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NIRI 9
International Film Festival 3.0

Celebrating bold cinema, new voices & daring stories

Join us for an evening of feature films, short films and experimental shorts — curated from across the world, presented in a cinematic setting.

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Official Selection for Screening

Feature Films

Dahini The Witch
Feature — Hindi
Director: Rajesh Touchriver
Producer: Sunitha Krishnan
Origin: India
Juiphool
Feature — Assamese
Director: Jadumoni Dutta
Producer: Jadumoni Dutta
Origin: India
Kuhipath
Feature — Assamese
Director: Prasanta Kalita
Producer: Nabajyoti Bordoloi, Prasanta Kalita
Origin: Assam, India
Ghar
Feature — Assamese
Director: Kangkan Bora
Producer: Kangkan Bora
Origin: Assam, India
Dhonguloi
Feature — Assamese
Director: Pranab Jyoti Sarmah
Producer: Pranab Jyoti Sarmah
Origin: Assam (India)
Dr. Nishant
Feature — Assamese
Director: Samit Chowdhury
Producer: Lakshmi Rani Paul
Origin: Assam, India

Short Films

Manitha Subhavam
Short — Telugu
Director: Salauddin Sathu
Producer: Sangeetha
Origin: Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India
Ilish
Short — Assamese
Director: Himjyoti Talukdar
Producer: Arundhati Sarmah Baruah, Momi Syed
Origin: India
Chori
Short — Hindi
Director: Deeppak Vishawanath Pawwar
Producer: Deeppak Vishawanath Pawwar
Origin: Maharashtra, India
Abaseshot
Short — Assamese
Director: Rajmoni Bhuyan
Producer: Gitima Pranjal Mudoi
Origin: Assam
Beyond the Unfinished
Short — Assamese
Director: Kripal Kalita
Producer: Bimal Kumar Agwarala
Origin: Assam

Documentary Films

The Elephant Haven
Documentary — Assamese
Director: Kripal Kalita
Producer: Sabita Devi
Origin: Assam
Golden Thread
Documentary — Assamese
Director: Pranab Jyoti Sarmah
Producer: Pranab Jyoti Sarmah
Origin: Assam
Papa: From Darkness to the Light
Documentary — Assamese
Director: Jhulan Krishna Mahanta
Producer: Luky Patgiri
Origin: Assam

Experimental & Micro-shorts

That Ugly Green Planet
Micro — Hindi
Director: Anant V Keni
Producer: Anant Keni
Origin: Maharashtra
Omnipresent
Micro — Assamese
Director: Hemanta Sarma
Producer: Deba Kumar Kalita
Origin: Assam, India
Shesh Chithi
Micro — Bengali
Director: Siddharth Roy
Producer: Siddharth Roy
Origin: Assam
Character
Micro — Assamese
Director: Ashok Bora
Producer: Ashok Bora
Origin: Assam
Paa
Micro — Bengali
Director: Kaushik Roy
Producer: Ranu Roy
Origin: West Bengal

Prizes & Awards

Feature Film
🥇 Best ₹70,000
🥈 2nd ₹50,000
🥉 3rd ₹30,000
Documentary
🥇 Best ₹60,000
🥈 2nd ₹40,000
🥉 3rd ₹20,000
Short Film
🥇 Best ₹50,000
🥈 2nd ₹30,000
🥉 3rd ₹20,000
Shorter Film
🥇 Best ₹30,000
🥈 2nd ₹20,000
🥉 3rd ₹10,000