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Celebrate the Magic of New age Cinema at Fest5 International Film Festival (f5iff)

29/10/2026

What does home mean when distance, memory and identity become part of the journey? 🌍

🎬 FAR FROM HOME
Directed by Kristi Tethong
Canada | 75 min

A moving exploration of identity, belonging and cultural memory. Through personal experiences, archival images and reflections on heritage, Far From Home reminds us that home is more than a place — it is something we carry within us.

🌿 F5IFF 2026 | OFFICIAL SELECTION

📅 Screening: 22 November 2026
📍 Anthropological Survey of India Auditorium, Salt Lake, Kolkata

🎟️ FREE ENTRY | Limited seating, first come, first served.

Experience stories that cross borders, preserve memories and connect generations.

🎞️ F5IFF 2026 | YOUTH & GREEN
20–24 November 2026 | Kolkata

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29/10/2026

Every train carries passengers. Every station carries a thousand untold stories. 🚆

🎬 MEHFIL SEALDAH SOUTH
Directed by Subhash Jha
India | 30 min

In the restless rhythm of Kolkata’s railway world, ordinary moments become extraordinary stories.

Through the movement of trains and the pulse of everyday life, Mehfil Sealdah South invites us to experience a familiar world through a cinematic lens.

🎞️ F5IFF 2026 | OFFICIAL SELECTION

📅 Screening: 23 November 2026
📍 Anthropological Survey of India Auditorium, Salt Lake, Kolkata

🎟️ FREE ENTRY | Limited seating, first come, first served.

Come discover stories rooted in the everyday life, culture and spirit of our city.

🌿 F5IFF 2026 | YOUTH & GREEN
20–24 November 2026 | Kolkata

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28/10/2026

Every wall has a story. 🎨

🎬 ECHOES ON THE WALLS Directed by Nilesh Arun Kunjir India | 44 min

From city streets to village walls, discover the artists transforming public spaces into living expressions of culture, memory and identity.

🌿 F5IFF 2026 | OFFICIAL SELECTION
📅 Screening: 20 November 2026 📍 Anthropological Survey of India Auditorium, Salt Lake, Kolkata
🎟️ FREE ENTRY | Limited seating, first come, first served.

F5IFF 2026 | YOUTH & GREEN 20–24 November | Kolkata
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28/10/2026

Some journeys take us beyond the world we know. ✨

🎬 SKYWARD
A film by Suruchi Sharma | India

A surreal journey through the Pink City, where myth, mystery and unexpected encounters open the door to a different reality.

🌿 F5IFF 2026 | OFFICIAL SELECTION

📅 Screening: 20 November 2026
📍 Anthropological Survey of India Auditorium, Salt Lake, Kolkata

🎟️ FREE ENTRY | Limited seating, first come, first served.

Five days. Stories from around the world. One celebration of cinema, culture and change.

20–24 November 2026
F5IFF 2026 | YOUTH & GREEN

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15/10/2026

🎬 TAKE YOUR SEAT.

The stories are ready. The screen is waiting.
The official film screening schedule for Fest5 International Film Festival 2026 is now LIVE!

Discover what’s screening, explore films from around the world, and plan your festival experience.

📅 20–24 November 2026
📍 AnSI Auditorium, Salt Lake Sector V, Kolkata

🌱 Youth & Green

Explore the complete screening schedule through the link in our bio. 🔗

Five days. One screen at a time. Countless stories.

Subhash Jha
Piyush Thakur
Seaside Films
Centre for Intercultural Studies and Dialogue, MAHE
Wombat Films
Nilesh Kunjir
Vanishing Present Productions
Ksh*tiz Sharma
Siddharth Garima
Jonathan Labarre & Kari Toftesund
Premières Lignes
Exposurelabs
Sapna Zamir | Filmmaker 🎥
Nicolas Gourault
Shodhvahini Media Collective
Paswaar- SKG Productions In association with ONE Happiness
Grégory Maitre
Climate Stories
Kristi Tethong
Syed Ahmad Rufai
𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧
Shreyas Mandhare
Shaon Pritam Baral
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14/10/2026

HEY KOLKATA, WE’RE COMING! 💛🎬

A city that never runs out of stories.

From the yellow taxis that carry our memories to the streets filled with celebration. From traditions passed through generations to everyday lives unfolding in the rain.

Every corner of Kolkata has a story. Every face has a journey.

This November, stories from across the world come together in the City of Joy.

The 3rd Fest5 International Film Festival (F5IFF) returns with Youth & Green — celebrating cinema, culture, community, heritage and our changing planet.

🌍 647 film submissions from around 80 countries.
🎬 Five days. One city. Countless stories.

📅 20–24 November 2026
📍 Anthropological Survey of India Auditorium, Salt Lake Sector V, Kolkata

In collaboration with the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Kolkata, this November, the stories come alive on screen. 💛

Swipe through five glimpses of our beloved city. Which one feels most like your Kolkata?

📸 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

1️⃣ .photography
2️⃣ Dibakar Roy
3️⃣ Rohit Sharma | Photographer 🇮🇳
4️⃣ Sunannya Das । Photographer | INDIA 🇮🇳 ।
5️⃣ Shraddha Sarkar | TRAVELER | CREATOR | KOLKATA | INDIA

Original photography sourced from Pexels. Festival poster designs are AI-assisted creative adaptations by Team F5IFF.

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