The New York Indian Film Festival 2025 is scheduled to be held from June 20-22, 2025, in New York City. New York Indian Film Festival is the oldest such & annual film festival in North America that screens films relating to India, the Indian Diaspora, and the work excellence of Indian filmmakers.
This year, the NYIFF marks the 25th edition, and it will be a three-day packed event, where it will celebrate new Indian cinema from different regions of the country, a blend of films and conversations.
However, there is a lot of time left behind to event, but the nominees of the 25th New York Indian Film Festival were announced, and now fans are searching for the nominees of the 25th NYIFF 2025.
No need to worry, guys, this blog explores the 2025 New York Indian Film Festival Nominations List & more about the film festival.
New York Indian Film Festival 2025 Nominations
Here is the list of the 25th New York Indian Film Festival Nominees:
This is the list of 2024 NYIFF Nominations List, and the nominees of 2025 NYIFF are yet to be announced.
Best Film
| Film Title |
|---|
| Agra |
| Dear Jassi |
| Three Sons of Narayani |
| Mithya |
| The Umesh Chronicles |
| Sthal |
Best Director
| Director Name |
|---|
| Prasanna Vithanage |
| Sumanth Bhatt |
| Pooja Kaul |
| Tarsem Singh |
| Arati Kadav |
| Kanu Behl |
Best Screenplay
| Film Title |
|---|
| Dear Latika |
| Padatik |
| Pratikshya |
| Sahela |
| Sumo Didi |
| Yellow Bus |
Best Actor
| Actor Name |
|---|
| Amitabh Bachchan |
| Athish Shetty |
| Manish Dimri |
| Mohit Agarwal |
| Roshan Mathew |
| Shardul Bhardwaj |
Best Actress
| Actress Name |
|---|
| Darshana Rajendran |
| Sanya Malhotra |
| Nandini Chikte |
| Tannishtha Chatterjee |
| Rajshri Deshpande |
| Priyanka Bose |
Best Documentary (Feature)
| Documentary Title |
|---|
| Merchant Ivory |
| Parama: A Journey with Aparna Sen |
| The House of Baruas |
| The World is Family |
| Zende: The Supercop |
Best Documentary (Short)
| Documentary Title |
|---|
| Gotho (A Shelter) |
| In The Wake Of The Current |
| Occupied |
| Tam-Bram Cooking |
| The Color Yellow |
Best Short (Narrative)
| Short Film Title |
|---|
| A Lullaby For Yellow Roses |
| Loo |
| Monsoon Walk |
| Rhino Charge |
| Xo |
Best Debut Film
| Film Title |
|---|
| Dear Latika |
| Merchant Ivory |
| Mithya |
| Three Sons of Narayani |
| Yellow Bus |
| Privacy |
| Sthal |
| Sahela |
| Sumo Didi |
| The Umesh Chronicles |
New York Indian Film Festival 2025 Winners List
This is the list of New York Indian Film Festival 2024 winners, while the winners of the 2025 New York Indian Film Festival are yet to be announced. If any information is available related to the NYIFF 2025 winners, it may be updated soon.
Best Actor: Mohit Agarwal (Agra)
Best Actress: Sanya Malhotra
Best Child Actor: Karan Dave for Habbadi
Best Debut Film: Mithya
Best Director: Sumanth Bhatt (Mithya)
Best Documentary Short: Occupied
Best Documentary Feature: The World Is My Family
Best Film: Agra
Best Screenplay: Padatik
Best Short Film: Monsoon Walk
Jury Award: Not known
New York Indian Film Festival 2023 Award Winners List
Below is the list of 2023 New York Indian Film Festival winners:
| Category | Film Title | Winner | Director(s)/Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Short Film – Narrative | Birha : The Journey Back Home | WINNER | Ghalib Datta |
| Best Screenplay | On Either Sides of the Pond | Parth Saurabh, Abhinav Jha | |
| Best Film | Goldfish | Nominated for Best Film 2023 | Pushan Kripalani (Director), Amit Saxena (Producer), Kalki Koechlin (Actress), Deepti Naval (Actress), Rajit Kapoor (Actor) |
| On Either Sides of the Pond | Parth Saurabh | ||
| Opium | Aman Sachdeva (director) | ||
| Best Director | Aman Sachdeva | Aman Sachdeva (director) | |
| Best Debut Film | Footprints on Water | WINNER | Nathalia Syam (Director) |
| On Either Sides of the Pond | Parth Saurabh | ||
| Best Documentary | To Kill a Tiger | WINNER | Nisha Pahuja |
| Best Documentary by Women Filmmakers | Call Me Dancer | WINNER | Leslie Shampaine (Director), Pip Gilmour (Director) |
New York Indian Film Festival 2022 Award Winners List
| Category | Film Title | Winner | Director / Actor / Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Short Film | Kicking Balls | Vijayeta Kumar | |
| Best Short Film (Doc) | Aakhri Safar (The Last Journey) | ||
| Best Documentary | Murmurs of the Jungle | Sohil Vaidya | |
| Best Narrative | Succulent | Amrita Bagchi | |
| Best Screenplay | Powai | ||
| Best Film | Shoebox | Faraz Ali | Naveen Mu, Dilani Rabindran, Raju Murugan |
| Best Director | Aditya Vikram Sengupta | ||
| Best Actor | Godavari | Jitendra Joshi | |
| Best Actress | Once Upon a Time in Calcutta | Sreelekha Mitra | |
| Best Child Actor | Gandhi & Co. | Shah Reyaan, Hiranya Zinzuwadia |
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