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Film Categories

Submit Your Film to AILIFF Festival Categories

Competition Categories

Main Competition

  • • Short Films (Less than 40 minutes)
  • • Narrative Features (Above 40 minutes)
  • • Narrative Feature (Above 40 minutes)
  • • Documentary Films (Any length)
  • • Experimental Films (Any length)
  • • Student Films (Any length)
  • • Animated Films (Any length)
  • • Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film (Above 40 minutes)
  • • Family/Children Films (Any length)
Special Focus

Thematic Categories

  • • Women's Films (Any length)
  • • Film on Women (Any Length)
  • • LGBT Film (Any length)
  • • Films on Disability Issue (Any length)
  • • Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife (Any length)
  • • Film on Religion (Any length)
  • • Free Speech (Any length)
  • • Educational Film (Any length)
  • • Travel Film (Any length)

Digital & New Media

  • • Drone Films (Any length)
  • • Web and New Media (Any length)
  • • Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
  • • Mobile Film (Any length)
  • • One Minute Film
  • • Micro Movies
  • • Selfie Video

Filmmaker Categories

  • • Young Filmmaker (Under 18) (Any length)
  • • Debut Filmmaker (1st or 2nd Film) (Any length)
  • • Amateur Film
  • • Silent Film (Any length)
  • • Postmodern Films (Any length)

Genre Shorts

  • • Crime Short (Less than 40 minutes)
  • • Romantic Short (Less than 40 minutes)
  • • Comedy Short (Less than 40 minutes)

Screenwriting

  • • Short Script
  • • Feature Script
  • • Treatment / Synopsis

Broadcast & Commercial

  • • Television / Pilot Program or Series
  • • Commercial / Advertisement
  • • Music Video (Any length)
  • • Trailer/Teaser (5 minutes or less)

Visual & Design

  • • Film/Video Poster
  • • Photography (Photos from film set included)
  • • Performing Arts

Technical & Craft Awards

★ Best Director (Any Length)
★ Best Cinematography (Fiction & Documentary)
★ Best Editing (Fiction & Documentary)
★ Best Sound Designing (Fiction & Documentary)
★ Best Actor (Fiction)
★ Best Actress (Fiction)
★ Best Supporting Actor (Fiction)
★ Best Supporting Actress (Fiction)
★ Best Film Score – Soundtrack
★ Best VFX Artist
★ Best Producer
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Festival Information

Important Dates & Submission Guidelines

Early Bird Deadline

March 31, 2026

Save on submission fees

Reduced rates for all categories

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Regular Deadline

May 31, 2026

Standard submission period

All categories open for submission

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Late Deadline

June 30, 2026

Final opportunity

Last chance submission with late fees

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Festival Dates

August 15-20, 2026

Chennai, India

6 days of screenings, workshops & networking

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