Filmfare Short Film Awards

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Filmfare Short Film Awards
Awarded forPromote and facilitate new filmmaking talent
CountryIndia
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Website Filmfare Short Film Awards 2024

The Filmfare Short Film Awards are held annually by Worldwide Media. Started in 2016, the short film awards are a part of WWM's and Filmfare's ongoing transition onto the digital platform. These awards invite first-time as well as professional filmmakers to submit their entries, following which a panel of filmmakers judges and honors them with Filmfare Awards in 6 categories. [1]

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History

The Filmfare Short Film Awards were instituted by Filmfare in 2016 to recognize and celebrate emerging talent in short filmmaking. The awards aim to provide a prestigious platform for storytellers working in the short film format and are held annually alongside the main Filmfare Awards ceremony.

The awards were first announced in December 2016 via a Facebook Live stream, and the inaugural ceremony was held in January 2017 during the 62nd Filmfare Awards in Mumbai. The initiative includes categories like Best Short Film (Fiction), Best Actor (Male & Female), People’s Choice Award, and others. [2]

Jury selection

The inaugural Filmfare Short Film Awards were launched in 2016, with the first ceremony held in January 2017. The initiative aimed to spotlight the evolving medium of digital short filmmaking. The jury for the first edition featured some of the most respected voices in Indian cinema: Karan Johar, Vidya Balan, Aanand L. Rai, Kabir Khan, Zoya Akhtar, Gauri Shinde, and Meghna Gulzar. [3]

The second edition of the Filmfare Short Film Awards continued the tradition of assembling a jury of celebrated filmmakers. The 2018 jury included Karan Johar, Nikkhil Advani, Kabir Khan, Onir, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Nitesh Tiwari, and Shakun Batra. [4]

In its third year, the Filmfare Short Film Awards expanded its jury to include not just directors but also prominent actors and writers. The 2019 panel featured Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, Vidya Balan, Urmila Matondkar, Ravi Udayawar, Nikkhil Advani, and Niranjan Iyengar. [5]

The 2020 edition saw another dynamic jury lineup with Karan Johar, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Kabir Khan, Vikramaditya Motwane, Nikkhil Advani, Onir, and Shakun Batra joining forces. [6]

Award categories

Filmfare's short film awards are given in 5 exclusive categories. 5 are adjudged by the jury, while the People's Choice Award is handed to the entry that gets the maximum public votes via Filmfare's digital platforms.

Current awards

Discontinued awards

Nominations process

The nomination process for the Filmfare Short Film Awards begins with the submission of entries through the official Filmfare Awards platform. Once the entry window closes, all eligible submissions undergo a preliminary screening conducted by the Filmfare editorial team, in collaboration with the appointed jury. This screening process is designed to evaluate the technical and narrative quality of each film.

Following this internal review, a shortlist of 30 finalist films is curated. These selected films are then considered for recognition across five award categories. All shortlisted films are made available for both jury evaluation and public voting, ensuring a balanced representation of critical assessment and audience reception in determining the winners.

Winners

YearPeople's Choice Award for Best FilmBest Short Film (Fiction)Best Short Film (Non-Fiction)Best Actor – MaleBest Actor – FemaleBest DirectorRef.
2017Khamakha – Aarti S. Bagdi ChutneyJyoti Kapur Das Matitali Kusti – Prantik Vivek Deshmukh Manoj BajpayeeTaandav Tisca ChopraChutney Not awarded [7]
2018Anahut – Sumit Ranaware JuiceNeeraj Ghaywan Invisible Wings – Hari M. Mohanan Jackie Shroff Khujli Shefali ShahJuice Not awarded [8]
2019Plus MinusJyoti Kapur Das Rogan Josh – Sanjeev VigThe Soccer City – Sachin Balasaheb Suryavanshi Hussain DalalShameless Kirti KulhariMayaNot awarded [9]
2020Deshi – Rohit Bapu Kamble Bebaak – Shazia IqbalVillage of a Lesser God – Ananth Narayan Mahadevan Rajesh SharmaTindeySarah Hashmi – Bebaak Not awarded [10]
2021 Devi – Priyanka BanerjeeArjun – Shivraj WaichalBackyard Wildlife Sanctuary – Nitesh Ramesh ParulekarArnav Abdagire – ArjunPurti Savardekar – The First WeddingNot awarded [11]
2022Masterji – Sameer SharmaSorry Bhaisaab – Sumit Ghildiyal and Suman AdhikaryVarsa – Sachin Balasaheb Suryawanshi Kumud MishraItwaarSampa Mandal – SapnaNot awarded [12]
2023Soul-Kadhi – Sameeha SabnisJahaan – Celina JohnNot awarded Manav KaulPhir Kabhi Mrunal ThakurJahaanSakshi Gurnani Gray [13]
2024Satya – Naveen Vijay KrishnaDeshkari – Sanjay DaivNot awardedSaurabh Sachdeva – First TimeMadhura Gokarn – OCDJayaraj R. – Vakuppu [14]

See also

References

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