Jharkhand National Film Festival-International

RULES AND GUIDELINES, DEADLINES AND FEES

Submission Forms

There are two ways to submit your project in JNFF. Please choose only one per film. If you are submitting via FilmFreeway, you do not need to complete an additional submission form. Please review our rules and guidelines below prior to submission.

Submitting to JNFF

At JNFF we believe that the role of a festival is to help filmmakers bring forth their work to an enthusiastic audience. JNFF is committed to helping filmmakers get their films seen. Grab the opportunity to showcase your work to 1000+ live audience!

Submission Rules & Terms

JNFF reserves the right to refuse to screen any submission deemed inappropriate by the Festival.
In the event of a film being withdrawn, JNFF will not be liable for refund of the fee or return the materials entered.
JNFF will decide the date and time when the submission will be screened. JNFF cannot be held accountable for changes in the schedule after the festival line-up is announced.
A fee is pre-requisite to every submission. Please see payment structure below.
If music or additional film material used in your film is not original, then permission from source must be obtained. The responsibility for this rests entirely with the filmmaker. Failure to obtain clearance could result in your film being withdrawn from the Festival. In this event, JNFF will not be liable to refund the fee or return the materials entered.
Once we have received your Film, film related materials, and fees, you will receive an email confirming your entry. Please note the decision of the jury is final.
Students will get 50% off on Registration. Please contact us with Official Documents at jnff.official@gmail.com
If you not are attending the award ceremony and you're awarded, in that case you are to pay the courier and packaging charges for the award materials.
All submissions must have English subtitles.
For sending hard drive or any other materials, please send us at :
Jharkhand National Film Festival
Satpathy Centre Thana , Road, Adityapur-1 ,
Shere Punjab Chwok Jamshedpur , Jharkhand – 831001
If you have any questions regarding submissions, please email jnff.official@gmail.com

Categories (National & International in any language)

Feature Films (Fiction or Non Fiction) length 60 minutes and longer.
Short Films (Fiction or Non Fiction) length 30 minutes and under.
Documentary (Non Fiction) length 15 minutes and longer.
Music Album length 10 minutes and under.

Deadlines, Fees And Notification

April 30, 2025 | Earlybird
July 31, 2025 | Regular

Notification Date
September 30, 2025

Event Date
November 2 – 8, 2025

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Submit your project via JNFF directly by clicking the submit link below. Before submitting, you need to pay the submission fees by any of the following method. Please SAVE the Transaction details.

PayPal : sanjaysatpathy@gmail.com

UPI : asmaindia0507@icici

Net Banking :
A/c Name : DR. AMULYA SATPATHY MEMORIAL (ASMA),
A/C No : 060505001699,
IFSC Code : ICIC0000605
Bank Name & Address : ICICI Bank, Sakchi Branch, Birenu Trade Center,67 Pennar Road, Jamshedpur -831001

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