WE REGRET TO INFORM ALL PARTICIPANTS THAT THE FESTIVAL DATE HAD BEEN SHIFTED DUE TO THE OUT BREAK OF THE CORONA VIRUS. A NEW TENTATIVE DATE FOR THE EVENT IS SEPT 15. PLEASE KNOW, THIS MAY CHANGE BASED ON HOW WE ARE DOING AS A COUNTRY. ACCORDINGLY THE NOTIFICATION DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TOO.
After successfully organising Cotton City International Film Festival (CCIFF) 2019 in Akola with an additional Award Ceremony in Mumbai - the Mecca of the Indian Film industry and Bollywood, we at Jagar TV Group along with Sadguru Enterprises have now open submissions for our 2020 edition.
With films screened over two days, CCIFF is an all-inclusive and spirited festival designed to honor indie film makers and provide them a platform to showcase their film making genius and talent. Similar like last time, team CCIFF is all set to bring in celebrated juries consisting of several elite actors, eminent film makers and critics from India and across the globe to judge the best films across all categories. Gold, Silver and in some cases Bronze trophies to the winners are part of the competition in categories like Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Fiction, Best Animation film, alongwith technical awards for Best Cinematography, Editing and Sound Design are the highlights. Other highlights are the Special Jury award, Best Debut film award as well as Best Actor and Best Actress awards will also be given. A Lifetime Achievement Award is also earmarked to an artiste/film maker of repute from India or overseas.
Apart from films in various competition categories, the Cotton City Film Festival Directorate is also contemplating screening of best films including retrospectives and best of festivals round the year. Special packages like Iran, Azerbaijan, Russian and Turkish films, French short films, films from South East Asia are being organized.
So here’s inviting you to participate in our next grand edition of CCIFF in Maya 2020. Submit your film and be included in our diverse program, and avail a chance to be one of the winners at CCIFF - a high profile elelctic platform for filmmakers that brings great talent and the industry together, and helps launch careers.
AWARDS
The following Awards are constituted in FOREIGN / INDIAN categories for Feature Films / Short Films / Documentary / Animation & Music Videos & Web
BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST CHILDREN FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM
BEST ANIMATION FILM
BEST VFX FILM
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE FILM
BEST FILM - LOCAL TALENT
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR
BEST STORY / SCREENPLAY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST DEBUT ACTOR
BEST DEBUTANTE ACTRESS
BEST EDITOR
BEST MUSIC
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
CRITICS AWARD
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD