Started in 2010, the festival is a Jagran Prakashan Group initiative aimed at promoting the appreciation of cinematic art to and beyond the major metro cities of India.

JFF fosters a culture of cinema and creates a stage where filmmakers and movie buffs come together to experience the world of cinema. Audiences get an opportunity to interact with national and international cast and crew, listen to their in-conversation, and participate in question and answer sessions.

We receive over 7000 entries every year across 72 countries. All the eligible films are previewed by the country’s one of the best preview panelists (a lot of them chosen from the National film awards panel) and through a selection process, handpicked 500 films are screened in the festival over 100 days.

JFF is inaugurated by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India at New Delhi, and travels across 11 states of India, which constitute over 500 million people.

Through the competition process, judged by one of the best panels of judges under various categories, we honor filmmakers and artists for their outstanding work and achievements in their respective fields of cinema with awards and cash prizes during the award night at the Tinsel Town Mumbai.