JIFF is all set to take place from 7th to 11th January 2022

Despite the covid pandemic, there has been great enthusiasm in filmmakers across the world towards filmmaking - Jyothi Venkatesh

For 14th Jaipur International Film Festival JIFF 2022 ~ 1500 film applications from 82 countries are received.

JIFF organizing committee has released the 1st list of nominated films for 10 categories for the festival.

182 films from 52 countries have got a place in this list. 28 jury members from 15 countries have selected these films.

This is the biggest selection in first list of JIFF till now.For JIFF 2021 ~1484 films from 80 countries were received, out of which 161 films from 38 countries were nominated.

The Film Festival would be organized from 7th to 11th January 2022. The Festival would take place in offline and online both mods, tells JIFF Founder Director Hanu Roj.

Recently filmmakers across the world have rated JIFF word's best reviewed festival.

JIFF has emerged as very popular festival across the globe and the biggest competitive film festival in fiction films.

JIFF spokesPerson Rajendra Bora informed that out of selected films under 10 categories include 24 Feature Fiction Films | 22 Documentaries Feature Films | 88 Short Fiction Films | 18 Short Documentary Films | 11 Short Animation Films | 4 Mobile Films | 5 Web Series | 1 Ad Film | 9 Songs including 10 Student Films.

Some of the selected feature films are as follows – Aksa, Love Laboratory, Sorry, I Forgive You, Wiggler from China, Atlas from Switzerland, Shambala from Kyrgyzstan, Make-Believers from Japan, Verona from Brazil, The Last Bath from Portugal, Do Not Hesitate from Netherlands, The Ugly Truth from Germany, The Final Stand from Russian Federation and Natyam, Bridge, Lullaby, Giliyu Panjaradolilla, Nani, Baba Baby O, Daalcheeni from India

In the festival ~ selected films of widely recognized and prestigious Award-winning filmmakers are chosen under various categories.

This is the first time, when Films in a huge number from China, Japan and South Korea are submitted and nominated as well.

Second List of the selected FILMS would be released on 5th December 2021.

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