| Location | Ahmedabad, India |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | Omguru [1] |
| Language | International |
| Website | theaiff |
The Ahmedabad International Film Festival (also known as AIFF) is an international film festival held annually in Ahmedabad India. [2]
The festival was founded by Omguru in 2009 to promote the global exchange of ideas and stories, to showcase their talent to contemporary cinema, art and emerging and established filmmakers. More than 100 films were screened during the 2024 festival.
2024, the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the AIFF, was honored at a reputed writer and poet Madhav Ramanuj, known for his intense contribution to Gujarati literature. Padma Shri Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his social and disability welfare contribution. Actress Ayushi Dholakia won the Best Supporting actress Award at AIFF for her role in the film Kanubhai The Great. [3] Actor Varun Kapoor attended the event as the chief guest.
2025 Over 3,000 films, spanning short films, feature films, and documentaries from more than 105 countries, have been registered to date at the Ahmedabad International Film Festival (AIFF). [4] [5] [6] [7]
AIFF 2025 has 76 different category awards for films and short-films. [8]
| Category | Movie | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festival Mention | Srikanth | Rajkumar Rao, Tushar Hiranandani | ||
| Chandu Champion | Kartik Aaryan, Kabir Khan | |||
| Short Film | Best Supporting Actor | Mukth | Shahid Kabeer | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Alarm Gadhi | Dr Chetna Chauhan | ||
| Best Actor | Funeral Bier "Gahvara" | Himansh Kohli | ||
| Hunaar | Rohit Roy | |||
| Best Actress | Rekhaa | Tanvi Nimbhorkar | ||
| Best Director | Hunaar | Sujoy Mukharjee | ||
| Sabina | Sanatan | |||
| Best Short Film | Trumpet | Aashish Bathri, Ashish Sahu, Yug Uikey | ||
| Best Child Actor | Radha | Jigyasa Singh | ||
| Jury Mention Short Film | Kaala Jamun | Atul Shrivastav | ||
| Kaunsi Team ? | Jaywant Wadkar | |||
| Help Yourself | Utkarsh Chaturvedi | |||
| A Night, After All | Anshul Agrawal | |||
| Free as Bird | Ashish Vidyarthi | |||
| Betelgeuse | Sunder Konar | |||
| Feature Film | Best Supporting Actor | Malhar | Sharib Hashmi | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Banaras Ban | Priyanka Bhole | ||
| Ekachakram | Chaithra P | |||
| Best Actor | Rotten Society | T Sunil Punnakkad | ||
| Best Actress | Banaras Ban | Akankansha Pandey | ||
| Mruggjal | Bhaswati Bora | |||
| Rukmini | Snehal Deshmukh | |||
| Best Director | Teenz | Radhakrishnan Parthiban [9] | ||
| Best Feature Film | Teenz | Radhakrishnan Parthiban | ||
| Best Child Actor | Pravas | Vishal Thakkar | ||
| Jury Mention Feature Film | Highdose | Amika Shail | ||
| Malhar | Anjali Patil | |||
| Ekachakram | K Suchendra Prasad | |||
| Pravas | Vipul Sharma | |||
| Chal Zindagi | Sanjay Mishra | |||
| Teenz | Yogi Babu | |||
| Creative Award | Best Documentary Film | Girte Sitaare | Hitarth Gajjar, Kenil Shah | |
| Best VFX | Teenz | Alcon Ravi, M. Subramaniya | ||
| Best Editor | The Déjà vu | Kandarp Joshi | ||
| Best Story | Taalee-ek Goonj (Clap - A Sound) | Dr. Sunil Koli | ||
| Second Chance | Anish Parag Shah | |||
| Best Screenplay | Highdose | Dilip Vasudeo | ||
| Best Cinematography | Mi Draupadi Murmu | Sandeep Vasant Rasal | ||
| Best Music Video | Brother I'M Your Sister | Kruti Bhut | ||
| Best Background Music | Street Fight | Santhosh R | ||
| Best Divyang For All Category | Comicman | Ananthan Sreekanth [10] | ||
| Best Costume and Makeup | Canvas | Sanjai Chandrasekaran | ||
| Best Special Effect | Betelgeuse | Sunder Konar | ||
| Student Project | Two of Hearts | Aashmani Pramod Bhadane | ||
| Best Animation | Love Dosti India | Prabhat Sardar | ||