Bengaluru International Short Film Festival: News
Article Assamese Hindi
BISFF 2022: Maharshi Kashyap’s The Horse From Heaven wins the top award
The hybrid festival was organised from 4-14 August
Review Marathi
Goshta Arjunchi review: Triggering conversations about mental health
Anupam Barve’s short film urges people to talk to their families about what they are going through
Article Hindi
12th edition of Bengaluru International Short Film Festival to be held in a hybrid format
The upocming film festival is an Oscar-qualifying film festival for live-action category.
Review Hindi
Transistor review: Touching short about young love in the time of mass sterilization
Prem Singh’s film brings alive the plight of lovers during a historically agitated period.
Review Tamil
Appa’s Seasons review: A vulnerable and bold short film
Radhika Prasidhha’s film is a drive through a forest of childhood memories, some joyful and some traumatic.
Article
Sonsi, Public Toilet, Newborn Poetry win top awards at Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
The festival was held virtually from 28 August to 5 September.
Review Hindi
Someday review: Loving portrait of a mother-daughter relationship in pandemic times
Actress Shefali Shah’s directorial debut captures the mental and emotional fatigue of frontline warriors.
Review Tamil
Life In Stars review: The fish-out-of-water story evokes helplessness but also hope
The short film follows a Northeast worker trying to earn a livelihood in South India, only to deliver one disastrous service after another.
Review Hindi
The Miniaturist Of Junagadh review: A tender tale set in a tumultuous time
The short film transports us to a bygone era, to tell the poignant tale of a miniaturist and his family.
Review Bengali
Dhulo review: Stark depiction of the link between patriarchy and ethnic cleansing
The film also places women as the force of resistance against all evil manifestations of power politics.
Article Tamil
The stories come to us somehow, says Franziska Schönenberger about her film Rettai Jadai
Schönenberger, whose film is being screened at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, talks about her choice of subjects and her work with husband and collaborator Jayakrishnan Subramanian.
Article
Someday, Sheer Qorma, Rettai Jadai in competition at BISFF 2021
The film festival will be held virtually from 28 August to 5 September.
Review Bengali
Miss Man review: Poetic yet disturbing film on search for gender identity
A multi-layered film on love, gender issues and sexuality, Miss Man is both bold and beautiful.
Review Gujarati
Dhummas review: Quiet, atmospheric film that reveals a hidden regret
The Gujarati film by Nainisha Dedhia was chosen Best Film in the Indian Competition section at the recent Bengaluru International Short Film Festival.