The first edition of ALIIFF was held in 2015 in
Kochi,
Kerala. The second and third editions were held at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. The film festival was founded by
Sohan Roy, Hollywood director of Indian origin and a media entrepreneur. ALIIFF is part of the Indywood Film Carnival and has introduced some notable films such as
Theeb which later went on to win the Oscar in Foreign Films category in 2015. Popular regional superstars such as Mohanlal, Kamal Hassan and Venkatesh have been patrons of the event in the past. The event is managed by the All Lights Film Society. Nisha Joseph aka Nisha Jose is the artistic director of ALIIFF. The 2017 edition saw films as part of 6 competitive and 9 non-competitive categories. Every year, the festival awards the Golden Frame Award to the best film
. Veteran Film director and winner of
Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award,
Shyam Benegal was the festival director of the 2017 edition.
Competition categories • International Competition for Student Short Films • International Competition for Short Films • International Competition for Documentary Films • International Competition for Indian Movies • International Competition for Debut Director's Films (Features) • International Competition for Feature Films • Short Film Corner
Out of competition categories • Children Films • Environmental and Sustainability Films
Award categories • Film Critics Circle of India Award for the Best Indian Movie • NETPAC Award for The Best Asian Cinema • Best Student Short Film • Best Short Film • Best Documentary Film • Best Indywood Panorama Movie • Best Debut Director's Film • Best Feature Film
ALIIFF 2015—Golden Frame Award Winners ALIIFF 2016—Golden Frame Award Winners ALIIFF 2017—Golden Frame Award Winners ALIIFF 2018—Golden Frame Award Winners == References ==