About Us
More Than Just A Festival
Art, in all forms, inspires us. From the first drawings of prehistoric people to Artificial intelligence-driven illustrations, the journey of art has been one of curiosity, progress, and redemption. The form of cinema is the most impactful of them all. Only this art form has the power to blend time with space. The real and the images correspond to one another in films. Only in cinema can we reflect, introspect, and often modify our realities and history. It is a medium to look into our past and our future.
The transnationality of films often translates from one civilisation to another. Cinema is a calling card for the universal values of humanity.
We are here to celebrate this power of films: the power to unite, transform, and transcend.
We are at the Chennai World Cinema Festival!
With love
Director World Cinema Bhaskaran.
Contact: +919003917667, Email: kfs.cinema@gmail.com
Tamil cinema has a history of 100 years.
Rangaswamy Nataraja Mudaliar (1885 – 3 May 1971) is the father of the Tamil Nadu film industry and a pioneer in silent film production. He directed and released South India’s first silent film, Keesaka Vatham, in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, Kalidas, a multilingual film directed by H M Reddy, was released on 31 October 1931. More than 100 Tamil movies are produced every year. Chennai is the Capital of the Tamil Cinema Industry.
Chennai World Cinema Festival is a unique film competition organised by working professionals from the film industry.
Our programming team focuses on Feature Films & Short Films, as our primary mission is to promote talent and their vision. This festival encourages filmmakers from all countries to enter the Film Competition, where we will screen Indian and International feature-length films and short films. The festival will consider any film in any genre. From entertaining to educational, inspirational to thought-provoking, comedic to ironic, CWCF is the place to showcase your movies to the broadest possible live audience.
So, if you’re a Feature Film filmmaker or a filmmaker who creates innovative short films – whether they’re Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Historical, Horror, LGBTQ, Children, Animation, or Experimental – you’re welcome to enter.
Festival Programmes:
The festival program is divided into the following categories:
INTERNATIONAL WORLD CINEMA [Competition Section] :
Films produced internationally. Filmmakers working in all international languages and those working in drama, comedy, fantasy, adventure, action, history, biography, horror, LGBTQ, children, animation, or experimental are encouraged to apply.
INDIAN WORLD CINEMA [Competition Section]:
The producer and the Director should be Indian nationals. Filmmakers working in all Indian regional languages and those working in drama, comedy, fantasy, adventure, action, history, biography, horror, LGBTQ, children, animation, or experimental are encouraged to apply.
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM [Competition Section]:
Short Films produced internationally. Filmmakers working in all international languages and those working in drama, comedy, fantasy, adventure, action, history, biography, horror, LGBTQ, children, animation, or experimental are encouraged to apply.
INDIAN SHORT FILM [Competition Section]:
The short film producer and the Director should be Indian nationals. Filmmakers working in all Indian regional languages and those working in drama, comedy, fantasy, adventure, action, history, biography, horror, LGBTQ, children, animation, or experimental are encouraged to apply.
Programming is the soul of CWCF. The festival selection committee carefully plans the festival, considering cinematic aspects, topicality, social relevance, and geographical representation. We welcome films that seek out new cinematic languages to engage honestly with issues of great concern.
CWCF aims to be shown on the most giant cinema screens.
