25th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2023
1-10 December / multiple venues, Madurai
Organised by MARUPAKKAM in association with various educational institutions, cultural organisations, activist groups, trade unions and like minded people in India
1, 2 December : Tamil Documentaries - Styles and Perspectives
Participants : Amshan Kumar, Swarnavel (online), Bharathi Krishnakumar, Sasikanth (online), Ravi Subramanian, RR Srinivasan, Leena Manimekalai (online), Nizhal Thirunavukkarasu, Someetharan, Divya Bharathi & Amudhan R.P.
Venue : The Arul Anandhar College, Karumathur
Jointly organised by Department of Tamil, AICUF & Media Club
3 December : Retro and Classics (old international and Indian documentaries)
Presented by Goerge Kutty, Babu, Safi, Manikandan and Amudhan R.P.
Venue : Madurai Media and Film Studies Academy, P&T Nagar Road
4 December : Indian Documentaries - Political Concerns, Aesthetic Strategies
Curated and presented by CS Venkiteswaran
Venue : Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
5 December : Visual Media Collectives : Making & Screening Practices in India
Moderated by Aswathy Senan & Amudhan R.P.
Participants : Cinema of Resistance, Chal Chitra Abhiyan, Ektara Collective, Vibgyor Collective & Akhra
Venue : Lady Doak College, Madurai
Jointly organised by Centre for Women's Studies
Program 02 : Film Screenings & Competition
Dates: 1-10 December
Evening Shows
Venue. 01: LENS Media Centre, Gnana Olivupuram; 1-5 December; 6 to 8.30 pm
Venue 02 : YMCA Hall, Nethaji Road, Madurai; 6-10 December; 5.30 to 8.30 pm
Venue 03: Kaleidoscope, Madurai; 1-10 December; 6.30 to 8.30 pm
Day Shows : 6-10 December
6 December : Lady Doak College; 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
7 December : Madurai Kamaraj University; 10 am to 5 pm
8 December : Arul Anandhar College; 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
9 December : IDEAS Centre; 10 am to 5 pm
10 December : MUTA HALL; 10.30 am to 5 pm
Competition & cash awards for Indian documentaries and short films
1) Best Indian Long documentary (60 min and above) : Rs.25,000/- cash award and a certificate
2) Best Indian Medium length documentary (40-59 min) : Rs.25,000/- cash award and a certificate
3) Best Indian Short documentary (up to 39 min) : Rs.25,000/- cash award and a certificate
4) Best Indian short film (up to 20 min) : Rs.25,000/- cash award and a certificate
5) Best Tamil short film (up to 20 min) : Rs.25,000/- cash award and a certificate
Non Competition Section
Around 50 new international documentaries, short films, experiment and animation films will be screened under the Non - Competition Section.
