Jagran Film Festival Explained

Jagran Film Festival
Location:	Various cities in India
Established:	2010
Founders:	Jagran Prakashan
Language:	Hindi, English

Jagran Film Festival (JFF) is travelling film festival that was founded in India in 2010.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] The festival is an initiative of the Jagran Prakashan Group, with the aim of promoting the appreciation of cinematic art in smaller towns beyond the major metropolitan cities of India. It serves as a platform to showcase diverse films and engage audiences across different regions.

The seventh edition of the festival commenced in Delhi and traveled through various cities including Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Hisar, Ludhiana, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Raipur, Indore and Bhopal, culminating in Mumbai. The eighth edition of the festival includes competitive film sections, such as Jagran Shorts (for international short films), World Panorama (for international feature films), the Indian Showcase (for Indian feature films), and Cinema of the Sellers (for advertising and public service advertising films), offering prize money to participants.

JFF-2019

The 10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated at an event held in New Delhi's Siri Fort Auditorium. The inauguration was led by Prakash Javadekar, the Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting.^[5] ^[6]

JFF-2018

9th edition of the Jagran Film Festival commenced in June in Delhi and culminated in Mumbai.^[7]

JFF-2017

Partners: According to news reports Barry John Acting Studio (BJAS) is going to partner in the 8th season of Jagran Film Festival (JFF).^[8]
Video Partners: According to news reports Veblr.com is the official video partner in the 8th season of Jagran Film Festival (JFF) 2017.^[9] ^[10]

JFF-2016

Consultants: Mayank Shekhar and Manoj Srivastava.
Feature Film Competition Jury: Sarika, Jahnu Barua, Ballu Saluja, Sandesh Shandilya, Shekhar Das and Avinash Arun.
International Competition for Short Films Jury: Jahnu Barua (Chairman), Rajit Kapur (Member), Elena Fernandes (Member)

Partners: Whistling Woods International, Mumbai, Asia Pacific Screen Awards

JFF 2015

Feature Film Competition Jury :Hariharan, Pooja Bhatt, Sreekar Prasad, Mahesh Aney, Udit Narayan
International Competition for Short Films: Shaji N. Karun (Chairman), Mozhgan Taraneh, Kunal Kapoor

JFF 2014

Feature Film Competition Jury: Amol Palekar (Chairman), Madhu Ambat, Kavita Lankesh, Umesh Gupta
International Competition for Short Films: Goutam Ghose (Chairman), Philip Cheah, Iokim Milonas

JFF 2013

Feature Film Competition Jury: Basu Chatterjee (Chairman), Ramakrishna Halkere, Aditi Deshpandey, Suresh Pai
International Competition for Short Films : N. Chandra, Dorothy Briere

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Notes and References

Web site: Naseeruddin Shah inaugurates 7th Jagran Film Festival - Times of India. indiatimes.com.
Web site: Ashutosh Gowariker: We consulted with archaeologists. mid-day.com.
Web site: PIX: Neetu Chandra, Tisca Chopra at Jagran Film Festival. rediff.com.
Web site: Jagran Film Festival Announces Indian Competition Section - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine. 23 June 2016. boxofficeindia.co.in.
Web site: 10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated. currentaffairs.gktoday.in.
Web site: 10th Jagran Film festival inaugurated in New Delhi. newsonair.com.
Web site: 9th Jagran Film Festival names Varun Dhawan as the Best Actor. bestmediainfo.com.
Web site: Barry John Acting Studio to partner with 8th Jagran Film Festival. bollywoodwallah.com.
Web site: Official video channel of 8th Jagran Film Festival. veblr.com.
Web site: 8th JFF Official partners List. jagranfilmfestival.co.in.