SiGNS Film Festival

SiGNS Film Festival is one of the short film and documentary film festivals in India. The tenth edition^[1]^[2]^[3] was conducted in October 2018 in association with the Kochi-Muziris Biennale^[4]

Festival organization

FFSI-Keralam is one of the five chapters of the Federation of Film Societies of India started by Satyajit Ray. Unlike the other four (namely, Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern India), FFSI-Keralam is a State chapter. It is funded by the government of Kerala, has its own library of film DVDS, and has 99 film societies affiliated to it, in addition to hosting its own film festival. Chelavur Venu, V. K. Joseph, and K.S. Prasannakumar are the president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively.^[5]

Jury members over the years

SiGNS 2020: Suma Josson (chairperson), Amudhan R P, and Surabhi Sharma
SiGNS 2019: Supriyo Sen (chairperson), Baburaj, and Dr Asha Joseph
SiGNS 2018: K.G. JAYAN (chairperson), GEORGEKUTTY. A.L, and B. Ajithkumar
SiGNS 2017: Amrit Gangar (chairperson), Dr Meena T. Pillai , and Amudhan R P
SiGNS 2016: Rakesh Sharma (chairperson), Premendra Mazumder, and Fowzia Fathima
SiGNS 2015: Deepa Dhanraj (chairperson), Gitanjali Rao, and Oindrilla Hazra
SiGNS 2014: Madhusree Dutta (chairperson), Riyas Komu, and K.B. Venu
SiGNS 2013: Girish Kasaravalli (chairperson), Amrit Gangar, and P. Baburaj
SiGNS 2012: R.V. Ramani, (chairperson), G.P. Ramachandran, Susmesh Chandroth, and Shyni Jacob Benjamin
SiGNS 2011: K.R. Mohanan (chairperson), Amudhan R P, Mini Sukumar, Vinod Sukumaran, and K.Y. Radhalakshmy
SiGNS 2009: Arun Khopkar (chairperson), Chalam Bennurkar, and B. Ajithkumar
SiGNS 2007: Kumar Shahani (chairperson), T.K. Rajeev Kumar, and C. S. Venkiteswaran
SiGNS 2006: Saeed Akhtar Mirza (chairperson), Beena Paul Venugopal, and M.R. Rajan
SiGNS 2005: Adoor Gopalakrishnan (chairperson), Chandita Mukherjee, and Sunny Joseph

References

^ "FTII student film bags award at SiGNS Film Fest". The Indian Express. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "SiGNS festival attracts more participation". Press Trust of India. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via Business Standard.
^ "Tenth edition of 'SiGNS' festival to screen 200 short films and documentaries". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ "SiGNS Film Festival". 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
^ "FFSI Keralam office-bearers". 18 July 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.