ABOUT SIFFCY
SIFFCY (Smile Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth) is an initiative by Smile Foundation to entertain,engage,educate and empower young minds. We strongly believe that film represents much more than entertainment; this is the most powerful medium to depict the reality and emulate values. Film becomes an interesting and engaging alternative to stimulate discussion among young people about vital personal, societal, moral and world issues.
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SIFFCY LOOK BACK
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SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2015
SIFFCY’2015 opened on 21st December 2015 at Sirifort Auditorium complex, New Delhi with award winning Russian movie “Celestial Camel”, directed by ‘Yury Feting’, followed by ‘France – Belgium’ co-production “Birds of Passage”, Directed by ‘Yves Ringer, Olivier Ringer’. Union minister for Women and Child development Mrs Maneka Gandhi and National award winning film maker Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia inaugurated the opening ceremony of the festival in the presence of, Santanu Mishra, co-founder and executive trustee of Smile Foundation and chairman SIFFCY, Jitendra Mishra festival director SIFFCY & other dignitaries.Read more…
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SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2016
SIFFCY’2016 opened on 5th December 2016 at Sirifort Auditorium complex, New Delhi with award-winning Swiss-German movie “Heidi”, directed by ‘Alain Gsponer’, followed by Award winning Indian movie “The Trap(Ottaal)”, Directed by ‘Jayaraaj. National award winning actor Mr. Manoj Bajpai and Mirziya film star Saiyami Kher inaugurated the opening ceremony of the festival in the presence of, Santanu Mishra, co-founder and executive trustee of Smile Foundation and chairman SIFFCY, Jitendra Mishra festival director SIFFCY & other dignitaries.Read more…
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SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2017
The week-long celebration of Good Cinema – SIFFCY (Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth ) opened on the 11th of December 2017 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. SIFFCY 2017 showcased 120+ critically acclaimed films from more than 50 countries to an audience of over 20,000 children & youth. More than 10 different kinds of capacity building and professional workshops (FREE) were hosted during this week. Celebrated Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon inaugurated the festival this year, along with #SIFFCY Chairman Santanu Mishra (Co-founder, Smile Foundation), Festival Director Jitendra Mishra, and international Jury members Arend Agethe (Germany), Michal Mathus (Israel), Gert Hermans (Belgium), Judita Soukupova (Czech Republic), and Chantal Bowen (Canada).Read more…
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SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2018
The fourth edition of Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY) was held from 10-16th December 2018 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi, India. This unique celebration of good cinema has been growing with each passing year in terms of entries and presence of global fraternity from the space of cinema and films. ‘150 critically acclaimed films from over 50 countries were screened at SIFFCY 2018 with 30,000 youth participating in screenings, workshops, panels and master-classes during the weeklong festival.”Read more…
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SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2019
The fifth edition of Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY) was held from 9-15 December 2019 at the Siri Fort Auditorium complex in New Delhi, India. More than 150 critically acclaimed films from over 50 countries were screened with 30,000 children & youth participating in multiple screenings, workshops, panels and master-classes during the weeklong festival. This unique celebration of good cinema has been growing with each passing year in terms of entries and presence of global fraternity from the space of cinema and films.Read more…
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The 8th edition of SIFFCY
Smile Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth was held on a hybrid model (Both online and offline) from 24-30th of APRIL 2022. More than 100000 unique visitors from across the country and 100+ industry professionals, juror, festival organizers and filmmakers from across the globe took part through the dedicated virtual platform of the festival. Simultaneously several physical screenings and interactive sessions were being organized in collaboration with our school partners in different cities.
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Smile Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth, India: scheduled from 17-23rd APRIL 2023 in New Delhi.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR SIFFCY 2023 EDITION: Festival Dates: 17-23rd April 2023 (New Delhi, India) Format: HYBRID (Physical + Online) (On a secured, dedicated portal for India only/ geo-blocked) Read more…
FILM FESTIVAL
SIFFCY LOOK BACK
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SIFFCY
SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2015
SIFFCY’2015 opened on 21st December 2015 at Sirifort Auditorium complex, New Delhi with award winning Russian movie “Celestial Camel”, directed by ‘Yury Feting’, followed by ‘France – Belgium’ co-production “Birds of Passage”, Directed by ‘Yves Ringer, Olivier Ringer’. Union minister for Women and Child development Mrs Maneka Gandhi and National award winning film maker Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia inaugurated the opening ceremony of the festival in the presence of, Santanu Mishra, co-founder and executive trustee of Smile Foundation and chairman SIFFCY, Jitendra Mishra festival director SIFFCY & other dignitaries.Read more…
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SIFFCY
SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2016
SIFFCY’2016 opened on 5th December 2016 at Sirifort Auditorium complex, New Delhi with award-winning Swiss-German movie “Heidi”, directed by ‘Alain Gsponer’, followed by Award winning Indian movie “The Trap(Ottaal)”, Directed by ‘Jayaraaj. National award winning actor Mr. Manoj Bajpai and Mirziya film star Saiyami Kher inaugurated the opening ceremony of the festival in the presence of, Santanu Mishra, co-founder and executive trustee of Smile Foundation and chairman SIFFCY, Jitendra Mishra festival director SIFFCY & other dignitaries.Read more…
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SIFFCY
SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2017
The week-long celebration of Good Cinema – SIFFCY (Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth ) opened on the 11th of December 2017 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. SIFFCY 2017 showcased 120+ critically acclaimed films from more than 50 countries to an audience of over 20,000 children & youth. More than 10 different kinds of capacity building and professional workshops (FREE) were hosted during this week. Celebrated Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon inaugurated the festival this year, along with #SIFFCY Chairman Santanu Mishra (Co-founder, Smile Foundation), Festival Director Jitendra Mishra, and international Jury members Arend Agethe (Germany), Michal Mathus (Israel), Gert Hermans (Belgium), Judita Soukupova (Czech Republic), and Chantal Bowen (Canada).Read more…
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SIFFCY
SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2018
The fourth edition of Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY) was held from 10-16th December 2018 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi, India. This unique celebration of good cinema has been growing with each passing year in terms of entries and presence of global fraternity from the space of cinema and films. ‘150 critically acclaimed films from over 50 countries were screened at SIFFCY 2018 with 30,000 youth participating in screenings, workshops, panels and master-classes during the weeklong festival.”Read more…
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SIIFCY
SMILE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH - 2019
The fifth edition of Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY) was held from 9-15 December 2019 at the Siri Fort Auditorium complex in New Delhi, India. More than 150 critically acclaimed films from over 50 countries were screened with 30,000 children & youth participating in multiple screenings, workshops, panels and master-classes during the weeklong festival. This unique celebration of good cinema has been growing with each passing year in terms of entries and presence of global fraternity from the space of cinema and films.Read more…
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The 8th edition of SIFFCY
Smile Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth was held on a hybrid model (Both online and offline) from 24-30th of APRIL 2022. More than 100000 unique visitors from across the country and 100+ industry professionals, juror, festival organizers and filmmakers from across the globe took part through the dedicated virtual platform of the festival. Simultaneously several physical screenings and interactive sessions were being organized in collaboration with our school partners in different cities.
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Pick of movies brings ‘smile’ on little ones’ faces
NEW DELHI: Children's films like Stanley Ka Dabba, Chillar Party and I Am Kalam have been able to carve out a niche for
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SIFFCY 2015 to open with Russian film ‘Celestial Camel’
Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth, 2015 (SIFFCY) will have award winning Russian movie "Celestial Camel", directed by
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Smile Foundation to host international film fest for kids
With a motive to showcase meaningful global cinema to children and youth, NGO Smile Foundation has announced a Smile International
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Children’s films in India usually ‘dumbed down’: Nagesh Kukunoor
Children’s films in India are often “dumbed down” or made “very stupid” and there was a need to make intelligent
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