The official selection committee responsible for shortlisting submissions and the main jury evaluating competitive festival awards .
Filmmaker
Sherry Govindan is an Indian filmmaker whose works have received prominent state and national honours. Known for his independent cinematic practice, he leads the evaluation committee for Season 03.
Filmmaker & Film Critic
Arjun K is a filmmaker and writer working across fiction, documentary, and experimental forms. He contributes regularly to contemporary film theory and programming in Kerala.
Visual Effects Designer, Coordinator and Supervisor
Sanath Pilleri Chelleri professionally credited as P. C. Sanath is an Indian visual effects designer, coordinator and supervisor known for his works primarily in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. Sanath is Co-Founder of the Visual effects company Firefly Creative Studio. Sanath is the Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Visual Effects category.
All entries submitted online are reviewed and evaluated by the internal screening panel to determine the official selection screened at the festival venue .
Films under 30 minutes completed between Sep 2023 and Aug 2026 .