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Bengal International Short Film Festival
BISFF

8th Bengal International Short Film Festival organised by Bengal Film and Television Chamber of Commerce will be held at NANDAN, the Film Centre in Kolkata from 15 to 18 May 2023. Inconvenience for the change of dates regretted.

After a Grand Success of the 7th Bengal International Short Film Festival (BISFF) we are announcing the 8th edition of BISFF in May 2023 in the City of Cinema – Kolkata. The festival is organized by the Bengal Film and Television Chamber of Commerce (BFTCC) to promote and encourage young and talented independent filmmakers from all over the world. This year the festival will be showcased preferably at NANDAN – the Film Center of Kolkata from 2-5 May 2023.

Official Selection List of BISFF 2023

DOCUMENTARYCOMPETITION
1My Son and His Grandfather00:38:30IndiaBengaliBijoy Chowdhury
2Elemental & Calm Abiding00:38:52CanadaEnglishBarbara Willis Sweete
3Summer in Corbett00:17:00IndiaEnglishSwarnendu Biswas
4The Ripple00:23:24IndiaOtherKhwairakpam Bishwamittra Singh
5Madan Veri – Breath of the Ghasis00:33:02IndiaBengaliSomnath Mondal
6Mulsotan – The Rooted00:27:36IndiaGujaratiJanantik Shukla
7Haatkatha00:14:55IndiaAssameseSangeeta Medhi
8Made In Belda00:23:10IndiaHindiRafina Khatun
9Immaculate00:02:49FranceFrenchCharlie Haan
10Searcher00:19:28IndiaEnglishDivya Sachar
11Submerged00:25:00IndiaOtherIqbal Hussain
DOCUMENTARYPANORAMA
1Mother will Arrive00:29:42IndiaBengali, EnglishRuna Mukherjee Parikh
2Before Pandemic and War, There Were Bed Bugs and Love!00:17:00LithuaniaBengali, English, LithuanianNuruzzaman Khan
3Native Place00:34:59IndiaBengali, English, HindiAndrew Francisco
4Sadai Fakirer Pathshala00:19:23IndiaBengaliSatyajit Dasgupta
5Dear Maa00:20:00MalaysiaEnglishJanuary Low, Ineza Roussille
6The Robot and The Butterfly00:25:03LithuaniaLithuanianGaile Garnelyte
7Flower of mother earth00:16:21IndiaOtherLaxminarayan Devda, Pradeep Lekhwar
8Angels from Water00:08:00IndiaBengaliBishwajit Sheel
SHORT FICTIONCOMPETITION
1My Father’s Doctor00:18:00IndiaKashmiri, UrduDanish Renzu
250th Anniversary00:39:40IndiaBengaliTamal Dasgupta
3Duswapna00:13:00IndiaGujaratiJay Kholia
4Pinky and Papa00:16:27IndiaHindiShivang Khanna
5Probaho (The flow of life)00:14:14IndiaBengaliPromita Bhowmik
6Wagr000:09:45IndiaMarathiSainath Somnath Uskaikar
7Daari deepa00:39:23IndiaKannadaVinay Kumar P
8Daah Sanskar00:29:32IndiaHindiFalguni Bhakta
9Mother00:19:39IndiaAssameseAnupjyoti Choudhury
10Stray00:16:14IndiaBengaliAbhishek Bhattacharyya
11Ankahi Baatien00:17:02IndiaHindiSujatha Rajashekar
12Ankhidari00:25:09IndiaAssameseMriganka Borah
13The Parable of Tommy00:37:00IndiaMalayalamVimal jose Thachil
14Pantomime – a love beyond colour…00:24:25IndiaHindiUtpal Choudhury
15The Green Window00:39:43IndiaHindiIndira Dhar Mukkherjee
16The One-Way Ticket00:10:11GermanyPersianMelika Rezapour
17Sweet Curd00:13:24IndiaAssameseBhaskar Deka
18Portrait00:25:00IndiaBengaliKunal Chowdhury
19The Money Plant00:27:44IndiaBengaliAlik Roy, Sudipta Goswami
20Brink of tears00:19:00FranceFrenchAnne Amiand
21Takbir00:14:49SpainEnglish, French, Italian, SpanishJordi Calvet
22Kaankhowa00:29:04IndiaAssameseHira Das
23Miru00:19:49IndiaOtherShyama Sundar Majhi
24What Are You Searching?00:34:55IndiaHindiPrincy Pal
25Homecoming00:30:00BangladeshBengaliS M Kamrul Ahsan
SHORT FICTIONPANORAMA
1Mafia00:20:38United StatesEnglishHarshad Mahadeshwar, MrudhuKiran Akella
2Urula00:15:42IndiaMalayalamSanju M Suresh
3Last Wish00:14:53BangladeshBengali, EnglishChowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko
4Circle00:04:33IndiaBengaliSuman Chatterjee
5déjà vu00:23:45BangladeshBengaliRayhan Shoshi
6Qurbat – A dark desire00:12:22IndiaHindiSubhadip Mazumdar
7Black Gold00:29:14IndiaBengaliDebabrata Bhowmik
8Ebong Shubho Ratri00:28:51IndiaBengaliPratish Ghosh
9Memoriam00:11:00United KingdomEnglishKayser Foyz
10Juddho Joyer Kishore Nayak00:29:21BangladeshBengaliShaila Rahman Tithi
11Hands Of A…00:14:55IndiaEnglishSnigdha P Roy
12Karonda Keema00:19:35IndiaHindiTabish
13Behind an Audition00:16:38IndiaBengaliSpandan Bandyopadhyay
14Birthday00:09:40IndiaBengaliSudip Chatterjee
15Skylamp00:27:25IndiaBengaliPavel Paul
16Dark Mirror00:06:37IndiaNo DialogueSayantan Roy
17Birohe Jodi00:28:00IndiaBengaliAnuradha Kunda
SCHEDULE FOR 8th Bengal International Short Film Festival
15 to 18 May 2023 daily from 1.30PM to 7.30PM at Nandan, the Film Center in Kolkata

֍ 1st Day: 15 May Monday

  1. Before Pandemic and War, There Were Bed Bugs and Love!; Doc; 00:17:00; Lithuania; Bengali, English, Lithuanian; Nuruzzaman Khan.
  2. Dear Maa; Doc; 00:20:00; Malaysia; English; January Low, Ineza Roussille.
  3. The Robot and The Butterfly; Doc; 00:25:03; Lithuania; Lithuania; Gaile Garnelyte.
  4. Flower of Mother Earth; Doc; 00:16:21; India; Other; Laxminarayan Devda, Pradeep Lekhwar.
  5. Native Place; Doc; 00:34:59; India; Bengali, English, Hindi; Andrew Francisco.
  6. Angels from Water; Doc; 00:08:00; India; Bengali; Bishwajit Sheel.
  7. Mother will Arrive; Doc; 00:29:42; India, Bengali, English; Runa Mukherjee Parikh.
  8. Sadai Fakirer Pathshala; Doc; 00:19:23; India; Bengali; Satyajit Dasgupta.
  9. Submerged; Doc; 00:25:00; India; Other; Iqbal Hussain.
    INAUGURAL PROGRAM: 5PM to 6PM
  10. The Green Window; Fic; 00:39:43; India; Hindi; Indira Dhar Mukkherjee.
  11. My Son and His Grandfather; Doc; 00:38:30; India; Bengali; Bijoy Chowdhury.

    ֍ 2nd Day: 16 May Tuesday
  12. Elemental & Calm Abiding; Doc; 00:38:52; Canada; English; Barbara Willis Sweete.
  13. Mulsotan – The Rooted; Doc; 00:27:36; India; Gujarati; Janantik Shukla.
  14. Immaculate; Doc; 00:02:49; France; French; Charlie Haan.
  15. Mafia; Fic; 00:20:38; United States; English; Harshad Mahadeshwar, MrudhuKiran Akella.
  16. Memoriam; Fic; 00:11:00; United Kingdom; English; Kayser Foyz.
  17. Karonda Keema; Fic; 00:19:35; India; Hindi; Tabish.
  18. Urula; Fic; 00:15:42; India; Malayalam; Sanju M Suresh.
  19. Hands Of A…; Fic; 00:14:55; India; English; Snigdha P Roy.
  20. Qurbat – A dark desire; Fic; 00:12:22; India; Hindi; Subhadip Mazumdar.
  21. Black Gold; Fic; 00:29:14; India; Bengali; Debabrata Bhowmik.
  22. Ebong Shubho Ratri; Fic; 00:28:51; India; Bengali; Pratish Ghosh.
  23. Dark Mirror; Fic; 00:06:37; India; No Dialogue; Sayantan Roy.
  24. Mother; Fic; 00:19:39; India; Assamese; Anupjyoti Choudhury.
  25. Sweet Curd; Fic; 00:13:24; India; Assamese; Bhaskar Deka.
  26. Haatkatha; Doc; 00:14:55; India; Assamese; Sangeeta Medhi.
  27. Summer in Corbett; Doc; 00:17:00; India; English; Swarnendu Biswas.
  28. Made In Belda; Doc; 00:23:10; India; Hindi; Rafina Khatun.
  29. Madan Veri – Breath of the Ghasis; Doc; 00:33:02; India; Bengali; Somnath Mondal.

    ֍ 3rd Day: 17 May Wednesday
  30. The Ripple; Doc; 00:23:24; India; Other; Khwairakpam Bishwamittra Singh.
  31. Searcher; Doc; 00:19:28; India; English; Divya Sachar.
  32. My Father’s Doctor; Fic; 00:18:00; India; Kashmiri, Urdu; Danish Renzu.
  33. Duswapna; Fic; 00:13:00; India; Gujarati; Jay Kholia.
  34. Pinky and Papa; Fic; 00:16:27; India; Hindi; Shivang Khanna.
  35. Daari deepa; Fic; 00:39:23; India; Kannada; Vinay Kumar P.
  36. Daah Sanskar; Fic; 00:29:32; India; Hindi; Falguni Bhakta.
  37. Ankahi Baatien; Fic; 00:17:02; India; Hindi; Sujatha Rajashekar.
  38. Pantomime – A Love Beyond Colour…; Fic; 00:24:25; India; Hindi; Utpal Choudhury.
  39. Portrait; Fic; 00:25:00; India; Bengali; Kunal Chowdhury.
  40. Probaho – The Flow of Life; Fic; 00:14:14; India; Bengali; Promita Bhowmik.
  41. The Money Plant; Fic; 00:27:44; India; Bengali; Alik Roy, Sudipta Goswami.
  42. Wagro; Fic; 00:09:45; India; Marathi; Sainath S. Uskaikar.
  43. Stray; Fic; 00:16:14; India; Bengali; Abhishek Bhattacharyya.
  44. Miru; Fic; 00:19:49; India; Other; Shyama Sundar Majhi.
  45. Behind an Audition; Fic; 00:16:38; India; Bengali; Spandan Bandyopadhyay.
  46. Sky Lamp; Fic; 00:27:25; India; Bengali; Pavel Paul.

    ֍ 4th Day: 18 May Thursday
  47. Takbir; Fic; 00:14:49; Spain; English, French, Italian, Spanish; Jordi Calvet.
  48. The Parable of Tommy; Fic; 00:37:00; India; Malayalam; Vimal Jose Thachil.
  49. The One-Way Ticket; Fic; 00:10:11; Germany; Persian; Melika Rezapour.
  50. Brink of Tears; Fic; 00:19:00; France; French; Anne Amiand.
  51. Homecoming; Fic; 00:30:00; Bangladesh; Bengali; S M Kamrul Ahsan.
  52. Kaankhowa; Fic; 00:29:04; India; Assamese; Hira Das.
  53. What Are You Searching? Fic; 00:34:55; India; Hindi; Princy Pal.
  54. Last Wish; Fic; 00:14:53; Bangladesh; Bengali, English; Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko.
  55. Déjà Vu; Fic; 00:23:45; Bangladesh; Bengali; Rayhan Shoshi.
  56. Juddho Joyer Kishore Nayak; Fic; 00:29:21; Bangladesh; Bengali; Shaila Rahman Tithi.
  57. Birthday; Fic; 00:09:40; India; Bengali; Sudip Chatterjee.
  58. Birohe Jodi; Fic; 00:28:00; India; Bengali; Anuradha Kunda.
  59. Circle; Fic; 00:04:33; India; Bengali; Suman Chatterjee.
  60. 50th Anniversary; Fic; 00:39:40 ; India; Bengali; Dasgupta Tamal.
  61. Ankhidari; Fic; 00:25:09; India ; Assamese; Mriganka Borah.


    NB: Program is subject to last-minute change without prior notice in case of any unavoidable circumstances.