29th edition of International Social Justice Film Festival of India will be held on 15-19 April 2026
The film festival was started by MARUPAKKAM in 2014 in association with Goethe-Insitut Chennai.
We organise 2-3 editions per year depending upon the requests from various educational and cultural institutions across India.
We are happy to inform you that we will be organising our 29th edition.
The upcoming event is organised by MARUPAKKAM in association with various institutions in Chennai.
It is a competitive film festival.
The rationale behind the film festival is to appreciate and support films on Social Justice from both Indian and international filmmakers, producers and distributors.
Categories : Documentaries, short fiction, animation, music videos and experimental films
Cash awards :
Best Indian Documentary : cash award (Rs.25,000/-) and a certificate
Best Indian Short Fiction : cash award (Rs.25,000/-) and a certificate
Best Student film : cash award (Rs.10,000/-) and a certificate
Rules and Regulations :
1) Films based on Social Justice will be accepted
2) Indian and international & Old and new films are invited
3) One filmmaker / producer can send any number of films
4) Films that promote hatred will not be accepted
5) Both Indian and international films are invited
6) It is a competitive film festival for Indian films
6a) There is no competition for International films
7) No screening fee will be paid.
8) Selection committees' decisions are final
9) One member from the selected films will be invited to the physical event
10) No travel will be provided; a simple stay for 2 days will be provided
11) Only the films with subtitles in English will be accepted
12) Festival will be organised physically depending upon the local rules by administration. If the physical event is not possible, films will be shown online
13) Interactions with the filmmakers will be organised online if required and possible
14) Films screened in the previous editions will not be accepted.
Cash awards :
Best Indian Documentary : cash award (Rs.25,000/-) and a certificate
Best Indian Short Fiction : cash award (Rs.25,000/-) and a certificate
Best Student film : cash award (Rs.10,000/-) and a certificate
Rules and Regulations :
1) Films based on Social Justice will be accepted
2) Indian and international & Old and new films are invited
3) One filmmaker / producer can send any number of films
4) Films that promote hatred will not be accepted
5) Both Indian and international films are invited
6) It is a competitive film festival for Indian films
6a) There is no competition for International films
7) No screening fee will be paid.
8) Selection committees' decisions are final
9) One member from the selected films will be invited to the physical event
10) No travel will be provided; a simple stay for 2 days will be provided
11) Only the films with subtitles in English will be accepted
12) Festival will be organised physically depending upon the local rules by administration. If the physical event is not possible, films will be shown online
13) Interactions with the filmmakers will be organised online if required and possible
14) Films screened in the previous editions will not be accepted.
15) Entry fee : Rs.500 for general category; Rs.300 for students category
Last date to send entries : 1 February 2026
Notification date: 1 March 2026
Festival dates : 15-19 April 2026
