The difficulty accessing the KIFF website and submission portal is due to a technical issue with the State Data Centre
The submission deadline is Sept 20. When the matter was raised with a member of the festival committee, he forwarded this message: “The difficulty accessing the KIFF website and submission portal is due to a technical issue with the State Data Centre.
But it did not load,” said Sumit. On Saturday eve, Sumit made an “email submission”. Kolkata: While a huge number of films have been submitted for the competitive section of the 32nd Kolkata International Film Festival till Saturday, some filmmakers still couldn’t access the website. Director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit from Bangladesh faced issues while trying to submit his film ‘Master’. “I tried the website many times. We expect www.kiff.in to be restored shortly. Meanwhile, please send the film details, technical information and preview/screener link (with password, if applicable), along with your preferred section, to [email protected] We can facilitate the submission on your behalf. In view of the technical difficulties, we are also looking into the possibility of extending the deadline.