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List of film festivals in India

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Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ56275942 ↗
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This is a list of film festivals in India.

A

Ahmedabad International Film Festival

Alpavirama South Asian Short and Documentary Film Festival

B

Bangalore Queer Film Festival

Best Film First

Bioscope Global Film Festival

Bodhisattava International Film Festival

Bollywood International Film Festival

Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival

Bring Your Own Film Festival

Bengaluru International Film Festival

C

Chambal International Film Festival, Kota

Chennai International Film Festival

Chennai International Queer Film Festival

Cinemela Film Festival

D

Darbhanga International Film Festival

Development Film Festival

Dharamshala International Film Festival

Dehradun International Film Festival

F

Filmsaaz

Flashpoint Human Rights Film Festival

G

The Great Indian Film and Literature Festival

The Golden Elephant

Golden Jury Film Festival

Guwahati International Film Festival

H

Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival

Hyderabad International Film Festival

I

International Film Festival of India

India Film Project

International Film Festival of Kerala

J

Jagran Film Festival

Jaipur International Film Festival

Jeevika Film Festival

Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival

K

Kashmir World Film Festival

Kalakari Film Festival

KASHISH Pride Film Festival

Kolkata International Film Festival

Karnataka Youth International Short Film Festival

L

Ladakh International Film Festival

M

Madhubani Film Festival

MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

Manikarnika International Film Festival

Mumbai International Film Festival

Mumbai Women's International Film Festival

Mumbai Indiefilm Festival

N

National Children's Film Festival

National Science Film Festival and Competition

O

Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema

P

Patna Film Festival

Pondicherry International Film Festival

Pune International Film Festival

R

Rajasthan Film Festival

S

SiGNS Film Festival

Syne International Film Festival

T

Tigerland India Film Festival

Thrissur International Film Festival

V

VadFest

Verite Film Festival (Kashmir)

ViBGYOR Film Festival

See also

by. "Top Indian Film Festivals in the World | List of Film Festivals in India - National Film Awards". Retrieved 5 November 2025.

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