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Pune International Film Festival

The Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) is an annual film festival held in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Open to the general public, screenings take place at venues such as the NFAI, INOX and PVR cinemas across the city. The festival is chaired and directed by Dr Jabbar Patel. The festival's trustees are Jabbar Patel, Satish Alekar, Mohan Agashe, Sabina Sanghvi, Ravi Gupta, Rajendra Kelshikar and Samar Nakhate. The deputy director — Programme and Films is Vishal Shinde, and the deputy director — International Cinema & Relations is Aditi Akkalkotkar.
The festival commences on the second Thursday and concludes on the third Thursday of January. First Edition of PIFF was started in year 2002 and has been running annually except for 2004.
The latest (24th edition) of the PIFF took place from 15th to 22nd January 2026.