Awards

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Meet Our Team

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Prakriti PURASKAR

2025 (Golden Elephant) Winner

MR. ABDUL KAREEM

Prakriti PURASKAR

Lifetime Achievement

SAALUMARADA THIMMAKKA

GOLDEN OWL

for The Best Short Film (Youth)

Parasu
Director: Jishad Muhammed
BVM College Cherppunkal, Kottayam

GOLDEN HORNBILL

Best Documentary (Youth)

Punarjani
Director: Sreevijay, Al Azeem, Rejina, Geethu, Anu & Mubeena
St. Gregorios College, Kottarakkara

SILVER OWL

Best Short Film (Children)

Aamiyude Lokam
Director: Rahul Raj
Chinmaya Vidyalaya Kasargod

SILVER HORNBILL

Best Documentary (Children)

The Rhythm of Nature
Director: Aromal Sabu
THSS Puthupally

CRYSTAL ELEPHANT

Best Feature Film

One Man Dies a Million Times
Director : Jessica Oreck

CRYSTAL OWL

Best Short Film

Bear Foot
Director: Eve Cerubini, Jerome Fatalot, Victor Jullien

CRYSTAL HORNBILL

Best Documentary

River Silence
Director: Rogerio Soares

CRYSTAL BUTTERFLY

Special Jury Award(Short Film)

The Rifle, The Jackal, The Wolf And The Boy
Director: Oualid Mouaness

CRYSTAL BUTTERFLY

Special Jury Award(Feature Film)

Paani
Director: Adinath M. Kothare

CRYSTAL BUTTERFLY

Special Jury Award(Short Film)

Nananju
Director: Jishnu C
GVHSS Kozhikode

CRYSTAL BUTTERFLY

Special Jury Award(Documentary)

Nila
Director: Shyam, Jeeva, Krishnamohan, Sri.C. Achutha menon Govt. College Thrissur

8th Rain International Nature Film Festival 2026

8th Rain International Nature Film Festival – Reel Making Competition 2026

🎬 Calling all nature lovers, storytellers and aspiring filmmakers! Participate in the Reel Making Competition organized as part of the 8th Rain International Nature Film Festival 2026 and showcase your creativity through the power of short films.

Submission Deadline
10 October 2026
Festival Dates
29, 30 & 31 October 2026
Festival Venue
SCMS School of Technology & Management, Muttom, Aluva

Competition Themes

Combat Desertification
Land reclamation, drought mitigation & living soils.
Silent Green: Unseen Ecosystems
Micro-habitats, fungal networks, canopy mysteries.
Water, Wetlands and Coast
Mangroves, backwaters, pristine aquatic life.
Human–Wildlife Coexistence
Shared corridors, conflict reduction & indigenous care.

Competition Guidelines

Maximum duration:90 seconds (vertical / short format).
Original content:All footage & audio must be original.
Open to all:Students from schools, colleges & general public.
Live Screening:Selected reels screened during official festival gala.
For queries, contact: +91 9497485906

Submit your original reel through this Google Form. Share your perspective, inspire others and be part of a movement celebrating nature and environmental conservation.

Organized as part of the 8th Rain International Nature Film Festival 2026 • Supported by Birds Club International & Jayaraj Foundation

7th Rinff - Pakshivanam Short and Doccumentry film festival