Mo (SF-Comp)
28. Ice Cream, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 12m 26s, Dir. Niladri Sarker (SF-Comp)
29. Cheledhara, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 40m 00s, Dir. Dhananjoy Mandal (SF-Comp)
30. Acts of Kindness, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 14m 47s, Dir. Sagnik Dutta (SF-Pan)
31. Aparajita, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Telugu, 2026, 38m 27s, Dir. Suvasree Bagchi (SF-Pan)
🎬3rd Day: 5th July 2026 Sunday
⏰1st Slot: 1.00 PM to 4.20 PM
32. Love You Zindagi, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2025, 31m 00s, Dir. Subhojit Majumdar (SF-Pan)
33. Marfot, Short Fiction, Musical, India, Assamese, 2025, 11m 35s, Dir. Arindam Barooah, Indranil Gayan (SF-Pan)
34. Martya, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Assamese, 2025, 20m 00s, Dir. Pragya Paramita Medhi, Uday Bhasar Patar (SF-Pan)
35. Memories and Miseries, Short Fiction, Experimental, Bangladesh, 2025, 11m 22s, Dir. Mohammad Fakhrul Alam (SF-Pan)
36. The Butterfly Effect, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 09m 14s, Dir. Supratim Sengupta (SF-Pan)
37. Poshun, Short Fiction, Drama, India-USA, English, Panjabi, 2025, 17m 52s, Dir. Meenakshi Garodia (SF-Pan)
38. Red - The Color of Silence, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2025, 18m 57s, Dir. Sanjay Mathew (SF-Pan)
39. Runanubandh, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Assamese, 2025, 37m 00s, Dir. Deep Choudhury (SF-Pan)
40. The Last Voyage, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2026, 26m 26s, Dir. Bhaswati Roy (SF-Pan)
41. Jasmine's Anklet Bells, Short Fiction, Musical, India, Hindi, 2025, 15m 17s, Dir. Shankhamala Ray (SF-Comp)
⏰2nd Slot: 4.30 PM to 7.25 PM
42. The Tent, Short Fiction, Suspense, India, English, 2025, 29m 56s, Dir. Aditya Sane (SF-Comp)
43. Mishti, Short Fiction, Comedy, India, Bengali, 2025, 25m 15s, Dir. Rajarshi Banerjee (SF-Comp)
44. Sesh Adhay, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 32m 27s, Dir. Pritha Biswas (SF-Pan)
45. Malati, Documentary, Educational, India, Bengali, 2026, 29m 18s, Dir. Falguni Bhakta (Doc-Comp)
46. The Maverick Maestro: Guru Singhajit, Documentary, Biopic, India, English, 2025, 59m 00s, Dir. Bobo Khuraijam (Doc-Comp)
🎬4th Day: 6th July 2026 Monday
⏰1st Slot: 1.00 PM to 4.20 PM
47. Divine Journey : Held by Faith, Documentary, Humanistic, Taiwan, 2026, 32m 00s, Dir. Chen-Hao YIN (Doc-Int)
48. Sinner, Short Fiction, Thriller, Nepal, 2025, 14m 39s, Dir. Raksha Thapa (SF-Pan)
49. Songs of Spring, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Assamese, 2025, 21m 18s, Dir. Swaraj Priyo (SF-Pan)
50. Tanhai, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2025, 30m 26s, Dir. Krishna Sainanee (SF-Pan)
51. The Bridge, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2026, 18m 41s, Dir. Anubhav Anand (SF-Pan)
52. The Day Before the Wedding, Short Fiction, Family Drama, India, Konkani, 2024, 27m 00s, Dir. Sobita Shaba Kudtarkar (SF-Pan)
53. The Womb, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Marathi, 2025, 29m 59s, Dir. Dnyaneshwar Prakash Jadhawar (SF-Pan)
54. Jhor, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2024, 14m 26s, Dir. Satyajit Dasgupta (SF-Pan)
55. The Unwritten Verses, Short Fiction, Drama, Sri Lanka, 2025, 11m 58s, Dir. Fathima Shanaz (SF-Comp)
⏰2nd Slot: 4.30 PM to 7.30 PM
56. Disruptors, Documentary, Child issues, India, Bengali, 2026, 06m 07s, Dir. Amrita Mukherjee (Doc-Pan)
57. Jamuna Tudu - The Lady Tarzan, Documentary, Environment, India, Hindi, 2025, 26m 05s, Dir. Ranveer Bhagat, Parul Kunkal (Doc-Pan)
58. The Battle of Kamrup, Documentary, Historical, India, English, 2025, 31m 04s, Dir. Padmapani Bora (Doc-Comp)
59. Durga Puja of Kolkata, Documentary, Cultural Heritage, India, Bengali, English, 2025, 26m 49s, Dir. Debasree Dutta (Doc-Comp)
60. Endless, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 23m 58s, Dir. Subhadeep Ghosh (SF-Pan)
61. Homecoming, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 15m 00s, Dir. Nilarun Basu (SF-Pan)
62. In Search of Buddha, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 37m 35s, Dir. Sharanya Deyy (SF-Pan)
63. In the Forest of Dreams, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2026, 15m 00s, Dir. Samrat Ray Chakraborty (SF-Pan)
🎬5th Day: 7th July 2026 Tuesday
⏰1st Slot: 1.00 PM to 4.20 PM
64. Crimson Requiem, Short Fiction, Drama, China, 2025, 19m 00s, Dir. Helai LU (SF-Int)
65. Falamus, Short Fiction, Comedy, Italy, 2024, 20m 00s, Dir. Paolo Lubinu (SF-Int)
66. Louis, Short Fiction, Family Drama, Canada, 2025, 09m 40s, Dir. Akshay Shirke (SF-Int)
67. Passer Domesticus, Short Fiction, Drama, Mexico, 2025, 26m 02s, Dir. Rodrigo V. Bustamante (SF-Int)
68. Sonia Honey, Short Fiction, Drama, Canada, 2026, 11m 26s, Dir. Ameesha Joshi (SF-Int)
69. The Black House, Short Fiction, Drama, China, 2025, 17m 53s, Dir. Lai Kuan LIN (SF-Int)
70. The Taste of Pork Belly, Short Fiction, Comedy, Taiwan, 2024, 15m 00s, Dir. Sophie SHUI (SF-Int)
71. Tres, Short Fiction, Drama, Argentina, 2025, 24m 26s, Dir. Juan Ignacio Ceballos (SF-Int)
72. A Lover in Taipei, Documentary, Social Issues, Argentina, 2025, 20m 40s, Dir. Omar Beretta (Doc-Int)
73. City of Smoke, Documentary, Climate Change, USA, 2025, 23m 21s, Dir. Nadia Akbar, Alicia Chiang (Doc-Int)
74. Hodoud, Documentary, Children Issues, Palestine, 2025, 13m 19s, Dir. Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu (Doc-Int)
75. Leela - Shades: Amplify Her, Documentary, Craftsmanship, Canada, 2025, 03m 44s, Dir. Salima Stanley-Bhanji (Doc-Int)
⏰2nd Slot: 4.30 PM to 7.20 PM
76. Chembarathi, Documentary, Horror, India, Malayalam, 2025, 22m 38s, Dir. Neha Sivakumar (Doc-Pan)
77. Pankauri, Documentary, Social Issues, Bangladesh, 2025, 18m 11s, Dir. Jafar Muhammad (Doc-Pan)
78. Ekhane Durga Thakto, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 21m 43s, Dir. Dibyadoot Roy Chowdhury (SF-Pan)
79. Somporko, Short Fiction, Drama, Bangladesh, 2025, 05m 58s, Dir. Jibon Shahadat (SF-Pan)
80. The Journey- Infinite, Short Fiction, Experimental, India, Bengali, 2026, 07m 55s, Dir. Tanmoy Dutta Gupta (SF-Pan)
81. All That Matters to Them, Documentary, Environment, India, Bengali, 2025, 21m 24s, Dir. Mrinmoy Sarkar (Doc-Comp)
82. Residents of Dreamland, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 36m 48s, Dir. Jitanshu Sharma (SF-Pan)
83. Monon, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2026, 7m 50s, Dir. Tridip Kumar Mridha (SF-Pan)
84. Heroine, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2026, 29m 24s, Dir. Subhas Longmarch (SF-Pan)
🎬6th Day: 8th July 2026 Wednesday
⏰1st Slot: 1.00 PM to 4.15 PM
85. The Land We Fight For, Documentary, Animation, Estonia, 2025, 39m 17s, Dir. Dimitri Nasennik (Doc-Int)
86. The B**g Connection – Singapore Chapter, Documentary, Cultural, Singapore, 2025, 27m 41s, Dir. Mithu Chakraborty (Doc-Int)
87. Mohenjo-daro: Unsealing an Ancient Indus City, Documentary, Historical, USA, 2025, 36m 41s, Dir. Omar Khan (Doc-Int)
88. C'est La Vie, Short Fiction, Drama, China, 2026, 30m 00s, Dir. ZiHan Zheng (SF-Int)
89. Cosmic Interference, Short Fiction, Drama, China, 2025, 10m 51s, Dir. Yang Zhang (SF-Int)
90. Die Before You Die, Short Fiction, Experimental, Germany, 2025, 28m 55s, Dir. Rafael Maria Friebe (SF-Int)
91. Lingering Day, Short Fiction, Family Drama, China, 2025, 29m 00s, Dir. Tiancheng Han (SF-Int)
⏰2nd Slot: 4.30 PM to 7.20 PM
92. Dear Teacher, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Malayalam, 2025, 22m 23s, Dir. Sreekesh (SF-Comp)
93. Elephant S**t & Other Stories, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, English, 2025, 40m 00s, Dir. Rafeeq Ellias (SF-Comp)
94. Khooh Wala Ghar-Room at the Farm, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Panjabi, 2025, 22m 54s, Dir. Jasmine Kaur Roy, Avinash Roy (SF-Comp)
95. The One Who Plays-Khilawadi, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2025, 26m 35s, Dir. Shobhita Thakur (SF-Comp)
96. The Alter Echo, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, English, 2025, 27m 19s, Dir. Santanu Biswas (SF-Comp)
97. Shall I Kill My Mother, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Hindi, 2026, 13m 10s, Dir. Samhita Veda Acharya (SF-Comp)
98. Vishaad, Short Fiction, Drama, India, English, Hindi, 2025, 21m 49s, Dir. Navnita Sen, Nilaanjan Reeta Datta (SF-Comp)
🎬7th Day: 9th July 2026 Thursday
⏰1st Slot: 2.00 PM to 6.00 PM
99. Karunasagar Vidyasagar, Documentary, Biopic, India, Bengali, 2026, 26m 41s, Dir. Tapas Maity (Doc-Pan)
100. Under the Snow, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Persian, 2025, 18m 40s, Dir. Nafiseh Zare (SF-Comp)
101. The Cinema Temple, Documentary, India, Kannada, 2026, 53m 24s, Dir. HN Narahari Rao (Special. Screening)
102. Thou Art That, Documentary, Biopic, India, Bengali, 2025, 30m 11s, Dr. Dhiman Dasgupta (Doc-Comp)
103. Beyond the Act, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2026, 18m 05s, Dir. Shreya Banik (SF-Comp)
104. Zariyaa, Short Fiction, Musical, India, Bengali, 2025, 33m 44s, Dir. Suman Moitra (SF-Comp)
105. Friends of Jilipibala, Documentary, Environment, India, Bengali, 2025, 29m 23s, Dir. Debalina Majumder (Doc-Comp)
106. Suddenly One Day, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, 2025, 17m 17s, Dir. Rayati Bhattacharyaa (SF-Comp)
107. Her at Work, Short Fiction, Drama, India, Bengali, English, Hindi, 2024, 14m 16s, Dir. Chitrangada Satarupa (SF-Comp)
🏆AWARD CEREMONY: 6.00 PM to 7.00 PM
📍*Screening at NANDAN is subject to the Approval of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
📍*PROGRAM MAY CHANGE AT THE LAST MOMENT ON UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES
🎟️ENTRY: BY INVITATION
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