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About TIFA

Global stories on local screens. Catch some of the most exciting and compelling award-worthy stories from youth across the world at India’s largest teen and youth film awards- TIFA 2025!

From our inception in 2022 to gathering 300+ films from over 30 countries in 2024, TIFA is truly the next global phenomenon.

Founded by Indian National Film Award-winning critic-columnist and Dean of the School of Film, Media, and Creative Arts (SoFMCA), Dr. Piyush Roy, and hosted by SoFMCA, RV University, Bengaluru, the Teen Indie Film Awards (TIFA) is a unique film festival initiative “of the students, by the students, and for the students” to recognize and celebrate excellence and creativity in film productions by school and university students across the world.

Shaping Stories, Nurturing Voices

TIFA 4-Day Schedule Student Delegate Registration
Gear up for one of the most unforgettable cinematic experiences you’re bound to have, ever, as we prepare for TIFA 2025, the fourth edition of our festival, coming to you on November 10th to 14th 2025. This year brings some of the most appealing and unique stories to the big screen, along with panel discussions and masterclasses by industry specialists, in addition to special programmes to entertain guests and audiences. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity, and come enjoy the works of some of the brightest minds of now- the next generation of aspiring filmmakers!

Meet the Team of TIFA 2025

TIFA is led by a diverse set of students ranging from the School of Film, Media and Creative Arts, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
and School of Computer Science and Engineering.
Our dedicated group is working constantly to ensure that TIFA is a grand success!

Our organizers are:

Nominations

13-19 Age Category

Emerging Filmmaker Category (19-25 Age Category)

Flashback to TIFA 2024

Award Winners

  • Best Film

    Supernova

  • Best Director

    RI (Mountains)

    A Film by Stanzin Idzes

  • Best Ensemble

    LEFT

    Best Ensemble, Best Actor in a Leading Role

  • Best Actor

    Park Sketch

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Best Story

    Fence

    Scriptwriter – Masha Ebrahimi

  • Best Technical Achievement

    Khaali

    Best Technical Achievement

  • Best Essay Experimental

    Mosaic

    Best EssayExperimental Film

  • Best Costume

    Lullaby Blues

    Best Costume Styling

Teenage Filmmakers (13-19 Age Category)

  • Best Story Award – Fence – Maryam Rezaei, Iran
  • Best Technical Achievement Award – Khaali – Biswajyoti Sahoo, India
  • Best Costume/Styling – Lullaby Blues – Ethan Jeffrey, Canada
  • Best Director – Ri – Stanzin Idzes, India
  • Best Film – Supernova – Niam H Collins, Ireland
  • Best Ensemble – LEFT – Rachana N. Jamadagni, India
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role – Abhishek Kalal – LEFT, India
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role – V. Krishnappa – Park Sketch, India
  • Best Essay/Experimental Film – Mosaic – Isabel Park, Australia
  • Best Film RVU – Park Sketch – Ningrin Andrew Jamang
  • Audience Choice Award – LEFT – Rachana N. Jamadagni

Emerging Young Filmmakers (20-25 Age Category)

  • Alone – Best Emerging Young Filmmaker

  • Prarambh – Best Emerging Young Filmmaker

  • Crosswalk – Best Emerging Young Filmmaker

  • Love Note – Audience Choice Award

  • Best Emerging Young Filmmaker [Fiction] – Alone – Arthur Casez, France
  • Best Emerging Young Filmmaker [Essay/Experimental] – Prarambh – Nitin Marskole, India
  • Best Emerging Young Filmmaker [Animation] – Crosswalk – Yeji Choi (예지 최), North Korea
  • Audience Choice Award – Love Note – Janvi, 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

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