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About TIFA

Global stories, local screens. catch award worthy films from youth around the world at the Teen Indie Film Awards 2024.

The Teen Indie Film Awards (TIFA), hosted by RV University, Bengaluru is a unique film festival initiative ‘of the students, by the students, and for student filmmakers’, to recognize and celebrate excellence and creativity in film productions by school and university students from across the world.

Get ready for an unforgettable cinematic experience! The 3rd edition of our festival is happening from the 14th to 17th of March 2024 in Bangalore at RV University and NMKRV. This year’s lineup features exciting and compelling screenings from submissions worldwide, along with masterclasses, panel discussions, and workshops led by industry specialists. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity

TIFA 2024

Shaping Stories, Nurturing Voices

Nominations

13-19 Age Category

Emerging Filmmaker Category (19-25 Age Category)

Award Winners – TIFA 2023

  • Best Film

    Meiyu Song

    “Huzi” (China)

  • Best Director

    Konstantin Reber

    “Take Five” (Switzerland)

  • Best Actor

    Yashas Banakar

    “Teenage Short Film” (India)

  • Best Story

    Adya Reddy Yedulla

    “Kanasu” (India)

  • Best Technical Achievement

    Sumedh K

    “Anatma”, India

  • Best Film Essay & Documentary

    KK Rath

    “Celebration Of Life” (India)

  • Best Ensemble

    Yoel Rodríguez

    “Far From Home” (Spain)

  • Best Experimental Film

    Kamya Sandeep Subramanya

    “The Carousel” (India)

Jury Members

  • Rahul Desai

    Writer, Film Critic, Film Companion

  • IAN FENTON

    Senior Lecturer in Film & Television, School of Arts and Creative Industries, Teesside University, UK

  • Tiakumzuk Aier

    Actor, Writer, Filmmaker and Director Dreamz Unlimited, Nagaland

  • Charru Sharma

    Founder and Festival Director, YathaKatha International Film andLiterature Festival, Mumbai

  • Rupali Gatti

    Visual Development (VD) Artist, Environment Designer and Production Designer

  • Rashmi Nambiar

    Content Creator and Strategist Pocket FM l| Star India l Storytel l The Neelesh Misra Show

Speakers

  • Tarini Manchanda

    Visual anthropologist documentary Filmmaker

  • Rupali Gatti

    Visual Development (VD) Artist, Environment Designer and Production Designer

  • Evan Tims

    Climate fiction writer, researcher

  • Dr. Mohan Das

    Chairman, Festival Jury and Director, Lakecity International Film Festival

  • Charru Sharma

    Founder and Festival Director, YathaKatha International Film andLiterature Festival, Mumbai

  • Tiakumzuk Aier

    Actor, Writer, Filmmaker and Director Dreamz Unlimited, Nagaland

  • Rinki Roy Bhattacharya

    Indian Writer, Columnist and Documentary Filmmaker

  • Naina Sen

    Filmmaker

  • Naina Sen

    Filmmaker

  • Aishwarya Yadav

    Director-Producer

  • Dr. Ujjval Chandra Das

    Professor, Amity University

  • Sanjivan Lal

    Indian Film Director and Writer

Meet the team

TIFA is led by a diverse set of students ranging from the Schools of Liberal Arts, Design, Business, Engineering, and BTech.
Our dedicated group is working constantly to ensure that TIFA is a grand success!

Our organizers are:

  • Pawan S Raj

    Festival Director

  • Humaira Sheikh

    General Secretary

  • Kartikey Khatri

    Treasurer

  • Anirudh Eswar

    Branding, Marketing and Outreach Head

  • Adya R

    Content Curation

  • Kamya S

    PR, Media and Communication

  • Ankur TS

    Branding, Marketing and Outreach

  • Krishnapriya

    Event Management

  • Vaishnav S

    Event Management

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