The Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) is a festival organised in the city of

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, by a film society, the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), with the support of The Government of Tamil Nadu, the

South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, abbreviated as SIFCC, is a South Indian film producers, distributors and exhibitors association, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce, Karnataka Fil ...

and the

Film Federation of India The Film Federation of India (FFI) is an apex body of the Indian film producers (around 18,000), distributors (around 20,000), exhibitors (around 12,000) and studio owners, headquartered in Mumbai.Shahid Alikhan, R. A. Mashelkar, "Intellectual pro ...

.Official website at From the official website, the festival aims at:

providing a common platform for the film fraternity to show its expression through films; understanding other cultures and project the excellence of this art form; contribute to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of the different nations in the context of the social and cultural ethos; and promote friendship and co-operation among peoples of the world.

The festival has been organised since 2002. It showcases international as well as Indian feature films. The Indian language films are divided into the

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(12 films) and the Indian panorama featured films (around 12 films). The festival screens more than 100 international feature films. The CIFF provide awards in the following categories: * The Best film in Tamil. * The Second Best film. * Special Jury Award for individual excellence * Online Film buff AwardOfficial website awards list 2010 * Amitabh Bachchan Youth Icon Award, from 2013

Winners

13th CIFF (2015)

8th CIFF (2010)

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.chennaifilmfest.com Film festivals established in 2002 Film festivals in India Culture of Chennai 2002 establishments in Tamil Nadu Tamil film awards