Guwahati Asian Film Festival
Guwahati Asian Film Festival (GAFF) is an annual festival dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the diverse cinematic traditions of Asia. Organized with support of NFDC and the Ministry of I&B, it has Monita Borgohain, IAS, as the honorary festival director, Manju Borah, Utpal Borpujari and Srinivasa Santhanam as the advisory board membes, Himjyoti Talukdar as the creative and communication director, and Kishore Kumar Sarma as the programming director. The festival takes place at the Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio, Guwahati, Assam, India.
GAFF 2025
The 3-day festival opened with the lighting of the sacred lamp by Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage. This was followed by the screening of the opening film, In the Arms of the Tree, directed by Babak Lotfi Khajepasha. In all, 25 feature films from 10 nations, namely, India, Iran, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, were screened. My Melbourne, directed by Imtiaz Ali, Rima Das, Onir, and Kabir Khan was the closing film. The jury panel for the North East India Film Competition comprised Prasanna Vithanage (chairperson), Santwana Bordoloi, and Akashaditya Lama.
| Film | Director | Country | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In The Arms of The Tree | Babak Khajehpasha | Iran | Asian Cinema | Opening film | |
| My Melbourne | Imtiaz Ali, Rima Das, Onir, & Kabir Khan | Iran | Asian Cinema | Closing film | |
| A Lab Story | Carlo Obispo | Philippines | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| Shambhala | Min Bahadur Bham | Nepal | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| Captain | Mohammad Hamzei | Iran | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| The Stranger | Biplob Sarkar | Bangladesh | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| Not What You Think | Vuslat Saracoglu | Turkey | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| House | Jamshid Narzikulov | Uzbekistan | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| The Great Phuket | Liu Yaonam | Hong Kong | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| Joqtau | Aruan Anartay | Kazakhstan | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| A Road To A Village | Nabin Subba | Nepal | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| Cold As Marble | Asif Rustamov | Azerbaijan | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| Teach Me | Shyam Fernando | Sri Lanka | Asian Cinema | Official Selection | |
| Level Cross | Arfaz Ayub | India | Indian Showcase | Official Selection | |
| Bahadur The Brave | Diwa Shah | India | Indian Showcase | Official Selection | |
| Celestina & Lawrence | Vikram Kumar | India | Indian Showcase | Official Selection | |
| In The Name of Fire | Abhilash Sharma | India | Indian Showcase | Official Selection | |
| Second Chance | Subhadra Mahajan | India | Indian Showcase | Official Selection | |
| The Light Within | Promita Bhowmik | India | Indian Showcase | Official Selection | |
| Amateurs | Dhiraj Kashyap | India | NE India | ||
| Ata Nirjon Duporiya | Khanjan Kishore Nath | India | NE India | Winner - Best Editing (Rantu Chetia) | |
| Mirbeen | Mridul Gupta | India | NE India | ||
| Before Spring | Shrutismriti Changkakoti | India | NE India | Winner - Best Director, Best Cinematographer (Jayanth Mathavan), & Best Sound Design (Kalesh Laxman & Bambi) | |
| Joseph’s Son | Haobam Paban Kumar | India | NE India | Winner - Best Film & Best Music | |
| Collage | Amardeep Gogoi | India | NE India | Winner - Best Screenplay |