We are overjoyed to announce the award-winning films of the 5th Edition of the Seventh Art Independent International Film Festival 2025! 🎉 This year’s journey has been truly inspiring, with filmmakers from across the globe sharing their powerful stories and unique visions. The festival will take place on October 30th and 31st, 2025, at Aries Plex SL Theatres, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. While not all award-winning films will be screened due to time constraints, each selected work stands as a testament to the passion, creativity, and excellence of its filmmaker. We extend our......

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We are thrilled to announce the Official Selections for the 5th Edition of the Seventh Art Independent International Film Festival 2025! 🎉 This year, we received outstanding entries from across the globe, and each selected film represents the very best of independent cinema. Your stories, your craft, and your vision have made this edition truly special. Feature Documentary TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing, USA Dir: Louis Massiah, Monica Henriquez   Flying with Fins, Bulgaria Maria Averina   Space, Italy Dir: Catia Ott   BON VOYAGE, Belgium Dir: Karine......

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The festival will take place on October 28 and 29, 2024, at Bharat Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the filmmakers for their exceptional work and accomplishments. Feature Films Best Feature Film: SORRY Produced by: Akshay Chandrasobha Asok – India Award of Excellence in Creativity: Cornell’s Box Directed by: Hyunji Lee – Republic of Korea Outstanding Achievement Award: The Journey of Belli Directed by: Gouri Srinivas – India Best Director: SORRY Directed by: Akshay Chandrasobha Asok – India Outstanding Achievement Award in Direction: Smile of Jamal......

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We are extremely proud to announce the winners of the November contest!!! Congratulations!!!   Category: Feature Films Best Feature Film – Bharatha Circus – Dir. Sohan Seenulal – India Award of Excellence – Ruger the Rude Dog – Dir. Roger Slagle – US   Category: Experimental Feature Films Best Experimental Feature Film – Vellarikkapattanam – Dir. Maneesh Kurup – India   Category: Short Films Best Short film – FAG – Dir. Olivier Lallart – France Award of Excellence – The Crazy Spring  – Dir. YanJun Li – China   Category: Documentary Feature......

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We are extremely proud to announce the winners of the October contest!!! Congratulations!!!   Category: Feature films Award of Excellence in Creativity – Mata The Monastery – Dir. Ravindra VENSHI – India   Category: Short films Best Short Film – Anbirkum Undo – Dir. Arul Sankar S – India Award of Excellence – Bloom Watchers – Dir. Arun Nath Kailas – India Award of Merit – Chaara – Dir. Adarsh Gupta – India   Category: Direction Best Director – Arul Sankar S – Anbirkum Undo – India   Category: Experimental Films Best......

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We are extremely proud to announce the winners of the September contest!!! Congratulations!!!   Category: Short films Best Short film – Daveedinte Irul Kazhcha – Dir. Anandakrishnan B – India Category: Documentary feature Best documentary feature – Salud! To the Health of Cuba – Dir. Frédéric Hausammann – Switzerland Category: Web series Best web series – ART Exhibition – Dir. Davide Melis – Italy Category: Experimental films Best experimental film – Kazhicho – Dir. Darpan Bajaj – India...

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We are extremely proud to announce the winners of the August contest!!! Congratulations!!!   Category: Feature films Best Feature Film – Two Men – Dir. Satheesh Kumar – India Award of Excellence – Manasvi – Dir. Manoj Thakkar – India Award of Recognition in Creativity – Void – Dir. Vaibhav Gattani – India   Category: Direction Best Director – Satheesh Kumar – Two Men – India   Category: Short films Best Short film -The Incident – Dir. Yong Jian David Ong – Malaysia   Category: Documentary feature Best Documentary – Life in......

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We are extremely proud to announce the winners of the July contest!!! Congratulations!!!   Category: Feature Films Best Feature Film –Kezhapaya – Dir. YazhGunasekaran- India Award of Excellence – Joon – Dir. Barnali Ray Shukla – India Award of Merit – Republic  99 – Dir. Julia Zakharova, Sofia Silkina, Adel Takkeze – Russian Federation Best Director – Dir. Barnali Ray Shukla – Joon – India   Category: Short Films Best Short film – Sin City Tales – Dir. Dale Melgaard- US Award of Excellence – The Dude and The White Rose – Dir.......

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  We are extremely proud to announce the winners of the June contest!!! Congratulations!!!   Category: Feature Films Best Feature Film – The 24th Hour – Dir. MagheshwarKumaran – India   Category: Short Films Best Short film – Borderline – Dir. Ravi Thykkat – India Award of Excellence – Deception- Dir. Arumugam – India Award of Excellence – Workshop Sodhapal – Dir. Anbumani – India   Category: Documentary Feature Best Documentary Feature – Because We Come From Afar – Dir. Cédrick-Isham Calvados – France   Category: Experimental Film Best Animation Film- Spirit......

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