South Asian Short Film Festival is the biggest Short Fiction and Documentary Film Festival in Eastern India. The festival is organized by the Eastern Region of the Federation of Film Societies of India (Estd. 1959) every year without any break. Like previous years, the 9th edition of the festival will also take place at Nandan, the film center of West Bengal in Kolkata from 8-14 June, 2026 physically. The first eight editions of the festival had witnessed a great enthusiasm and appreciation from Film Makers, Critics and Audiences. Every year we showcase more than 100 films in the following sections:
(A) South Asian Films
1. Short Fiction: Competition [max. 40 mins]
2. Short Fiction: Panorama (Out of Competition) [max. 40 mins]
3. Documentary: Competition [max. 60 mins]
4. Documentary: Panorama (Out of Competition) [max. 60 mins]
(B) International Window
5. Short Fiction (Out of Competition) [max. 40 mins]
6. Documentary: (Out of Competition) [max. 60 mins]
Awards & Prizes
1. Satyajit Ray Golden Award for the Best Documentary
2. Satyajit Ray Silver Award for the 2nd Best Documentary
3. Satyajit Ray Bronze Award for the 3rd Best Documentary
4. Ritwik Ghatak Golden Award for the Best Short Fiction
5. Ritwik Ghatak Silver Award for the 2nd Best Short Fiction
6. Ritwik Ghatak Bronze Award for the 3rd Best Short Fiction
For further Details:
https://sasff.in/
https://filmfreeway.com/sasff
