BIRSA MUNDA
He was an Indian tribal independence activist, folk hero from the Indian tribal community ‘Munda Tribe’. He spearheaded a tribal religious millenarian movement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (now Jharkhand) in the late 19th century, during the British rule in India, thereby making him an important figure in the history of the Indian independence movement.
Many great heroes in Indian history have fought for the freedom of the country through their heroic stories. One of them is Birsa Munda, who set an example of patriotism by his heroic and courageous actions.
His birth anniversary is still celebrated by tribal people as far away as Mysore and Kodagu districts in Karnataka. The official celebration takes place at his samadhi sthal (mausoleum) in the Kokar neighbourhood of Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand.
Today, there are several organizations, bodies, and structures named after him, notably Birsa Munda Airport Ranchi, Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri, Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium Rourkela,(World's largest Hockey Stadium), Birsa Munda Vanvasi Chattravas, Kanpur, Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia, and Birsa Agricultural University. The war cry of Bihar Regiment is Birsa Munda Ki Jai (Victory to Birsa Munda).
And here we named after him, as a tribute to him – BIRSAMUNDA INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS.
BIFA:
Fondly called as ‘BIFA’, we strive hard to identify the wonderful talents across the globe. Started during the year ‘2020’, BIFA now had marked its name around the world. The participants have an emotional connect with our festival as we work like a family.
Unlike many conventional festivals, BIFA is much more focused on the benefits of its end users. Be it the audience, Filmmakers; there should be a takeaway. As an initiative to this, BIFA started identifying the original, most deserving creations and have showcased it to the audience in thirst of the same. Thus, connecting the universal Film enthusiast, Filmmakers, Film critics; it aims building the family of BIFA much wider.
Getting entries from around 153 + countries, it is now marching towards providing an ever seen Festival experience to the widespread Filmmakers. There are more to add at this ‘About us’ section in forthcoming days.
BIFA welcomes you warmly. Just join us for a single time; we assure that you’ll be continuing with us!
The festival features top films from the world’s filmmakers as well as introduces new, talent from around the world. Our mission is to discover high quality and ambitious films, to promote filmmakers’ works and to help them realize their dreams.
The officially selected project in each month receives BIFA laurel.
All the Finalists, Winners and Honorable Mentions will be listed on our website, will be shared on our social media.
The certificates are given in the following categories:
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
BEST INDIAN SHORT FILM
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
BEST THRILLER SHORT FILM
BEST WOMEN'S SHORT FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST EDITOR
BEST SOUND DESIGN
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
BEST INDIA FEATURE FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
BEST POSTER
BEST TRAILER
BEST SHORT SCRIPT / SCREENPLAY
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT / SCREENPLAY
Besides the BEST OF THE CATEGORY AWARDS, there are also OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS, AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS and HONOURABLE MENTION AWARDS, which are given, in all categories.