Oscar-Qualifying Bengaluru International Short Film Festival Expands to 10 Arenas, Adds AI and Dance Competitions (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Oscar-qualifying Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) has expanded its competition to 10 arenas of cinema for its 16th edition,...
Key points
- India’s Oscar-qualifying Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) has expanded its competition to 10 arenas of cinema for its 16th edition, adding new categories for AI-made films and screendance.
- BISFF received a record 3,340 submissions this year from more than 100 countries, according to organizers.
- Every competition category this year features more than 30 titles from India and abroad – the largest lineup in the festival’s history, organizers said.
- Varadaraj said: “The quality of the films this year has been exceptional.
What happened
India’s Oscar-qualifying Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (BISFF) has expanded its competition to 10 arenas of cinema for its 16th edition, adding new categories for AI-made films and screendance. BISFF received a record 3,340 submissions this year from more than 100 countries, according to organizers. Every competition category this year features more than 30 titles from India and abroad – the largest lineup in the festival’s history, organizers said. Varadaraj said: “The quality of the films this year has been exceptional. BISFF draws more than 5,000 delegates annually and generates more than 300,000 website hits per year, according to the festival. FULL LIST OF SELECTED FILMS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION “Ban Dal (Half-Moon)” – Hae-Sup Sin (Switzerland) “The Wind in Ash” – Sun Kun (China) “Hai Davai” – Vlad Gradescu (Moldova) “Heaven on Earth” – Helena Bodlovic (Croatia) “The Written Hour” – Coke Arijo (Spain) “Max” – Jaime Alonso de Linaje (Spain) “Bus” – Andre Balbuena (Peru) “Choice” – Marko Crnogorski (North Macedonia) “Yonne” – Julietta Korbel, Yan Ciszewski (Switzerland) “The Bridge” – Giacomo Bendotti (Italy) “Relay” – Bárbara Fernández, David Mendizábal (Spain)...