9TH AUROVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 – 18 to 25 January The 9th Auroville Film Festival 2026 got off to a brilliant start on the 18th of January 2026 with a live music performance by Auroville band NoizeGate playing Creedence Clearwater Revival. The Auroville Film Festival, organized by residents of Auroville, aims to showcase films […]
Category HU The winner of the Jury Award is the movie No Other Land. It depicts the generations long struggle on an almost barren area that is dotted with tiny villages. It allows viewers to experience the daily lives of the villagers and shows their humanity and ability to find moments of joy and laughter […]
Step into a week-long celebration of cinema from around the world — right here in Auroville! Join us for the 9th edition of the AVFF as we screen films across three locations in Auroville from Jan 18th to 25th. Enjoy live music performances every evening at Kalabhumi, with the option to pre-book warm dinners. Dinner […]
Schedule for the AVFF26 in pdf: Download the program as pdf here Schedule for the AVFF26 in html: Program in Html here Locations: Centre D’Art CRIPA Kalabhumi MMC
Discussion program: 19th January 2026 – 25th January 2026 InLight warmly welcomes the community to the AVFF ‘26 panel discussions with filmmakers at the multimedia room at Centre d’Art. Food and beverages are not permitted inside the hall. You can join all discussion in person or online: https://tinyurl.com/avff26 Monday 19 January, 2026 17:00 | Panelists: […]
AVFF ‘26 Multimedia Center (MMC) Auditorium Film Program: 19th January 2026 – 25th January 2026 The community is warmly welcomed to the AVFF ‘26 screenings at MMC. Doors open 15 minutes before showtime. Food and beverages are not permitted inside the hall. Monday 19 January 2026 19:00 | Birds Of Puducherry 1.0 (India, 2025, Dir. […]
AVFF ‘26 Live Music / Film Screenings at Kalabhumi Amphitheatre Program: 18th January 2026 – 25th January 2026 Shakti Arts warmly welcomes the community to live music performances and a selection of films curated by AVFF ’26. Sunday 18 January, 2026 Performance 18:00 | Live Music: Creedence Clearwater Revival Screenings 19:30 | Farming The Revolution […]
AVFF ‘26 Screenings at CRIPA Film program: 18th January 2026 – 25th January 2026 CRIPA warmly welcomes the community to the AVFF ‘26 screenings. Doors open 15 minutes before showtime. For everyone’s enjoyment, kindly avoid crossing in front of the screen or using mobile phones when lights are off. Food and beverages are not permitted […]
FILMS MADE BY AUROVILIANS RESIDENTS OF THE BIOREGION PONDICHERRIANS 30 YEARS OF KEEPING THE MUSIC FLOWING – AUROVILLE CHOIR Year, Duration: 2024, 38min 25sec Genre: Documentary Country, Language: India, English Screening: Thursday, 22 January 2026 at CRIPA at 20:54 Synopsis: This documentary takes us through a nostalgic journey of the Auroville Choir – thirty […]
Premendra Mazumder is a film critic, curator, author, and organizer. He writes extensively on cinema. He is the Vice President of the Federation of Film Societies of India, General Secretary of the India Chapter of the International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI, and Editor of the quarterly film journal E-CineIndia. He works for many national […]
A Fly On The Wall Year, Duration 2024, 82min Genre Documentary, Feature Country, Language Switzerland / India, English Screening Saturday, 24 January 2026 at CRIPA at 20:59 Synopsis A friendship walks the distance between life and death in Nilesh Maniyar and Shonali Bose’s film. Loved ones pour in from different parts of the world to […]
AUROVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 Submissions 2025/26 closed now! Join us for the 9th edition of the Auroville Film Festival! We invite filmmakers to share their stories in the following categories: Local Voices: Films made by Aurovilians and residents of the Auroville bioregion (including Pondicherry) Regional Perspectives: Films about Auroville or the bioregion (including Pondicherry) Youth […]
The 8th edition of the Auroville Film Festival was held between January 22nd-28th, 2024, at the township’s Town Hall campus. It was the first return of the public event to its traditional site since 2020, following the hiatus of Covid-19. Decorated with the installations of local artists and alive with food and music, the campus […]
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AWARD WINNERS OF THE AUROVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 2024! International category of “films that develop the theme of human unity” Wisdom Awards: Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness by Frauke Sandig and Eric Black All That Breathes by Shaunak Sen Both the movies stand out for their brilliant expressions of the meaning of the connections between all […]
Various Auroville filmmakers are volunteering and creating video impressions of each festival day, enjoy their creations in below playlist:
