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	==History==		==History==
	The festival began in November 2001 as the Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (IAAC). It was founded in response to the attacks of September 11, as a way to educate the community on Indian culture.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Bhushan\|first=Nyay\|title=New York Indian Film Festival Gets New Dates, New Name\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/york-indian-film-festival-dates-74899\|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter\|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref> The first festival took place at the Imagin Asian Theatre. Subsequent festivals have been hosted by Tribeca Cinemas, The Walter Read Theater at [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts\|The Lincoln Center]], [[Asia Society]], Aicon Gallery, Cantor Film Center at [[New York University]], and SVA Theaters. The opening night ceremony of the 2011 festival took place at the [[Paris Theater (Manhattan)\|Paris Theater]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iaac.us/NYIFF2011/index.htm\|publisher=New York Indian Film Festival\|accessdate=6 April 2012\|title=11th Annual 2011 NYIFF}}</ref>		The festival began in November 2001 as the Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (IAAC). It was founded in response to the attacks of September 11, as a way to educate the community on Indian culture.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Bhushan\|first=Nyay\|title=New York Indian Film Festival Gets New Dates, New Name\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/york-indian-film-festival-dates-74899\|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter\|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref> The first festival took place at the [[The ImaginAsian\|Imagin Asian Theatre.]] Subsequent festivals have been hosted by [[TriBeCa Productions\|Tribeca Cinemas]], The Walter Read Theater at [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts\|The Lincoln Center]], [[Asia Society]], Aicon Gallery, Cantor Film Center at [[New York University]], and SVA Theaters. The opening night ceremony of the 2011 festival took place at the [[Paris Theater (Manhattan)\|Paris Theater]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iaac.us/NYIFF2011/index.htm\|publisher=New York Indian Film Festival\|accessdate=6 April 2012\|title=11th Annual 2011 NYIFF}}</ref>

	In 2007, the festival partnered with [[Mahindra Group\|The Mahindra Group]] to help the festival grow and reach wider audiences. The festival also changed its name to The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (MIAAC).<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Indo-American Arts Council and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. announce their partnership to form THE MAHINDRA IAAC FILM FESTIVAL\|url=http://www.iaac.us/seventh_film_festival2007/press_release_jully23.htm\|publisher=Indo-American Arts Council\|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>		In 2007, the festival partnered with [[Mahindra Group\|The Mahindra Group]] to help the festival grow and reach wider audiences. The festival also changed its name to The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (MIAAC).<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Indo-American Arts Council and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. announce their partnership to form THE MAHINDRA IAAC FILM FESTIVAL\|url=http://www.iaac.us/seventh_film_festival2007/press_release_jully23.htm\|publisher=Indo-American Arts Council\|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>
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	The festival began a series of one-minute cell phone films in 2008, in collaboration with [[New York University]]’s [[Tisch School of the Arts]], [[New York Film Academy]], and [[Whistling Woods International Institute for Films, Media, Animation and Media Arts]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=NY Indian Film Fest partners with three film schools\|url=http://www.indiapost.com/ny-indian-film-fest-partners-with-three-film-schools/\|publisher=India Post\|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>		The festival began a series of one-minute cell phone films in 2008, in collaboration with [[New York University]]’s [[Tisch School of the Arts]], [[New York Film Academy]], and [[Whistling Woods International Institute for Films, Media, Animation and Media Arts]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=NY Indian Film Fest partners with three film schools\|url=http://www.indiapost.com/ny-indian-film-fest-partners-with-three-film-schools/\|publisher=India Post\|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>

	In 2011, the festival was moved to May, instead of its traditional November date. [[India Abroad]] journalist Aseem Chhabra took over as festival director, and the festival name was changed to The New York Indian Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Dore\|first=Shalini\|title=Indo-American Arts Council ups its game\|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030733\|publisher=Variety\|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>		In 2011, the festival was moved to May, instead of its traditional November date. [[India Abroad]] journalist Aseem Chhabra took over as festival director, and the festival name was changed to The New York Indian Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Dore\|first=Shalini\|title=Indo-American Arts Council ups its game\|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030733\|publisher=Variety\|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref> In 2022, many Indian films will be a part of the festival.This includes Shoe Box, Boomba Ride (Assamese), My Mother’s Girlfriend and more.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Writer \|first=a Staff \|title=New York Indian Film Festival unveils 2022 lineup {{!}} News India Times \|url=https://www.newsindiatimes.com/new-york-indian-film-festival-unveils-2022-lineup/ \|access-date=2022-05-01 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==The Festival==		==The Festival==
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	===2021 edition of the festival===		===2021 edition of the festival===

	The 2021 edition of the festival was held from June 4 to June 13, 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocol it was held in virtual format for the second year in succession.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/new-york-indian-film-festival-2021-documentary-on-gandhi-wins-top-honour-101623654869309.html \|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2021: Documentary on Gandhi wins top honour\|website=Hindustan Times\|date=14 June 2021\|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/new-york-indian-film-festival-2021-to-be-held-in-a-virtual-format-from-june-4-7342798/ \|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2021 to be held in virtual format from June 4\|website =Indian Express \|date=3 June 2021\|access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref>		The 2021 edition of the festival was held from June 4 to June 13, 2021. Due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] protocol it was held in virtual format for the second year in succession.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/new-york-indian-film-festival-2021-documentary-on-gandhi-wins-top-honour-101623654869309.html \|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2021: Documentary on Gandhi wins top honour\|website=Hindustan Times\|date=14 June 2021\|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/new-york-indian-film-festival-2021-to-be-held-in-a-virtual-format-from-june-4-7342798/ \|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2021 to be held in virtual format from June 4\|website =Indian Express \|date=3 June 2021\|access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref>

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	58 films were screened which included ~~features~~, documentaries and shorts. Indian films in 15 languages including Assamese, Bengali, English, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu were screened.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://navjeevanexpress.com/the-new-york-indian-film-festival-unveils-full-2021-lineup-award-nominations-will-virtually-feature-58-films-2/ \|title=The New York Indian Film Festival unveils full 2021 lineup & award nominations, will virtually feature 58 films \|first= Anush \|last= Narasimhan \|website= Navjeevan Express \|date=25 June 2021\|access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref>		58 films were screened which included featured, [[Documentary film\|documentaries]] and shorts. Indian films in 15 languages including [[Assamese language\|Assamese]], Bengali, English, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, [[Odia language\|Oriya]], [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]], Tamil, [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] and [[Urdu]] were screened.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://navjeevanexpress.com/the-new-york-indian-film-festival-unveils-full-2021-lineup-award-nominations-will-virtually-feature-58-films-2/ \|title=The New York Indian Film Festival unveils full 2021 lineup & award nominations, will virtually feature 58 films \|first= Anush \|last= Narasimhan \|website= Navjeevan Express \|date=25 June 2021\|access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref>

	;Opening film:		;Opening film:
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	''[[Fire in the Mountains]]'' by Ajitpal Singh		''[[Fire in the Mountains]]'' by Ajitpal Singh
	;Winners
	:Best Film - '''''[[Nasir (film)\|Nasir]]'' by [[Arun Karthick]]		===2022 edition of the festival===

			The 2022 edition of the festival was held from May 7 to May 14, 2022. Due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] it was held in virtual format for the third year in succession.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newsindiatimes.com/new-york-indian-film-festival-unveils-2022-lineup/ \|title=New York Indian Film Festival unveils 2022 lineup\|website=News India Times\|date=21 April 2022\|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/nyiff-2022-five-debut-indian-films-to-watch-at-the-new-york-festival-7904182/ \|title=NYIFF 2022: Five debut Indian films to watch at the New York festival\|website =Indian Express \|author=Tanushree Ghosh\|date=6 May 2022\|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>

			;Opening film:
			''[[Godavari (2021 film)\|Godavari]]'' by Nikhil Mahajan
			; Closing film:
			''The Beatles and India: An Enduring Love Affair'' by [[Ajoy Bose]] and Peter Compton<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/nyiff-2022-sixty-films-celebrating-india-s-cinematic-heritage-to-be-screened-at-the-new-york-festival-news-195271/amp \|title=NYIFF 2022: Sixty Films Celebrating India's Cinematic Heritage To Be Screened At The New York Festival\|work=Outlook Web Bureau \|publisher= Outlook\|date=May 9, 2022\|access-date=May 13, 2022\|language=en}}</ref>

			==Winners==
			:Best Film - '''''[[Nasir (film)\|Nasir]]'' by [[Arun Karthick]]'''
	:Best Director - '''Ajitpal Singh for ''Fire in the Mountains'''''		:Best Director - '''Ajitpal Singh for ''Fire in the Mountains'''''
	:Best Actor - '''Siddharth Menon for ''June'''''		:Best Actor - '''Siddharth Menon for ''June'''''
	:Best Actress - '''Akshata Pandavapura for ''Where Is Pinki?'''''<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kannada-film-pinki-elli-wins-two-awards-new-york-indian-film-festival-2021-150642 \|title= Kannada film ‘Pinki Elli’ wins two awards at New York Indian Film Festival 2021 \|website=The News Minute \|date=14 June 2021\|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref>		:Best Actress - '''Akshata Pandavapura for ''Where Is Pinki?'''''<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kannada-film-pinki-elli-wins-two-awards-new-york-indian-film-festival-2021-150642 \|title= Kannada film ‘Pinki Elli’ wins two awards at New York Indian Film Festival 2021 \|website=The News Minute \|date=14 June 2021\|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref>
	:Best Child Actor - '''Karan Dave for ''Habbadi'''''		:Best Child Actor - '''Karan Dave for ''Habbadi'''''
	:Best Screenplay- '''''Where Is Pinki?'' (''Pinki Eili?'')		:Best Screenplay- '''''Where Is Pinki?'' (''Pinki Eili?'')'''
	:Best Short (Narrative) - '''Sudipto Roy for ''[[Tasher Ghawr]]'''''		:Best Short (Narrative) - '''Sudipto Roy for ''[[Tasher Ghawr]]'''''
	:Best Documentary (Feature) - '''''Ahimsa- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless'' by Ramesh Sharma'''''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2021/jun/20/gandhi-documentary-wins-top-award-at-new-york-indian-film-festival-2318780.html \|title=Gandhi documentary wins top award at New York Indian Film Festival\|website =The New Indian Express \|date=20 June 2021\|access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref>		:Best Documentary (Feature) - '''''Ahimsa- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless'' by Ramesh Sharma'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2021/jun/20/gandhi-documentary-wins-top-award-at-new-york-indian-film-festival-2318780.html \|title=Gandhi documentary wins top award at New York Indian Film Festival\|website =The New Indian Express \|date=20 June 2021\|access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref>
	:Best Documentary (Short) - '''''Seva'''''		:Best Documentary (Short) - '''''Seva'''''

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The '''New York Indian Film Festival''' (NYIFF) is an annual [[film festival]] that takes place in [[New York City]], and screens films relating to [[India]], the [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian Diaspora]], and the work of Indian filmmakers. The festival began in November 2001 and was founded by Aroon Shivdasani and the [[Indo-American Arts Council]]. About 40 films are screened, including [[Feature Film|features films]], [[short film|shorts]], [[documentary film|documentaries]], and [[animated film]]s.

==History==
The festival began in November 2001 as the Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (IAAC). It was founded in response to the attacks of September 11, as a way to educate the community on Indian culture.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhushan|first=Nyay|title=New York Indian Film Festival Gets New Dates, New Name|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/york-indian-film-festival-dates-74899|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref> The first festival took place at the Imagin Asian Theatre. Subsequent festivals have been hosted by Tribeca Cinemas, The Walter Read Theater at [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts|The Lincoln Center]], [[Asia Society]], Aicon Gallery, Cantor Film Center at [[New York University]], and SVA Theaters. The opening night ceremony of the 2011 festival took place at the [[Paris Theater (Manhattan)|Paris Theater]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaac.us/NYIFF2011/index.htm|publisher=New York Indian Film Festival|accessdate=6 April 2012|title=11th Annual 2011 NYIFF}}</ref>

In 2007, the festival partnered with [[Mahindra Group|The Mahindra Group]] to help the festival grow and reach wider audiences. The festival also changed its name to The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (MIAAC).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Indo-American Arts Council and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. announce their partnership to form THE MAHINDRA IAAC FILM FESTIVAL|url=http://www.iaac.us/seventh_film_festival2007/press_release_jully23.htm|publisher=Indo-American Arts Council|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>

The festival began a series of one-minute cell phone films in 2008, in collaboration with [[New York University]]’s [[Tisch School of the Arts]], [[New York Film Academy]], and [[Whistling Woods International Institute for Films, Media, Animation and Media Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NY Indian Film Fest partners with three film schools|url=http://www.indiapost.com/ny-indian-film-fest-partners-with-three-film-schools/|publisher=India Post|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>

In 2011, the festival was moved to May, instead of its traditional November date. [[India Abroad]] journalist Aseem Chhabra took over as festival director, and the festival name was changed to The New York Indian Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dore|first=Shalini|title=Indo-American Arts Council ups its game|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030733|publisher=Variety|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>

==The Festival==
Each year, the festival screens about 40 films from Indian filmmakers, or films relating to India or the Indian Diaspora. Throughout the festival, industry panels and discussions with filmmakers are held, with Q&A’s after the screenings. Frequent festival attendees include [[Mira Nair]], [[Salman Rushdie]], [[Padma Lakshmi]], [[Shabana Azmi]], and [[Deepa Mehta]].

The festival will usually hold a retrospective to honor a prominent filmmaker, artist, or actor, and will screen a number of their most notable films. Past retrospectives have featured [[Mira Nair]], [[Smita Patil]], and [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. The 12th NYIFF will feature a retrospective on the Indian film director [[Shyam Benegal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NYIFF 2012 SIDEBAR : SHYAM BENEGAL RETROSPECTIVE|url=http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2012/sidebar.htm|publisher=New York Indian Film Festival}}</ref>

Many films had their New York or world premiere at NYIFF, including:
* ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Bride and Prejudice]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Born into Brothels]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Gulaal (film)|Gulaal]]'' (2009)
* ''[[The Japanese Wife]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Shor in the City]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Life! Camera Action...]]''
* ''[[Iti Mrinalini]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Do Dooni Chaar]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Liar's Dice (film)|Liar's Dice]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Bey yaar]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Family Party (film)|Family Party]]'' (2015)
* ''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Sethum Aayiram Pon]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Koli Taal]]'' (2021)

===2021 edition of the festival===

The 2021 edition of the festival was held from June 4 to June 13, 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocol it was held in virtual format for the second year in succession.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/new-york-indian-film-festival-2021-documentary-on-gandhi-wins-top-honour-101623654869309.html |title=New York Indian Film Festival 2021: Documentary on Gandhi wins top honour|website=Hindustan Times|date=14 June 2021|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/new-york-indian-film-festival-2021-to-be-held-in-a-virtual-format-from-june-4-7342798/ |title=New York Indian Film Festival 2021 to be held in virtual format from June 4|website =Indian Express |date=3 June 2021|access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref>

;Number of films:
58 films were screened which included features, documentaries and shorts. Indian films in 15 languages including Assamese, Bengali, English, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu were screened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navjeevanexpress.com/the-new-york-indian-film-festival-unveils-full-2021-lineup-award-nominations-will-virtually-feature-58-films-2/ |title=The New York Indian Film Festival unveils full 2021 lineup & award nominations, will virtually feature 58 films |first= Anush |last= Narasimhan |website= Navjeevan Express |date=25 June 2021|access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref>

;Opening film:
''Where Is Pinki?'' (''Pinki Eili?'') by Prithvi Konanur
;Closing film:
''[[Fire in the Mountains]]'' by Ajitpal Singh
;Winners
:Best Film - '''''[[Nasir (film)|Nasir]]'' by [[Arun Karthick]]
:Best Director - '''Ajitpal Singh for ''Fire in the Mountains'''''
:Best Actor - '''Siddharth Menon for ''June'''''
:Best Actress - '''Akshata Pandavapura for ''Where Is Pinki?'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kannada-film-pinki-elli-wins-two-awards-new-york-indian-film-festival-2021-150642 |title= Kannada film ‘Pinki Elli’ wins two awards at New York Indian Film Festival 2021 |website=The News Minute |date=14 June 2021|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref>
:Best Child Actor - '''Karan Dave for ''Habbadi'''''
:Best Screenplay- '''''Where Is Pinki?'' (''Pinki Eili?'')
:Best Short (Narrative) - '''Sudipto Roy for ''[[Tasher Ghawr]]'''''
:Best Documentary (Feature) - '''''Ahimsa- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless'' by Ramesh Sharma'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2021/jun/20/gandhi-documentary-wins-top-award-at-new-york-indian-film-festival-2318780.html |title=Gandhi documentary wins top award at New York Indian Film Festival|website =The New Indian Express |date=20 June 2021|access-date= 25 July 2021}}</ref>
:Best Documentary (Short) - '''''Seva'''''

==Jury==
The festival’s jury consists of 13 members who have worked in both the Indian and American film industry. The jury's votes are monitored and collected by [[KPMG]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2012/awards.htm|publisher=New York Indian Film Festival|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>
* [[Poorna Jagannathan]] (Actress)
* [[Ashish Avikunthak]] (Professor)
* Myrna Moncayo-Iyengar (Corporate Strategist)
* Udayan Gupta (Journalist)
* Muriel (Mike) Peters (Producer)
* [[Sabrina Dhawan]] (Screenwriter)
* [[Kaveri Kaul|Kavery Kaul]] (Filmmaker)
* [[Madhur Jaffrey]] (Actress)
* Jerry Carlson (Professor)
* Claus Mueller (Professor)
* Parag Amladi (Film Scholar)
* Zenobia Shroff (Actress)
* Nilita Vachani (Documentary Filmmaker)

==External links==
* [http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2012/index.htm New York Indian Film Festival homepage]
* [http://iaac.us/ Indo-American Arts Council]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Film festivals in New York City]]
[[Category:Indian-American culture in New York City]]
[[Category:Indian film festivals]]