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Second list of the 12th Rajasthan International Film Festival – RIFF 2026 Announced
* A total of 15 films have been selected in the Second list of Official Selection of RIFF 2026
* Binodiini Ekti Natir Upakhyan (Binodiini A Tale Of A Theatre Thespian) Bengali Feature Film starring Rukmini Maitra Rahul Bose and Chandan Roy Sanyal to be screened in RIFF 2026
* “The Man Who Hurls News” Directed and Produced by Ananth Mahadevan also selected in RIFF 2026
* Rajasthani Short Film “Ru Ba Ru (Face To Face) & Rajasthani Feature Film “ Bairan “ to be screened in RIFF 2026
National – 12th December 2025 : The 12th edition of the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF), accredited by the Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI) North Region, will be held from from 31 Jan. to 4th Feb 2026 at Miraj Cinemas, Bluecity Mall, Circuit House Road, Jodhpur, Rajasthan – India.
RIFF 2026 , Supported by Rajasthan Tourism, Govt of Rajasthan and this year the Theme for the RIFF 2026 is “CINEMASTHAN – YOUR LENS , OUR RAJASTHAN“. The event will also mark a decade of RIFF’s successful journey in promoting cinema in Rajasthan.
The Second list for the 12th Rajasthan International Film Festival 2026 was released today, in which a 15 films have been officially selected in the RIFF competition section, including 6 feature films and 9 non-feature films and now Total 40 Films are Officially Selected in Competition Category of RIFF 2026.
In The Second List of the Feature film category includes Bengali Regional Feature Film “No Maas No Din Ebong Antoheen (Silence Of The Womb)” directed by Soumodeep Ghosh Chowdhury & Produced By Mahua Ghosh, Malayalam Regional Feature Film “Nizhal Vyaparikal (The Merchant Of Shadow)” Directed by Shaju Valappan and Produced By: Shaju Valappan, Malayalam Regional Feature Film “Swalih” Directed by Siddik Paravoor and Produced By: Shaju Valappan, Bengali Feature Film “Binodiini Ekti Natir Upakhyan (Binodiini A Tale Of A Theatre Thespian)” Directed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee, Produced By: Prateek Chakravorty, Rajasthani Feature Film “Bairan” Directed by G. Natraj and Produced By Beini Prasad Gurjar, Ajay Natraj, International Film “An Ordinary Couple 2.0” Directed by Jay Gianukos, Susan Barnes and Produced By Jaclyn Ann Suri.
In The Second List of the the Non Feature film category includes Hindi Urdu Music Video Album “Muntazir (The One Who Awaits)” Directed by Ojaswwee Sharma and Produced By Renuka Salwan, Ojaswwee Sharma and Music by Navjot Siaan and Singer: Jatin Salwan | Punjabi, English Student Documentary “The Birdsong” Directed by Aarna Vohra, Sucheta Phule and Produced By Anu Vohra, Vaibhav Vohra, Shellee, International Italian Short Film “Sotto La Pelle (Under The Skin)” Directed by Andrea Otto Longhi and Produced By: Andrea Otto Longhi and Jonathan Whittaker, Hindi Student Short Film “Kaali” Directed by Karan Venkat and Produced By: Sivaprasad Tummala, Anup Kadam and MIT-SFT, Rajasthani Student Short Film “Rattrap” Directed by Sudhanshu Mohan and Produced By Venu Lata, Rajasthani Short Film “Ru Ba Ru (Face To Face)” Directed by Kapil Tanwar and Produced By Anvita Gupta & Anita Gurnani, Student Rajasthani Hindi and English Animation Film “Khatto Meetho (Sour And Sweet)” Directed and Produced by Harsha Jain, Malayalam, English Documentary Film “The Man Who Hurls News” Directed and Produced by Ananth Mahadevan and Hindi Music Video Album “Yolo Jeelo” Directed by Aadatt M P and Produced By: Dhanush Rashinkar and Aadatt M P and Music by Prathap S and Singer : Javed Ali.Mr. Somendra Harsh, Managing Trustee of the RIFF Film Club and Founder, CEO, and Festival Director of RIFF, shared, “This year for the 12th Edition of the RIFF 2026, Supported by Rajasthan Tourism , Govt of Rajasthan and Miraj Cinemas has associated with it as its Venue and Multiplex Partner. The Opening Ceremony of the 12th Rajasthan International Film Festival 2026 will take place on 31st Jan 2026 at Miraj Cinemas, Bluecity Mall, Circuit House Road, Jodhpur, Thereafter Film screenings, Open Forums, Talk Shows , Workshop , Exhibition , Viewing Room Black Box in RIFF Film Market and much more will be held from 31 Jan. to 4 Feb 2026 at Miraj Cinemas, Bluecity Mall, Circuit House Road, Jodhpur and The grand event of RIFF Closing Ceremony and The RIFF Award Night 2026 will be held on 4 February 2026, at the Jaipol, Mehrangarh Fort & Chokelao Mahal Terrace ,Jodhpur Supported by Mehrangarh Museum Trust, Jodhpur.”
Entries are invited for the Short, Documentary, Animation, Music Video Albums , Vertical Films, Web series and Ad films and Feature Films , Regional Films , Rajasthani Films and International Films for the 12th Edition of the Rajasthan International Film Festival – RIFF 2026. The films can be submitted at www.riffjaipur.org and also through FilmFreeWay. Last deadline to submit the films is 31st December 2025.
