Ceremony |
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Best Film (International Competition) |
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Jury Special Mention (International Competition) |
Best Film (Indian language's films) |
Jury Special Mention (Indian language's films) |
Best Film (Asia Select - NETPAC award) |
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1st Kolkata International Film Festival | 1995 | |
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11th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2005 | |
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12th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2006 | |
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13th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2007 | |
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14th Dhaka International Film Festival | 2008 | |
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15th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2009 | |
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16th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2010 | |
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17th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2011 | |
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18th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2012 | |
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| screened 180 films from 60 countries, including India |
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19th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2013 | |
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20th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2014 | |
Najwa Najjar for Eyes of a Thief |
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Unlucky Plaza |
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21st Kolkata International Film Festival | 2015 | The Wednesday Child |
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The Passion of Augustine' |
Blanka |
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Sharmila Tagore, Jaya Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Moushumi Chatterjee |
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22nd Kolkata International Film Festival | 2016 | Glory |
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Cheer Me Up |
Another Time |
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Singing in Graveyards |
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Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan |
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23rd Kolkata International Film Festival | 2017 | Los Perros |
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Kupal directed by Kazem Mollaie |
To Let (film) |
PATHUMMA |
Goodbye Katmandu |
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Kamal Haasan, Kajol, Michael Winterbottom, Mahesh Bhatt |
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24th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2018 | The Third Wife
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The Sweet Requiem |
Tarikh |
Widow of Silence |
Kedara |
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Amitabh Bachchan |
screened 170 films from 70 countries, including India | [8] |
25th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2019 | La llorona |
Václav Marhoul for The Painted Bird |
Aga's House |
MAI GHAT CRIME NO 103- 2005 |
Run Kalyani |
Devi aur Hero |
Full Selection List |
Full Winners List |
Shabana Azmi |
screened 213 films from 76 countries, including India | [9] |
26th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2020 | Bander Band |
Artykpai Suiundukov for Shambala |
Blindfold |
Kalla Nottam |
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Nonajoler Kabbo |
Full Selection List |
Full Winners List |
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27th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2021 |
Jhilli |
Ola Jankowska for ANATOMIA |
Streams |
Adieu Godard |
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The Cloud and the Man |
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28th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2022 |
Upon Entry and The Golden Wings of Watercocks |
Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina for Hitler's Witch |
Silent Glory by Nahid Hassanzadeh |
Muthayya by Bhaskhar Maurya |
The Terrace by Indrani and If Only Trees Could Talk by Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah |
Fortune by Mujaheddin Muzaffar |
Full Selection List |
Full Winners List |
Amitabh Bachchan |
183 films including 130 feature films and 52 short and documentary films from 42 countries |
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29th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2023 |
Children of Nobody by Erez Tadmor |
Carlos Daniele Malave |
Chalchitra Ekhon (Kaleidoscope Now) by Anjan Dutt |
Gorai Phakhri (Wild Swans) by Rajni Basumatary |
Joseph's Son by Haobam Paban Kumar |
Broken Dreams: Stories from the Myanmar Coup by Ninefold Mosaic |
Full Selection List |
Full Winners List |
Salman Khan |
219 films including 72 feature films and 50 short and documentary films from 39 countries |
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30th Kolkata International Film Festival | 2024 | Tarika by Milko Lazarov |
Ana Endara for Beloved Tropic |
Dead Man's Switch |
Lacchi by Krishne Gowda |
Nukkad Naatak (A Street Play) |
Putulnama by Ranajit Ray |
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Pablo César, Aditi Rao Hydari |
179 films from 29 countries |
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