Jagran Film Festival

Jagran Film Festival
The JFF was inaugurated in 2013 by Manish Tewari, the Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting
LocationVarious cities in India
Established2010
Founded byJagran Prakashan
LanguageHindi, English

Jagran Film Festival (JFF) is travelling film festival that was founded in India in 2010.[1][2][3][4] The festival is an initiative of the Jagran Prakashan Group, with the aim of promoting the appreciation of cinematic art in smaller towns beyond the major metropolitan cities of India. It serves as a platform to showcase diverse films and engage audiences across different regions.

The seventh edition of the festival commenced in Delhi and traveled through various cities including Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Hisar, Ludhiana, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Raipur, Indore and Bhopal, culminating in Mumbai. The eighth edition of the festival includes competitive film sections, such as Jagran Shorts (for international short films), World Panorama (for international feature films), the Indian Showcase (for Indian feature films), and Cinema of the Sellers (for advertising and public service advertising films), offering prize money to participants.

JFF-2019

The 10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated at an event held in New Delhi's Siri Fort Auditorium. The inauguration was led by Prakash Javadekar, the Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting.[5][6]

JFF-2018

9th edition of the Jagran Film Festival commenced in June in Delhi and culminated in Mumbai.[7]

JFF-2017

Austrian filmmaker and actor Otwin Biernat at Jagran Film Festival, 2017
  • Partners: According to news reports Barry John Acting Studio (BJAS) is going to partner in the 8th season of Jagran Film Festival (JFF).[8]
  • Video Partners: According to news reports Veblr.com is the official video partner in the 8th season of Jagran Film Festival (JFF) 2017.[9][10]

JFF-2016

Partners: Whistling Woods International, Mumbai, Asia Pacific Screen Awards

JFF 2015

JFF 2014

JFF 2013

  • Feature Film Competition Jury: Basu Chatterjee (Chairman), Ramakrishna Halkere, Aditi Deshpandey, Suresh Pai
  • International Competition for Short Films : N. Chandra, Dorothy Briere

References

  1. ^ "Naseeruddin Shah inaugurates 7th Jagran Film Festival - Times of India". indiatimes.com.
  2. ^ "Ashutosh Gowariker: We consulted with archaeologists". mid-day.com. 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ "PIX: Neetu Chandra, Tisca Chopra at Jagran Film Festival". rediff.com.
  4. ^ "Jagran Film Festival Announces Indian Competition Section - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine". boxofficeindia.co.in. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. ^ "10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated". currentaffairs.gktoday.in. Archived from the original on 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  6. ^ "10th Jagran Film festival inaugurated in New Delhi". newsonair.com.
  7. ^ "9th Jagran Film Festival names Varun Dhawan as the Best Actor". bestmediainfo.com.
  8. ^ "Barry John Acting Studio to partner with 8th Jagran Film Festival". bollywoodwallah.com. 22 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Official video channel of 8th Jagran Film Festival". veblr.com.
  10. ^ "8th JFF Official partners List". jagranfilmfestival.co.in.
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