CICFF is a monthly live screening film festival, with an annual live screening mega event in the City
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Calcutta International Cult Film Festival (CICFF) is an IMDb Award Listing Qualifier and an official member of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, in New York. CICFF is a monthly live screening film festival, opened in November 2016, with a yearly live screening mega event in the City of Joy. The monthly live screenings take place at the end of each month at Indira Cinema (one of the most prestigious film venues of Kolkata).
Mission: The sole purpose of CICFF is to develop a film culture that inspires and brings together cross-cultural innovations that enrich people’s lives with entertainment: and services that inform, educate and entertain. The event's goals are to introduce more people to art-house cinema. We would like to see films made primarily for aesthetic and philosophical reasons. We believe that a story driven by a genuine expression can stimulate new thoughts that have the power to promote the fundamental principles of humanism; expand creative frontiers; stimulate new levels of compassion, and even lead to social change. The Festival is an organization dedicated to the discovery and development of new Artists and Audiences. The Festival seeks to support and inspire independent film and theatre artists from all over the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work. We also welcome established Art-house filmmakers, who have already produced a major contribution to the art of filmmaking. Each month more than 50 films from the different categories are officially selected and out of them at least one per category is awarded. The most representative are monthly screened in Calcutta and have a free academic and detailed review published at our International film magazine CULT CRITIC (http://hlc-cultcritic.com), shared at respective IMDb pages (if applicable). All these monthly winners are automatically qualified for the annual live screening gala in the City of Joy and can be nominated for the prestigious GOLDEN FOX AWARDS (the best of the best). The next gala will be held in December 2018, at the same time that PIAZZA DI CINEMA, our world film market event will also take place. The annual event is a glamorous red carpet premiere with press conferences and gala parties at Kolkata in the presence of international movie celebrities. The participants get excellent opportunities to exchange their ideas, ideologies and cultural innuendoes. The winners get a chance to meet with the audience and participate in Q&A after the screening. CICFF is a division of Human Lab Corporation, a leading Multinational film production and distribution company.
Awards & Prizes: All projects officially selected in each month receive the CICFF laurel and certificate, and are rated at their IMDb pages (if applicable). All monthly Award Winners receive the CICFF laurel and customized certificate. Each month, the most representatives of monthly award winners are screened in Kolkata, at Indira Cinema, and reviewed by CULT CRITIC film magazine. These reviews are shared at each film IMDb page (if applicable). Some filmmakers, screenwriters and actors/actresses could be invited for an interview to be published as well in CULT CRITIC film magazine. The awards are given in the follow categories: Best Director Best Young Filmmaker (under 18) Best Debut Filmmaker Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Sound Designing Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Narrative Feature Best Documentary Film Best Experimental Film Best Short Film Best Student Film Best VR/AR and 360º Film Best Drone Film Best Web and New Media Film Best Mobile Film Best Horror/Science Fiction Feature Film Best Women’s Film Best Film on Women Best LGBT Film Best Animated Film Best Family/Children Film Best Educational Film Best Film on Disability Issue Best Film on Religion Best Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife Best Travel Film Best Silent Film Best One Minute Film Best Postmodern Film Best Free Speech Film Best Television/Pilot Program or Series Best Commercial/Advertisement Best Music Video Best Film Score/Soundtrack Best Trailer/Teaser Best Film/Video Poster Best Photography Best Treatment/ Synopsis Best Short Script Best Feature Script Besides MAIN AWARDS, it can be given also OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS in the different categories. You may see the last award winners in this link: http://www.hlc-cicff.com/blog. Each year we select the Best of the Best (from the pool of all award winners from all categories) and the prizes are the HLC’s prestigious GOLDEN FOX awards + plus Live Screenings in the theatre at Kolkata. 2017 Winners will have a chance to meet with audience and participate at Q&A after screening. We will be providing incentives for winning films, and present promotional strategies for the winning films and their directors. First we conduct an Interview with the director which is posted in our HLC portal, plus a published review by one of our esteemed writers from CULT CRITIC magazine. But that's not all: CICFF will take you global with international distribution opportunities for your films.
