Kolkata People's Film Festival 2026
Schedule
Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am to Mon, 26 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm
UTC+05:30Location
Uttam Mancha | Kolkata, WB
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Presenting the 12th anniversary edition - Kolkata People's Film Festival 202623 - 26 January, 2026
10 am - 9 pm daily
Uttam Mancha (Hazra), Kolkata
#KPFF2026
LIST OF SELECTED FILMS #KPFF2026
// A. STORIES FROM INDIA (LONG DOCUMENTARY) //
1. A GOOD WIFE / Dir: Anuradha Bansal / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
2. DARE TO DREAM / Dir: Ranu Ghosh / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
3. GOLA DREAMS / Dir: Pankaj Rishi Kumar / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
4. I, POPPY / Dir: Vivek Chaudhary / 2025
5. INSIDE OUT / Dir: Amit Mahanti / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
6. MAD OVER DISCO / Dir: Shridhar Sudhir / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
7. MARCHING IN THE DARK / Dir: Kinshuk Surjan / 2024 / Kolkata Premiere
8. MUSIC IN A VILLAGE NAMED 1PB / Dir: Surabhi Sharma / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
9. SANGAMA | COMING TOGETHER / Dir: Sunanda Bhat / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
10. SANGEETA MANISHA / Dir: Shobhit Jain / 2024 / Kolkata Premiere
11. THAT DAWN THAT WE WILL BRING / Dir: Uma Chakravarti / 2025 / World Premiere
// B. STORIES FROM INDIA (SHORT DOCUMENTARY) //
1. AGAINST THE TIDE / Dir: Atish Dipankar Das / 2024
2. BALI / Dir: Amoli Birewar / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
3. ENCOUNTERING HATE / Dir: Lalit Vachani / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
4. FRIENDS OF JILIPIBALA / Dir: Debalina Majumder / 2025
5. SEE ME, WHEN YOU LEAVE / Dir: Dipin Chenayil / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
6. THE VALLEY / Dir: Tishya Chakraborty / 2025 / World Premiere
// C. STORIES FROM SOUTHASIA/DIASPORA (DOCUMENTARY) //
1. A DREAM CALLED KHUSHI / Dir: Rishabh Raj Jain / 2024 / Kolkata Premiere
2. IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM / Dir: Vivek Bald, Alaudin Ullah / 2022 / Asian Premiere
3. LAND OF DREAMS / Dir: Ambarien Alqadar / 2024
4. MYANMAR RESISTANCE / Dir: Tommaso Cotronei / 2025 / International Premiere
5. PANKAURI / Dir: Jafar Muhammad / 2025
6. THE DELIVERY GUY / Dir: Debarun Dutta / 2025 / Indian Premiere
7. THE LAMA’S SON / Dir: Kesang Tseten / 2025 / Indian Premiere
// D. NEW FICTION FROM INDIA (LONG FICTION) //
1. MY HOME / Dir: Prabodh Bhajni / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
2. SHAPE OF MOMO / Dir: Tribeny Rai / 2025
// E. NEW FICTION FROM INDIA (SHORT FICTION) //
1. DROPLESS / Dir: Anamika Pal / 2025 / Asian Premiere
2. GODS DO NOT FOLLOW / Dir: Ishan Pehal / 2025 / Asian Premiere
3. HILLS DON’T DANCE ALONE / Dir: Shubham Negi / 2025 / Indian Premiere
4. IDENTITY / Dir: Suhashya Telang / 2024 / Kolkata Premiere
5. ONLY TO YOU I SURRENDER / Dir: Aditya Raj Bhargav / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
6. ROSES ARE… / Dir: Digvijay Andhorikar / 2025
7. SEARCHING FOR GRANDPA / Dir: Mohamad W. Ali / 2025 / Indian Premiere
8. THAT PERFECT DAY / Dir: Anup Abraham Parackal / 2025 / Indian Premiere
9. WE, THE PUFFCORNS OF INDIA / Dir: Aditya Ashokrao Mungde / 2024
// F. NEW FICTION FROM SOUTHASIA/DIASPORA //
1. A WAITING ROOM / Dir: Saw Alvin Tun / 2024 / International Premiere
2. DRAINED BY DREAMS / Dir: Shekh Al Mamun / 2025 / Indian Premiere
3. THE LAST ENDLESS NIGHT / Dir: Jacob L Jeroshan / 2025 / Kolkata Premiere
// G. SPECIAL SCREENING //
1. TO K*ll A WAR MACHINE / Dir: Rainbow Collective / 2025 / India Premiere
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FOR SCREENING SCHEDULE & OTHER DETAILS: KEEP AN EYE ON www.ourcinema.in/festival
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To send your contribution towards the 12th KPFF:
(Please note that all the ways listed below can ONLY accept funds from Indian bank accounts.
If you want to donate from a bank located outside India, please call/whatsapp us at +91 9163736863 or write to us at [email protected])
1. Google Pay/UPI on 8902644896 (chandanirmalya1@okaxis)
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2. Bank transfer
Name on Account: People's Film Collective
SBI A/C no. 36404673278
Branch Name: Baroda Park (Baishnavghata)
Branch Code: 09470
IFSC Code: SBIN0009470
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