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International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) is an annual film festival organized by Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS). It has been running for over a decade with the slogan Take your camera, frame your dream. Its goal is to create a cross-cultural platform for university-going filmmakers all over the world. DUFS, with the motto Better Films, Better Viewers, has been trying for decades to point the future of films towards a better direction. This festival serves as one of the prime examples of such endeavors. Since the 10th edition of IIUSFF, a new category, Short films on refugee has been introduced to address the refugee crisis around the globe.
IIUSFF began its journey in 2007. Since then, it has evolved into a platform for the celebration of diverse but unified voices from all over the world where young filmmakers can learn and materialize their dreams. This festival has, with great success, tried to break the boundaries of conventional cinema-world and recognize the soaring visions of young filmmakers from all over the world.
Over the last 11 years, this festival has been held at TSC auditorium, Alliance Française de Dhaka, Alliance Française de Chittagong, and Goethe-Institut Dhaka.
The 10th and 11th edition of IIUSFF has been organized in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Refugee Agency.
1401 films have been submitted from 96 countries around the world during the 11th edition of IIUSFF.
| Year | Name | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF)[2] | Goethe-Institut Dhaka | |
| 2008 |
2nd International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) |
21–23 April | Goethe-Institut Dhaka |
| 2009 |
3rd International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) |
25–26 May | Goethe-Institut Dhaka |
| 2010 | 4th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) | 24–28 April | TSC auditorium and Goethe-Institut Dhaka |
| 2011 | 5th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) | 15–19 May | Goethe-Institut Dhaka |
| 2013 |
6th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) |
Goethe-Institut Dhaka | |
| 2015 | 7th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) |
26–28 January |
TSC auditorium |
| 2016 |
8th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) |
TSC auditorium | |
| 2017 |
9th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) |
11 August -14 September |
TSC auditorium |
| 2018 |
10th International Inter-University Short Film Festival |
02-04 September |
TSC auditorium |
There are four categories of submission:
Films focused on different topics and of diverse genres are accepted in this category. Short films under the length of 15 minutes compete for prizes.
These films do not take part in the competition but are considered for special mention. The maximum length is 20 minutes.
Short films featuring the Refugee crisis across the world are welcome in this category. The maximum length for this category is 15 minutes.
11th IIUSFF has introduced a new category titled ‘One Minute Shorts’, where films will feature a compact storyline which will not exceed 60 seconds.
‘The Zahir Raihan Best Short’, ‘The Tareque Masud Best Emerging Director’, ‘The Best Short Film on Refugees’, ‘The Runner Up Short Film on Refugees’, ‘The Best One Minute Short’ are awarded every year to filmmakers for pioneering in different aspects of filmmaking.
During the annual ceremony of the 11th edition of IIUSFF, the development officer of UNHCR Carolina Lamares remarked, “IIUSFF is indeed a prestigious platform for young filmmakers all over the world to demonstrate their competence. Platforms like IIUSFF are incredibly important because of how efficiently they have shed light on the Rohingya crisis and the plight of the displaced from all around the world.”
