23/02/2026
In continuation of the series of events held to mark and celebrate 10 years since The Wire was launched, we will be hosting the ‘Changing Direction’ Short Film Festival on March 6 at 5:30 PM in New Delhi.
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The Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi is our venue partner, and the festival is sponsored by the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala.
The call for films had a broad theme: Changing Direction. Filmmakers were free to interpret this in any way they liked, and submit films of 20 minutes or less. The jury of Payal Kapadia, Vani Subramanian and Faiza Ahmad Khan has chosen nine films from the nearly 200 submissions we received.
The final films are (in no particular order):
1. Noises from the Basement, directed by Abhay P.
2. Daddu Zindabad, directed by Samar Jain
3. The Waiting Game, directed by Kanika Gupta
4. Ek Achha Sawaal, directed by Sara Saini
5. WE, the Puffcorns of India, directed by Aditya Mungde
6. KYC*, directed by Aravindan S.S.
7. Avaar Navaar Chhoriyaan, directed by Shefalee Jain and Shivi Bhatnagar
8. Tara, directed by Ashutosh S. Shankar
9. Kal Raat Kolaba Mein, directed by Suryansh Deo Srivastava
The aim of this festival was to celebrate creativity and free expression, and we’re thrilled to be able to share these films with you and to provide a space where the filmmakers can interact with the audience. We hope you’ll be able to join us!
Congratulating all the filmmakers who participated and those who were selected, jury head Kapadia said, “It was really incredible to see the range of work, as well as the political passion in each of them. The chosen films have a very clear point of view, as well as well as an artistic voice that is unique. It was a true pleasure to watch them.”
Details of the event:
Date: Friday, March 6, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM
Venue: Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi
