A festival we make together
Support the 10th Auroville Film Festival
1–6 February 2028
An evening at Kalabhumi. Music before the screening. Familiar faces, someone you have just met, a story you have never heard.
For a few days, cinema gives us another way to come together.
As the Auroville Film Festival approaches its tenth edition, we invite you to help continue a tradition rooted in the creativity, generosity and shared aspirations of this community.
Our stories, and a world of others
Since its first edition in 2009, the festival has offered a place for Auroville and the surrounding region to share their stories alongside films from across the world.
Some films turn our attention towards home: the memories of Auroville’s early years, the life of its artists, the knowledge held in a craft, the patient work of creating something together. Others take us into unfamiliar places and lives, asking us to look more closely and listen more deeply.
The programme has room for celebration and difficult questions, for beauty and experimentation, for experienced filmmakers and people discovering what they can express through a camera.
In 2026, its ninth edition brought together 103 films, with screenings at three venues, filmmaker discussions, live music and collaborative filmmaking.
Behind that programme was a community of people giving their time, skills and resources. That spirit of participation is what we hope to carry into 2028.
Human unity, experienced together
Auroville asks us to explore what it means to live beyond the divisions that so often separate people.
Cinema offers one way into that exploration. We sit beside one another and give our attention to another person’s experience. We may recognise something of ourselves. We may find our assumptions challenged. Afterwards, we have something to talk about.
The festival makes space for these encounters—and for the simple joy of being together.
Help keep the invitation open
We want the tenth edition to remain free to attend, so that everyone who wishes to take part feels welcome.
Making that possible takes both community effort and financial support.
A donation helps prepare the spaces where we gather, bring films to the screen, provide sound and light, and support the practical work behind each festival day.
Please consider a gift that feels meaningful to you. You can contribute as an individual, join with friends, or explore support through your organisation or business. Equipment, professional services and other practical offers can also make a valuable difference.
Be part of the tenth edition
If the festival has given you a memorable evening, introduced you to a new perspective, or helped you feel more connected to this community, we invite you to help offer that experience to others.
And if you have yet to discover it, this is an invitation to become part of its next chapter.
Get in touch to make a contribution
We would be happy to hear from you and discuss how you would like to help. Please contact the organising team for the confirmed 2028 donation instructions before transferring funds.
Bring what you can. Help make a place for us all to gather.