Bina Paul to Head Jury of CADRRE International Filmlet Festival On Autism

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
The upcoming CADRRE International Filmlet Festival on Autism (CIFFA 2025) will have its movies judged by a four-member panel led by film editor Bina Paul, who is a former Artistic Director at International Film Festival of Kerala.

The other members of the jury are India Inclusion Foundation & Autism at Work initiative founder Ferose V R, cinematographer and filmmaker Venu, and Stark Communications Co-founder and Creative director Swarup B R, who has been instrumental in building the Kerala Tourism brand.

CIFFA aims to explore the diverse narratives and experiences related to Autism in an impactful and inspiring manner through short films with a duration of one to five minutes. The films that have been shortlisted for jury selection from this year’s entries have been uploaded to CADRRE’s YouTube channel. They can be accessed at https://cadrre.org/ciffa-2025/.

The festival will award the best film with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, the second best film with Rs 50,000. There will also be an award of Rs 25,000 for the most popular film, based on an audience poll and earning the most number of YouTube likes.

The awards will be given on March 23 as part of CADRRE’s autism awareness programs in the state capital.