JIFF 2027 UNVEILS 248 NOMINATED FILMS FROM 39 COUNTRIES, With Second Nomination List, Highlighting 147 Films and Screenplays from 35 Countries.
The 19th Jaipur International Film Festival added 147 films and screenplays from 35 countries to its first list of 248 films, with AI cinema, Iranian features and an Oscar-linked cast in focus.
JAIPUR, India, November 10, 2026 - The 19th Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF 2027) has announced its first and second lists of nominated films ahead of the festival, which runs from 8 - 12 January 2027 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. For filmmakers who haven’t yet entered, applications and submissions have been extended until 15 November 2026.
The Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) 2027 recorded 1,805 submissions from 82 countries. The first list names 248 nominated films from 39 countries, 119 from India and 129 from elsewhere, while the second nomination list, which was released on November 12, names 147 films and screenplays from 35 countries, 47 Indian and 100 international. The nominations cover 13 competition categories, including feature films, screenplays, AI films, documentaries, animation, advertising films, music and photography.
The first list
The first list, released in October, named 248 films from 39 countries, selected from 1,805 submissions from 80 countries. It included 119 Indian and 129 international films, among them 14 student films.
Feature fiction nominees include India’s Hisaab (Hindi), Jockey (Tamil), Bili Chukki Halli Hakki (Kannada) and Four of a Kind (English), Iran’s Lidocaine and Count to 10, and Home Stories, representing Spain and Venezuela.
The documentary feature selection includes Our Colors Never Fade from Germany and Ukraine, France’s Living 1 New Day, the United States’ I Was Thinking of You, and Iran’s Landstone, alongside Indian titles Air Risers, Welcome Home, and Vitiyum Vare (Until Dawn).
A special focus this year is on films made with artificial intelligence. The first list includes 35 films in AI categories, among them Update (Germany), HAYDON: Patron Saint of the Obsessed (United States), The Scribe and the Swordsman (Japan), Flashover: The Burning Firefighter (South Korea) and MAHABHARATA: A Cinematic Timeline (United Kingdom). The World AI Cinema Competition offers AI Feature, AI Short, AI Documentary, AI Animation, AI Experimental, AI Music Video, AI Student Film, AI-Assisted Film (Human + AI), AI Screenplay, and AI Innovation categories.
Second list highlights
One of the major attractions is The Bose Files: Sach Ya Sazish, directed by Rajesh Gupta. Based on the life, ideas and mysteries surrounding Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, it features Yatin Karyekar, Akhilendra Mishra, Apoorva Arora, Virendra Saxena and Amit Behl. Other notable entries include The Last Candidate, starring Kiron Kumar, and Misaal, featuring Hiten Tejwani, Gauri Pradhan and Pankaj Berry.
The Iranian film K-Poper, directed by Ebrahim Amini and starring Sareh Bayat and Setayesh Dehghan, is also on the list. Bayat also starred in A Separation, which won Iran its first Academy Award at the 2012 ceremony for films of 2011. JIFF organizers say the film screened at the festival in 2011, before its Oscar win, which they cite as evidence of the festival’s long record of presenting significant world cinema.
Other international selections include the American documentary Give It A Shot, Iran’s The Man Who Did Not Drown and the Iranian animated feature The Tale of Pomegranate, which explore social themes, human emotion and artistic experimentation.
Festival founder director Hanu Roj said JIFF “has always believed in putting filmmakers first,” and that the AI focus reflects the changing landscape of cinema. Spokesperson Rajendra Bora said the focus on AI films will be “one of the biggest attractions” of the festival and that it will encourage dialogue between traditional cinema and emerging technologies.
The 10th New Delhi Film Festival (NDFF 2027), the Jaipur Film Market (JFM) and the GCC-Delhi Film Convention & Summit 2027 will feature programmes connected to cinema, artificial intelligence and international cultural dialogue.
The wider programme is expected to bring together filmmakers, directors, producers, artists and cinema enthusiasts from India and other countries, creating opportunities for industry engagement and cultural exchange.
For filmmakers, JIFF's November 10 announcement stated that extended submissions would remain open until November 15, 2026. The festival listed FilmDais, FilmFreeway and other submission platforms through its official website. Filmmakers should consult the festival's current entry information for the applicable categories and requirements.
JIFF 2027 at a Glance
Festival: 19th Jaipur International Film Festival – JIFF 2027
Dates: 8–12 January 2027
Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
How to submit
Filmmakers can submit through the festival's official platform, FilmDais (filmdais.com/submit_film), where fees are charged in Indian rupees only, which saves up to 40% compared with FilmFreeway.
Submissions can also come through FilmFreeway (filmfreeway.com/JaipurInternationalFilmFestival) and other platforms listed at jiffindia.org/entryform.html
About JIFF The Jaipur International Film Festival is held every January in Jaipur, India, and has run since 2009. More information is available at jiffindia.org.
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