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.

  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.