Filmfare Short Film Awards

Awarded for| Promote and facilitate new filmmaking talent
Country| India
Presented by| Filmfare
Website| Filmfare Short Film Awards 2024

The Filmfare Short Film Awards are held annually by Worldwide Media. Started in 2016, the short film awards are a part of WWM's and Filmfare's ongoing transition onto the digital platform. These awards invite first-time as well as professional filmmakers to submit their entries, following which a panel of filmmakers judges and honors them with Filmfare Awards in 6 categories.[1]

## History

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The Filmfare Short Film Awards were instituted by Filmfare in 2016 to recognize and celebrate emerging talent in short filmmaking. The awards aim to provide a prestigious platform for storytellers working in the short film format and are held annually alongside the main Filmfare Awards ceremony.

The awards were first announced in December 2016 via a Facebook Live stream, and the inaugural ceremony was held in January 2017 during the 62nd Filmfare Awards in Mumbai. The initiative includes categories like Best Short Film (Fiction), Best Actor (Male & Female), People’s Choice Award, and others.[2]

## Jury selection

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The inaugural Filmfare Short Film Awards were launched in 2016, with the first ceremony held in January 2017. The initiative aimed to spotlight the evolving medium of digital short filmmaking. The jury for the first edition featured some of the most respected voices in Indian cinema: Karan Johar, Vidya Balan, Aanand L. Rai, Kabir Khan, Zoya Akhtar, Gauri Shinde, and Meghna Gulzar.[3]

The second edition of the Filmfare Short Film Awards continued the tradition of assembling a jury of celebrated filmmakers. The 2018 jury included Karan Johar, Nikkhil Advani, Kabir Khan, Onir, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Nitesh Tiwari, and Shakun Batra.[4]

In its third year, the Filmfare Short Film Awards expanded its jury to include not just directors but also prominent actors and writers. The 2019 panel featured Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, Vidya Balan, Urmila Matondkar, Ravi Udayawar, Nikkhil Advani, and Niranjan Iyengar.[5]

The 2020 edition saw another dynamic jury lineup with Karan Johar, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Kabir Khan, Vikramaditya Motwane, Nikkhil Advani, Onir, and Shakun Batra joining forces.[6]

## Award categories

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Filmfare's short film awards are given in 5 exclusive categories. 5 are adjudged by the jury, while the People's Choice Award is handed to the entry that gets the maximum public votes via Filmfare's digital platforms.

### Current awards

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* People's Choice Award for Best Film: since 2017
* Best Short Film (Fiction): since 2017
* Best Actor – Male: since 2017
* Best Actor – Female: since 2017
* Best Director: since 2023

### Discontinued awards

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* Best Short Film (Non-Fiction): (2017–2022)

## Nominations process

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The nomination process for the Filmfare Short Film Awards begins with the submission of entries through the official Filmfare Awards platform. Once the entry window closes, all eligible submissions undergo a preliminary screening conducted by the Filmfare editorial team, in collaboration with the appointed jury. This screening process is designed to evaluate the technical and narrative quality of each film.

Following this internal review, a shortlist of 30 finalist films is curated. These selected films are then considered for recognition across five award categories. All shortlisted films are made available for both jury evaluation and public voting, ensuring a balanced representation of critical assessment and audience reception in determining the winners.

## Winners

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Year  | People's Choice Award for Best Film  | Best Short Film (Fiction)  | Best Short Film (Non-Fiction)  | Best Actor – Male  | Best Actor – Female  | Best Director  | Ref.

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2017  | Khamakha – Aarti S. Bagdi  | Chutney – Jyoti Kapur Das | Matitali Kusti – Prantik Vivek Deshmukh  | Manoj Bajpayee – Taandav | Tisca Chopra – Chutney | Not awarded | [7]
2018  | Anahut – Sumit Ranaware  | Juice – Neeraj Ghaywan | Invisible Wings – Hari M. Mohanan  | Jackie Shroff – Khujli | Shefali Shah – Juice | Not awarded | [8]
2019  | Plus Minus – Jyoti Kapur Das | Rogan Josh – Sanjeev Vig  | The Soccer City – Sachin Balasaheb Suryavanshi  | Hussain Dalal – Shameless | Kirti Kulhari – Maya | Not awarded | [9]
2020  | Deshi – Rohit Bapu Kamble  | Bebaak – Shazia Iqbal  | Village of a Lesser God – Ananth Narayan Mahadevan  | Rajesh Sharma – Tindey | Sarah Hashmi – Bebaak | Not awarded | [10]
2021  | Devi – Priyanka Banerjee  | Arjun – Shivraj Waichal  | Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary – Nitesh Ramesh Parulekar  | Arnav Abdagire – Arjun | Purti Savardekar – The First Wedding | Not awarded | [11]
2022  | Masterji – Sameer Sharma  | Sorry Bhaisaab – Sumit Ghildiyal and Suman Adhikary  | Varsa – Sachin Balasaheb Suryawanshi  | Kumud Mishra – Itwaar | Sampa Mandal – Sapna | Not awarded | [12]
2023  | Soul-Kadhi – Sameeha Sabnis  | Jahaan – Celina John  | Not awarded | Manav Kaul – Phir Kabhi | Mrunal Thakur – Jahaan | Sakshi Gurnani Gray | [13]
2024  | Satya – Naveen Vijay Krishna  | Deshkari – Sanjay Daiv  | Not awarded | Saurabh Sachdeva – First Time | Madhura Gokarn – OCD | Jayaraj R. – Vakuppu | [14]

## See also

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* Bollywood
* Cinema of India
* Filmfare
* Filmfare Awards

## References

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1. ^ "About Filmfare short film awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
2. ^ Iyer, Sanyukta (29 January 2017). "Filmfare Awards 2017 to introduce short films segment". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
3. ^ "Filmfare Awards to introduce Short Film category this year; Vidya Balan, Gauri Shinde on jury". 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
4. ^ "Jury Members - Meet the Judges of Jio Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
5. ^ "Jury Members - Meet the Judges of Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
6. ^ "Jury Members - Meet the Judges of Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
7. ^ "Winners of Jio Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
8. ^ "Winners of Jio Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
9. ^ "Winners of Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
10. ^ "Winners of Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
11. ^ "Winners of Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
12. ^ "Winners of Filmfare Short Film Awards 2022". filmfare.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
13. ^ "Winners of Filmfare Short Film Awards 2023". filmfare.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
14. ^ "Winners of Filmfare Short Film Awards 2024". filmfare.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

## External links

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* Filmfare Official Website