29th SJFF 2026 : Winners!

26th SJFF 226, Chennai 

Winners

Documentary :

Best Indian Documentary 

Sangeeta Manisha

Dir : Shobhit Jain 

Producer : Pinky Brahma Choudhry, Shobhit Jain

Indian Documentary - Special Jury Mention 

Naan Revathy

Dir: P. Abhijith 

Producer : A.Shobhila

Indian Documentary - Certificate of Merit 

Dare to Dream

Dir: Ranu Ghosh

Producer : Ranu Ghosh

Short Fiction :

Best Indian Short Fiction 

GIRRD (The Daily Bread)

Dir: Anil Kumar Anand

Producer : Anil Kumar Anand & Shipra Gaur

Indian Short Fiction : Special Jury Mention 

The First Film 

Dir: Piyush Thakur 

Producer 

Indian Short Fiction : Certificate of Merit 

Maithaanam 

Dir: Madhu

Producer : Madhu 

Student film :

Best Student Film 

Sudar Katru

Dir: Anirudh Unnikrishnan

Producer : Anirudh Unnikrishnan

Special Jury Mention 

Maraiya Nizhal

Dir: Paro Salil

Producer : TN Govt MGR Film & TV Institute 

Certificate of Merit 

Zindaki ki Chaal

Dir : Anjali Raghwani

Producer : Nazaria Arts Collective

Jury Members

Subrabharathimanian - writer

Ulaga Cinema Bhaskaran - filmmaker

Amudhan RP - filmmaker, curator, trainer

Best wishes to all the winners!