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IFFLA announces jury of its 9th edition
MUMBAI: The jury for the 9th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has been announced.The people who will serve in the Features section are Susan Cartsonis,Robert Koehler and Cheng-Sim Lim.
Shaz Bennett, Grace Lee and ClaudiaPuig will be in the jury for Documentary films, while the jurors in the Shorts film category are Parvesh Cheena, Myriam Despujoulets and Ravi Kapoor.
While Cartsonis was an executive at Twentieth Century Fox for nearly a decade before she started her own company Storefront Pictures, Koehler is a film critic for Variety, Cinema Scope, Cineaste and Film Comment. Koehler has served as a juror at festivals including Cannes and Berlin. Sim Lim is an independent film curator and filmmaker with over 17 years of programming experience in a wide range of American and international cinemas.
While Bennett is a writer/filmmaker/performance artist/voiceover artist/film critic and programmer, Lee is an award winning producer/writer/director while Puig has been a film critic at USA Today since 2001.
Cheena is a theatre, television, and film actor, while Despujoulets is a programmer of Seminars and Administrator of Fellow Affairs at the
American Film Institute Conservatory. Kapoor is an actor, writer and director.
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles runs from 12 to 17 April.
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MIFF 2026 to return to Mumbai; film entries open till April 12
19th edition to host WAVES Doc Bazaar, spotlighting global documentary talent
MUMBAI: The 19th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival 2026 is set to take place from June 15 to 21 at the NFDC Complex, with film submissions currently open and the deadline fast approaching on April 12.
Organised by the National Film Development Corporation under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the biennial festival remains one of South Asia’s most prominent platforms for documentary, short fiction and animation films.
Filmmakers, producers and content creators from across the globe have been invited to submit entries via the Film Freeway platform for the Competition Section. Offline submissions will not be accepted, reinforcing a fully digital entry process.
MIFF 2026 continues to sweeten the deal with a robust awards pool of Rs 55 lakh. The coveted Golden Conch for Best Documentary carries a top prize of Rs 10 lakh, alongside multiple awards across categories, making it one of the most lucrative non-feature film festivals in the region.
A key highlight this year will be the second edition of the WAVES Doc Bazaar, scheduled from June 16 to 18 alongside the festival. Designed as a hub for collaboration, the Doc Bazaar will feature a co-production market, viewing rooms and a work-in-progress lab, bringing together global buyers, sellers and creators under one roof.
Since its inception in 1990, MIFF has built a reputation as a serious showcase for non-feature cinema, drawing participation from filmmakers worldwide. The previous edition saw over 350 films from more than 30 countries, underlining its growing international footprint.
With submissions closing soon and preparations underway, MIFF 2026 is shaping up to be a vibrant meeting point for storytelling, collaboration and cinematic craft, offering filmmakers both a stage and a springboard.
