The 2026 Lineup Features These Stars
Anusha Rizvi
Bharati Achrekar
Lakshmipriya Devi
M. K. Raina
Nehha Pendse Bayas
Sayani Gupta
Sonalee Kulkarni
Tannishtha Chatterjee
2026 Special Screening, Opening, Centerpiece and Closing Films
Narrative Feature Films
Documentary Feature Films
Short Film A
(A selection of LGBTQ shorts)
Short Film B
Short Film C
Short Films Playing With Features
Festival Guide
The New York Indian Film Festival is the oldest such film event in North America. We present NYIFF 2026, the 26th edition, from May 28 - 31, 2026. Four days will be packed with a celebration of new Indian cinema from different regions of the country - a mixture of films and conversations. Hope you enjoy our curated programme.
This year, the Annual New York Indian Film Festival will be held May 28 - 31, 2026.
Festival Jury
Tejaswini Ganti
Yoshita Singh
Rakesh Kaul
Bedatri Choudhury
Medha Jaishankar
Sudhanshu Saria
Aranya Sahay
Aparita Bhandari
Kiran Merchant
Guillermo Rogriguez Martin
Kilian Kerwin
Festival Programming Committee
Aseem Chhabra
Ashok Vish
Lakshmi Ramanathan
Rohan Gupta
Satish Kolluri
Giri Coneti
Nitin Gupta
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