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Interesting mix of films connected to the Frankfurt region, as well as international films and video art.
The festival reaches out to the city of Frankfurt and the region with several exhibitions, installations and performances.
This year´s theme: Art
Sections: Feature-length Competition (Fiction, Documentaries), Short Film Competition, International Video Art Competition, Out of Competition, International Films
Year of Foundation: 2008
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TEAFF 22: The awards went to…
The Special Film Writing Award, instituted in memory of Late Sudhir Nandgaonkar, was presented this year to journalist-turned renowned film scholar and curator, Meenakshi Shedde. Expressing her gratitude, Meenakshi Shedde said, “I am truly thankful for receiving this award in the memory of late Sudhir Nandgaonkar. He played a significant role in my writing journey, and it gives me immense joy to receive an award bearing his name.”
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TEAFF 22: Closing formalities
The closing ceremony of the 22nd Third Eye Asian Film Festival, which unfolded over the week 09-15 January 2026, was held with great at the precincts of the P.L. Deshpande Kala Academy’s Ravindra Natya Mandir. This year’s festival, as always, offered audiences a rich and diverse cinematic experience, showcasing Asian film culture, through a wide range of films. Film lovers had the opportunity to watch around 56 films during the festival, held at two v...
TEAFF 22: Mr. M wins our hearts
On paper, I could have seen all four films on the final day of the Third Eye Asian Film Festival. But, of these four, I had already seen the first, In the Name of Fire/Swaha, so the fare choice was reduced to three. Dahej, a V. Shantaram restored classic, Human Resource, from Thailand, part of the Asian Spectrum, the closing film ad Mr. Manickam, and Indian entry in the competition section. However, it did not go that way. I was invited to review a Hindustani f...
TEAFF 22: All five films in competition sections, but how many did I watch?
As a rule, I try to see as many competition films as possible. Maybe I labour under the delusion that all films entered in the competition sections of various film festivals must be state-of-the-art and better than the rest, therefore they are chosen for consideration. Sometimes I end up watching mediocre films, and at other times, they are definitely above average. At the Third Eye Asian Film Festival (TEAFF) 22, 202...
TEAFF 22: Four films on the fifth day, including two Indian Competition films, for my two eyes
Since Fatherless had been screened on the first day, in place of ‘6 am’, another film, Asampurno, directed by Amartya Sinha, was screened. By this time, I had realised that burning the candle at both ends, i.e., waking up early and going to bed late, was taking its toll. So, I skipped Asampurno, and arrived in time, well, almost in time, to watch an Indian English film, in the Internatio...
TEAFF 22: Let us see what Day 4 showed us
Delayed in reaching the venue, I arrived too late for the first film of the day. Iran’s In Other Words (Mohammad Mahdi Katirachi), which was part of the Asian Spectrum. In other words, I missed the film. For me, the screenings began with the second film, scheduled for 12 noon.
Kathakar Ki Diary (India: Anwesh)
This film, too, was selected for the Asian Spectrum. It is listed in the festival catalogue only under its English title as The Story...
TEAFF 22: The very good, the good and the not so good films
Missing out on the second day of screening, being indisposed, I resumed viewing on the third day, committed to seeing all five films screened that day.
Deal at the Border (Kyrgyzstan: Dastan Zapar Ryskeldi)
Part of the country focus on Kyrgyzstan, this was a gem of a movie. How often do you have a protagonist who is an expert boxer, works for a drug Mafia, but does not use any violence whatsoever? Working in a team of two, he fin...
TEAFF 22: The very good, the good and the not so good
At international film festivals, as, I guess, in released films that I watch as a critic, I have found that one yard-stick has remained constant. Of films I see, the really remarkable ones lie in the range of 10-20%. The rest are either just about watchable or prompting a walk-out after about 20 minutes of endurance. So, a good festival, for me, is one in which I end up watching 20% + very good films, an average festival gives me only 11-2...
Third Eye Asian Film Festival accepts my proposal, institutes best debut director award
In a rare occurrence, the organisers of the Third Eye Asian Film Festival (TEAFF), currently being held in Mumbai and Thane, accepted the proposal I put forth at their press conference on 22nd December, at the iconic Rajkamal Kalamandir complex, that, since there were several directors whose debut-making films were to be screened at the TEAFF, they should consider instituting an award for the Best Debut Di...
We are pleased to announce that we will be covering the 41st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) set to take place from February 4 through February 14, 2026.
SBIFF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and educational organization dedicated to discovering and showcasing the best in independent and international cinema. Recently, the festival celebrated its 40th year with multiple sold out events and screenings throughout the fest. SBIFF has become one of the leading film fe...
What can you see through your Two Eyes at the Third Eye Asian Film Festival?
Beginning on Friday, the 9th of January, the 22nd Third Eye Asian Film Festival, 2026, organised by The Asian Film Foundation, Prabhat Chitra Mandal and Enlighten Film Society and Supported by the Cultural Affairs Department of the Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and National Film Archive of India (NFAI), has a fea...
THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 - FINALIZING OUR NEW SITE - COMING OUT SOON
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Third Eye opens its festival doors for the 22nd time, on 09 January 2026
A lot of film-buffs have felt that Mumbai should have been chosen as the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Since 1976, only 3 such festivals were held here, as variations of IFFI, called Filmotsavs. During 1996-97, a group of film society members, film directors, actors and other personalities, who had their base in Mumbai, were rooting for IFFI to settle here. But the Central Governmen...
THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 - FINALIZING OUR NEW SITE - COMING OUT SOON
BEST OF LUCK ON THE CIRCUIT and Happy Holidays & Season's Greetings
We are working hard finalizing a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google even existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals and film professionals with over 12...
American actors Anthony Mackie and Sawyer Spielberg were among stars of the film industry who attended the Bahamas International Film
Festival (BIFF) 2025 opening night celebration.
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ENTRIES – New Media Film Festival® Iconic. Real. Connected.
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Before “new media” was a buzzword, this festival was already building the future. Now it’s your turn.
Opening submissions started across 25 Classic & Tech Categories — from features, shorts, animation, and documentaries to VR, AR, A...
THE FESTIVAL BEAT MAKER ! SHARING MOTION AND EMOTION SINCE 1995 - FINALIZING OUR NEW SITE - COMING OUT SOON
BEST OF LUCK ON THE CIRCUIT
We are working hard finalizing a new version of our platform to better serve our community. Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995 before google even existed, turned into a social network in 2006 with a blog platform welcoming festivals and film professionals with over 120 000 articles and counting. In the meantime we are b...
IFFI Goa 2025, 11: Film selection--The Good (rare), the Bad (many) and the Ugly (too many)
Beginning where I left off.
My Daughter’s Hair/Iran/2025/Hesam Farahmand
Curious and off-beat title, but only in the English version. In Farsi (Persian), it is named after its lead character, a girl called Raha. Even that could be a bit of a misnomer, because it is as much the story of Raha’s father and brother, as it is of Raha. Interestingly, another film in the competition section is ti...
IFFI Goa 2025, 10: Film selection--The Good (rare), the Bad (many) and the Ugly (too many)
Films that are screened at IFFI are selected by a large committee that takes several weeks to vet the available movies, entered in the festival. Each category of films has a different committee assigned to it. The Preview Committee (sometimes referred to as the Selection Jury) for the International Section at IFFI 2025, which selects the international (non-Indian) films that are screened at IFFI, compri...
IFFI Goa 2025, 09: Does IFFI need the media, or does the media need IFFI, that is the question
This is not the first time that media has been maltreated at IFFI. It will also not be the last time. The only way for media to avoid being humiliated and maltreated is to not go to cover IFFI as a media-person. It would appear that the media needs IFFI, and that IFFI does not need the media. Or, at least, it does not want media to be treated well. Cinema is a medium, and taught at hundreds of film-...
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