9th BISFF-2024
VENUE: NANDAN-III, KOLKATA
20-23 May 2024
Daily from 1.00pm to 7.00pm
ENTRY: OPEN TO ALL (FREE)

SCREENING SCHEDULE
20 May 2024 (Monday)

  1. 1.00-1.27pm: Lyubima (Bulgaria, Fic. 27:00) By- Maya Ivanova Vitkova-Kosev
  2. 1.28-1.43pm: Knife, Chocolate (Iran, Fic. 15:00) By- Hooshmand Varaei
  3. 1.44-2.22pm: The Yesterday (Canada, Fic. 38:00) By- Benita Vera Von Sass
  4. 2.23-2.39pm: Malti (USA, Fic. 16:00) By- Mrunal Meistri
  5. 2.40-3.05pm: Mom I am Drowning (Russia, Fic. 24:46) By- Dmitry Rudakov
  6. 3.06-3.18pm: Ivania (Spain, Fic. 12:00) By- Luigi Abanto
  7. 3.19-3.32pm: Chor- The Tale of a Thief (Hindi, Fic. 12:59) By- Ayush Anita Sharma
  8. 3.33-3.52pm: Mulaquat (Hindi, Fic. 18:59) By- Sandeep Sarwate
  9. 3.53-4.09pm: The Counterpart (Bengali, Fic. 15:54) By- Abhinandan Ghose
  10. 4.10-4.40pm: Termite (Bengali, Fic. 29:59) By- Tathagata Bhowmik
  11. 4.41-5.05pm: Bindur Pathshala (Bengali, Doc. 23:05) By- Santanu Saha

    5.10-6.00pm: INAUGURATION CEREMONY FOLLOWED BY TEA
  12. 6.01-6.26pm: Adore (Hindi, Fic. 24:41) By- Mrinal Nath

    21 May 2024 (Tuesday)
  13. 1.00-1.14pm: From Darkness to the Lightness of Being (USA, Fic. 13:47) By- Patty M Simon
  14. 1.15-1.30pm: Dojo (USA, Fic. 14:50) By- Armin Alic
  15. 1.31-1.48pm: You Deserve it (Spain, Fic. 17:00) By- Sergio Montes
  16. 1.49-2.04pm: Relics (Spain, Fic. 15:00) By- Jordi Conil Salome
  17. 2.05-2.13pm: Love Bubbles (Switzerland, Fic. 7:34) By- Marcel Hobi
  18. 2.14-2.33pm: Chosen (Cambodia, Fic. 18:30) By- Daniel David Newman
  19. 2.34-2.57pm: Devuda Devuda (Telugu, Fic. 22:31) By- Dinnesh
  20. 2.58-3.11pm: Tomorrow (Telugu, Fic. 12:42) By- Jayaram Dharavath
  21. 3.12-3.28pm: A Dream of a Widow (Assamese, Fic. 15:41) By- Rupkamal Hazarika
  22. 3.29-3.34pm: Unsent (English, Fic. 4:26) By- Nanda
  23. 3.35-3.42: Operation Theater One (Hindi, Fic. 6:22) By- Farzad Sarosh Limathwala
  24. 3.43-4.11pm: Christmas of our Ancestors (Slovakia, Doc. 27:26) By- Denis Németh & Mário Németh
  25. 4.12-4.20pm: Woman Guardians of Seeds (Columbia, Doc. 7:14) By- Juan Sebastián Malaver Valencia
  26. 4.21-4.32pm: Exotic Charm (English, Doc. 10:27) By- Rajgopal Singh
  27. 4.33-5.13pm: Something Like That (Other, Doc. 39:38) By- Aditya Modak
  28. 5.14-5.36pm: Aam Antir Panchali (Bengali, Doc. 21:56) By- Satyajit Dasgupta
  29. 5.37-6.05pm: Wavelength (Bengali, Fic. 27:48) By- Rudrajit Roy
  30. 6.06-6.31pm: A Ride in the Rain (Bengali, Fic. 24:12) By- Utsab Ray
  31. 6.32-7.01pm: Jamalporer Choto Jamider (Bengali, Fic. 28:31) By- Deep Bhattacharyya

    22 May 2024 (Wednesday)
  32. 1.00-1.28pm: U=Me (Hindi, Fic. 27:47) By- Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
  33. 1.29-1.58pm: 2 BHK (Hindi, Fic. 29:00) By- Arsh Jain
  34. 1.59-2.12pm: Heart of Darkness (Bengali, Fic. 13:22) By- Soham Pal
  35. 2.13-2.51pm: Ghubaar (Hindi, Fic. 37:39) By- Omair Farooq
  36. 2.52-3.12pm: Yes Sir (Hindi, Fic. 20:00) By- Mudit Singhal
  37. 3.13-3.21pm: Kaaya – The Mission of Life (Hindi, Fic. 8:12) Sahil Rajesh
  38. 3.22-3.41pm: Atman (No Dialogue, Fic. 19:02) By- Hariharan Raju
  39. 3.42-4.02pm: Path (Hindi, Fic. 20:00) By- Pradip Kurbah
  40. 4.03-4.27pm: Son of the Soil (Assamese, Fic. 23:57) By- Akanshya Bhagabati
  41. 4.28-5.03pm: In Between Us (Hindi, Doc. 35:00) By- Rajkumari Prajapati & Ruchika Negi
  42. 5.04-5.31pm: Puthanannam (Malayalam, Doc. 27:00) By- Bini Gopinath
  43. 5.32-5.55pm: Somewhere Near and Far (Punjabi, Doc. 23:01) By- Gurleen Grewal
  44. 5.56-6.23pm: Ekaki (Assamese, Fic. 26:33) By- Rupam Jyoti Malakar
  45. 6.24-7.02pm: Ladakh 470 (Hindi, Doc. 38:00) By- Shivam Singh Rajpoot

    23 May 2024 (Thursday)
  46. 1.00-1.38pm: Lotus (Bengali, Fic. 38:05) By- Mainak Mukherjee
  47. 1.39-2.05pm: Kali (Bengali, Fic. 25:35) By- Jijo
  48. 2.06-2.30pm: The Treasure (Bengali, Fic. 23:45) By- Pubali Halder
  49. 2.31-3.10pm: Blood (Bengali, Fic. 38:57) By- Biresh Chatterjee
  50. 3.11-3.35pm: Mayabhumi (Bengali, Fic. 24:12) By- Arijit Dey
  51. 3.36-3.49pm: The Last Destination (Bengali, Fic. 12:16) By- Ritam Chakraborty
  52. 3.50-4.19pm: Mastul (Bengali, Fic. 28:45) By- Samprita Das Roy and Subhajit Chanda
  53. 4.20-4.36pm: Sound of Silence (Bengali, Fic. 15:24) By- Bipasha Chatterjee
  54. 4.37-4.53pm: 251 (Bengali, Fic. 16:00) By- Bauddhayan Mukherji
  55. 4.54-5.22pm: Gauri (No Dialogue, Fic. 27:57) By- Biswarup Biswas
  56. 5.23-5.50pm: Golper Seshe (Bengali, Fic. 26:24) By- Souvik Pramanick
  57. 5.51-6.20pm: Hit Wicket (Bengali, Fic. 29:00) By- Santanu Saha
  58. 6.21-6.36pm: Cycle of Eternity (Bengali, Fic. 14:40) By- Souradeep Dutta

AWARD CEREMONY
8th June 20224 Saturday, 6.30pm
Venue: Spring Club, Kolkata
Entry: Only by Invitation
NB: Schedule may change at the last moment for any reason beyond our control.

9th BENGAL INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
NANDAN, Kolkata, 20-23 May 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Short Fiction in Competition

  1. Lyubima (Bulgaria, 27:00, Maya Ivanova Vitkova-Kosev)
  2. Termite (Bengali, 29:59, Tathagata Bhowmik)
  3. Knife, Chocolate (Iran, 15:00, Hooshmand Varaei)
  4. Chor- The Tale of a Thief (Hindi, 12:59, Ayush Anita Sharma)
  5. The Yesterday (Canada, 38:00, Benita Vera Von Sass)
  6. Ekaki (Assamese, 26:33, Rupam Jyoti Malakar)
  7. The Counterpart (Bengali, 15:54, Abhinandan Ghose)
  8. Mulaquat (Hindi, 18:59, Sandeep Sarwate)
  9. Malti (USA, 16:00, Mrunal Meistri)
  10. Mom I am Drowning (Russia, 24:46, Dmitry Rudakov)
  11. Ivania (Spain, 12:00, Luigi Abanto)
  12. Ghubaar (Hindi, 37:39, Omair Farooq)
  13. Mastul (Bengali, 28:45, Samprita Das Roy)
  14. Son of the Soil (Assamese, 23:57, Akanshya Bhagabati)
  15. Yes Sir (Hindi, 20:00, Mudit Singhal)
  16. Sound of Silence (Bengali, 15:24, Bipasha Chatterjee)
  17. 251 (Bengali, 16:00, Bauddhayan Mukherjee)
  18. Gauri (No Dialogue, 27:57, Biswarup Biswas)
  19. Golper Seshe (Bengali, 26:24, Souvik Pramanik)
  20. Kaaya – The Mission of Life (Hindi, 8:12, Sahil Rajesh)
  21. Atman (No Dialogue, 19:02, Hariharan Raju)
  22. Hit Wicket (Bengali, 29:00, Santanu Saha)
  23. Cycle of Eternity (Bengali, 14:40, Souradeep Dutta)
  24. Path (Hindi, 20:00, Pradip Kurbah)
  25. Adore (Hindi, 24:41, Mrinal Nath)

Short Fiction Out of Competition

  1. Operation Theater One (Hindi, 6:22, Farzad Sarosh Limathwala)
  2. Devuda Devuda Devuda (Telugu, 22:31, Dinnesh)
  3. A Dream of a Widow (Assamese, 15:41, Rupkamal Hazarika)
  4. Dojo (USA, 14:50, Armin Alic)
  5. Wavelength (Bengali, 27:48, Rudrajit Roy)
  6. A Ride in the Rain (Bengali, 24:12, Utsab Ray)
  7. Lotus (Bengali, 38:05, Mainak Mukherjee)
  8. U=Me (Hindi, 27:47, Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni)
  9. Kali (Bengali, 25:35, Jijo)
  10. You Deserve it (Spain, 17:00, Sergio Montes)
  11. Heart of Darkness (Bengali, 13:22, Soham Pal)
  12. Relics (Spain, 15:00, Jordi Conil Salome)
  13. Jamalpore Choto Jamider (Bengali, 28:31, Deep Nhattacharyya)
  14. Unsent (English, 4:26, Nanda)
  15. The Treasure (Bengali, 23:45, Pubali Halder)
  16. From Darkness to the Lightness of Being (USA, 13:47, Patty M Simon)
    17.Love Bubbles (Switzerland, 7:34, Marcel Hobi)
  17. Blood (Bengali, 38:57, Biresh Chatterjee)
  18. Tomorrow (Telugu, 12:42, Jayaram Dharavath)
  19. 2 BHK (Hindi, 29:00, Arsh Jain)
  20. Chosen (Cambodia, 18:30, Daniel David Newman)
  21. Mayabhumi (Bengali, Arijit Dey, 24:12)
  22. The Last Destination (Bengali, 12:16, Ritam Chakraborty)

Documentary in Competition

  1. Ladakh 470 (Hindi, 38:00, Shivam Singh Rajpoot)
  2. In Between Us (Hindi, 35:00, Rajkumari Prajapati & Ruchika Negi)
  3. Puthanannam (Malayalam, 27:00, Bini Gopinath)
  4. Somewhere Near and Far (Punjabi, 23:01, Gurleen Grewal)
  5. Bindur Pathshala (Bengali, 23:05, Santanu Saha)

Documentary Out of Competition

  1. Aam Antir Panchali (Bengali, 21:56, Satyajit Dasgupta)
  2. Christmas of our Ancestors (Slovakia, 27:26, Denis Németh & Mário Németh)
  3. Woman Guardians of Seeds (Columbia, 7:14, Juan Sebastián Malaver Valencia)
  4. Exotic Charm (English, 10:27, Rajgopal Singh)
  5. Something Like That (Other, 39:38, Aditya Modak)

Jury to be announced soon.

8th BISFF at a Glance

Official Catalogue of 8th BISFF 2023

BFTCC Brochure Final printDownload

Award

HIRALAL SEN AWARD
(Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to Indian Cinema as Artist)
2018- Ranjit Mallick
2019- Soumitra Chatterjee
2021- Sabitri Chatterjee
2022- Madhabi Mukherjee
2023- Lily Chakraborty

B.N. SARKAR AWARD
(Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to Cinema as Producer)
2018- R.D.B & Co. (Mr. Kamal Bansal)
2019- Arora Films Corporation (Mr. Anjan Bose)
2021- Venkatesh Films (Mr. Srikant Mohta)
2022- Surindar Films (Mr. Surinder Singh)
2023- Jalan Distributors Pvt. Ltd (Pritam Jalan)

DEBOKI BOSE AWARD
(Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to Cinema as Director)
2018- Tarun Mazumder
2019- Buddhadeb DasGupta
2021- Utpalendu Chakraborty
2022- Goutam Ghosh
2023- Haranath Chakraborty

KALIS MUKHERJEE AWARD
(Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution as Writer/Journalist/Critic)
2019- Soma A Chatterjee
2021- Goutam Bhattacharjee
2022- Nirmal Dhar
2023- Swapan Mallick

RAJRAJJAK AWARD
(Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to Bangladeshi Cinema)

2019- Alamgir
2021- Kabori
2022- Ilihas Kanchan
2023- Amar Sani & Mousumi