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Jaipur, November 5, 2024: The organizing committee of the 17th Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF), set to be held under the Cinematic Olympic theme, has released the first list of nominated films. JIFF founder and director Hanu Roj stated that this year's festival will emerge as a special attraction not only for India but for the global cinema community. JIFF is the world's largest competitive film festival for fiction films, showcasing films that no other festival screens. Two more lists of nominated films will be released later. This year, audiences in Jaipur will have the opportunity to watch the finest films from India and around the world.

A jury comprising 30 members from 12 countries has selected 170 films from 41 countries in 9 categories for the first list after three months of watching films from 77 countries, totaling 1,651 entries. Last year, 157 films from 29 countries were included.

JIFF spokesperson Rajendra Boda shared that the selected films for competition across 9 categories include 36 feature fiction films, 12 documentary feature films, 87 short fiction films, 13 short documentary films, 16 short animated films, 1 mobile film, 1 web series, 3 songs, 1 dialogue and 6 student films.

The nominated films include those that have already created a buzz on the screen as well as upcoming films that are expected to make a splash. A total of 36 feature films from 14 countries will be showcased to the audience on the big screen.


JIFF Spokes Person Rajendra Bora informed that in third list out of selected films under 6 categories include 10 Feature Fiction Films | 7 Documentaries Feature Films | 10 Short Fiction Films | 5 Short Documentary Films | 1 Web Series and 3 Songs.

Jaipur, 5 November 2023: | The organizers of Jaipur International Film Festival - JIFF, which has become a favorite film festival of the world film community, has released the first list of nominated films on Sunday.

For 16th Jaipur International Film Festival JIFF 2024 ~ 1507 film submissions from 56 countries are received. JIFF organizing committee has released the 1st list of nominated films for 9 categories for the festival. 157 films from 29 countries have got a place in this list. 19 jury members from 12 countries have selected these films.

JIFF spokes Person Rajendra Bora informed that out of selected films under 9 categories include 36 Feature Fiction Films | 9 Documentaries Feature Films | 1 Animation Feature Film | 85 Short Fiction Films | 6 Short Documentary Films | 10 Short Animation Films | 7 Mobile Films | 2 Web Series | 1 Songs including 22 Student Films.

Jaipur: 11 Novemebr 22 - Beginning on 15th November, the TORCH CAMPAIGN will continue for 3 months, in 12 cities of the country.

12 full-length films of various Indian languages of ‘JIFF INDIAN PANORAMA’ to be included in TORCH CAMPAIGN.

Film’s screening to continue from 6th to 10th January in Jaipur, 12 Awards to be given.

This JIFF INDIAN PANORAMA campaign is given the name of ‘TORCH CAMPAIGN’ by JIFF, festival founder–director Hanu Roj tells. A number of approximately one thousand producers, directors, actors, actresses, and film professionals are going to participate in this exclusively designed campaign. On 15th November, TORCH CAMPAIGN will be launched in Vivanta Taj Hotel [Guwahati, Assam], where Assamese filmmakers would grace this special occasion with their esteemed presence. Chief Guests of the Launching Ceremony would be Assam’s Chief Minister’s wife, noted filmmaker and entrepreneur Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, and Partha Sarathi Mahanta, Guwahati’s Joint Commissioner of police. Mahanta is a documentary filmmaker himself.

Through displaying Film trailers and ground promotion, these films will be promoted during the Launching Ceremony. With the dialogue “Indian Cinema: Today and Tomorrow”, regional films of that state [which are nominated in JIFF] would be discussed. These films would be screened in Jaipur, in the month of January, during the 15th edition of Jaipur International Film Festival and awards would be declared simultaneously.

After launching in Guwahati on 15th November, this TORCH CAMPAIGN will be organized in Kolkata [18th November], Chennai [26th November], Mumbai [1st December], Chandigarh [16th December], Rohtak [17th December], and Jodhpur [26th December]. Next to the event in Jodhpur, the torch will be handed over to the filmmakers of Delhi, who will bring it to Jaipur on 5th January.

In KOLKATA, the Second event of the TORCH CAMPAIGN will be organized at the Hindusthan International hotel, where famous actress Rituparna Sengupta and renowned filmmaker Goutam Ghose will be chief guests.

In CHENNAI, the third event of the TORCH CAMPAIGN will take place at Prasad Preview Theatre of Prasad Labs, where well-known music composer, singer, and director Gangai Amaran would be the Chief Guest.

In MUMBAI, the fourth event of the TORCH CAMPAIGN will be organized at The Club, Mumbai, where many film stars will be present.

Jaipur 28.10.22 | 15th edition of Jaipur International Film Festival-JIFF is going to kick off from 6th to 10th January 2023. JIFF is going to be absolutely special this time, as 12 full-length films made in various Indian languages of Indian Panorama are chosen to be screened in the festival.
The selected films include the Malayalam film The One and The Many within by Chidambara Palaniappan L, the Bengali film #Homecoming by Soumyajit Majumdar, the Tamil film Visithiran by M Padmakumar, the Tamil film Gargi by Gautham Ramachandran, Marathi film Taath Kana by Girish Mohite, Tamil, Telugu film Shadow of the Night by Radhakrishnan Parthiban, Malayalam film Nest of Sorrows by Joshy Mathew, Tamil film Maamanithan [The Great Man] by Seenu Ramasamy, Tamil film Mugizh by Kartick Swaminathan, Malayalam film Avanovilona By Sherry and Deepesh T and Assamese film Bokul Phulor Dore by Sanjeev Hazarika. A film will be announced.

Jaipur 01 November 2022 | OSCAR-winning filmmakers will select films for awards for JIFF Indian Panorama.

Experts from all areas of filmmaking to represent the Jury.

Padma Shri Shaji N Karun will be the Jury Chairperson of JIFF Indian Panorama.

Films screenings to continue from 6th to 10th January, Films will receive Awards in 12 categories.

Noted five filmmakers to choose awards for 12 films

The prestigious jury includes Jim Rygiel, who has won 3 Academy Awards [Oscars] and 3 BAFTAs for Best Visual Effects for the very popular film THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY. Stephen Castor from Hollywood is on the Jury, who has partnered in business with Jim Rygiel, three-time Oscar winner for Best Visual Effects for THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY. Marc Baschet is a big producer and cinematographer, known for No Man's Land [2001, Oscar-winning film], Before the Rain [1994] and The Adopted Son [1998] is also a Jury member, who has participated in JIFF twice. The jury has two big names from the Indian Film Industry as well including veteran screenplay writer and teacher Anjum Rajabali. He has written films like Drohkaal [1994], Ghulam [1998], The Legend of Bhagat Singh [2002], Toofan (2021), Satyagraha (2013), Chakravyuh (2012), Aarakshan (2011), Raajneeti (2010), Apaharan (2005). He’s known for advocating for the rights of Indian scriptwriters.

Shaji N Karun is an Indian film director and cinematographer, who would be the Chairperson of this jury. His debut film Piravi [1988] won the Caméra d'Or – Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.