International Film Festival of Shimla

:::With the successful completion of Six editions of International Film Festival of Shimla, We are happy & proud to announce 7th International Film Festival of Shimla "IFFS 2021" which will be held in the capital city of Himachal Pradesh in Historical Gaiety Theatre, Shimla, India. The Festival will include Film Screenings and Competitions for Short, Feature, Documentary, Animation, Music Videos, Master Classes and Workshops on Film Making. Due to the Covid19 Pandemic Sixth Edition of IFFS was organized Virtually in the Year 2020. It was another unique experience for us to organize it Online beside a venue based festival. We thank our supporter, our Hard working Team and Filmmaker who made this event happen online in Pandemic. The first ever International Film Festival of Shimla for Documentary, Short, Feature and Animation Films, Music Videos was held in the year Oct 2015. City of Shimla is the permanent venue of the festival. The festival is a unique venture in India and is being organized by the Himalayan Velocity in collaboration with Department of Language & Culture (LAC) & Department of Tourism & Civil Aviation, Government of Himachal Pradesh as part of its endeavor to catalyze a vibrant Documentary, Short Film, Feature Films, Animation Films & Music Videos movement. Increasing accessibility and affordability of media technology has led to a boom in the production and scope of films. The media is now used by image-makers from all walks of life to express, experiment, learn and as an effective tool to communicate and bring about social change. The mission of this film festival is to showcase the World’s Best Cinema and develop taste for Good Cinema among the youths and to provide platform for the Independent Filmmakers & to promote Indian Regional Cinema.