2025 Featured Stars
Rasika Dugal
Rituparna Sengupta
Anurag Kashyap
Goutam Ghose
Gulshan Devaiah
Kaushal Oza
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nikhil Mahajan
Nilesh Maniyar
Raam Reddy
Rahul Bhat
Rima Das
Shonali Bose
Suman Ghosh
Submissions for 2026 are now open
Regular Deadline is November 15, 2025.
Late Deadline is December 15, 2025.
Notification Date is April 25, 2026.
Event Date is June 19 - 21, 2026.
The New York Indian Film Festival 2026 invites filmmakers to submit their works across genres and formats. Be part of a legacy that celebrates the richness and diversity of Indian storytelling on a global stage.
2025 Gala Premiere, Opening, Centerpiece and Closing Films
Narrative Feature Films
Documentary Feature Films
Short Film A
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 2025, the 25th edition, from June 20 - 22, 2025. Three 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 June 20 - 22, 2025.
Festival Jury
Tejaswini Ganti
Yoshita Singh
Rakesh Kaul
Bedatri Choudhury
Shruti Ganguly
Sabrina Dhawan
Raeshem Nijhon
Joyce Pierpoline
Nandana Dev Sen
Mark Gill
Festival Programming Committee
Aseem Chhabra
Ashok Vish
Lakshmi Ramanathan
Rohan Gupta
Satish Kolluri
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