Third World Indie Film Festival
The Third World Independent Film Festival celebrates established and emerging filmmakers from third world countries and filmmakers from developed countries whose topics deal with issues of the third world. The festival provides a platform to introduce their films to the broadest possible audience.
TWIFF is an advocate of social change.
Mission and Objective
The festival celebrates filmmakers worldwide whose topics deal with issues of the third world. The festival promotes awareness to social issues, helps gain a deeper understanding and greater respect for different cultures, and provides a platform for filmmakers to introduce their films to the broadest possible audience.
Through our exclusive relationship with the world's most visited and most award-winning movie site, submitting your film to our festival: TWIFF : will automatically become IMDb Qualifying, granting all eligible film submissions , a no-hassle title page on IMDb.com. This means that your filmmakers receive an added benefit just for submitting to Third World Indie Film Festival.
Congratulations to each and every one of
TWIFF 2011 WINNERS
Congratulations to each and every one of
TWIFF 2011 WINNERS
BEST SOCIAL ENTERPRENEUR AWARD 2011 ---- THE INVOCATION
Director : Emmanuel Itier
Executive Producer : Sharon Stone
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE ---- DARK RESONANCE
Director :Khalid Mahmood Mithu
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT ---- DREAMING IN THE TIME OF HATE
Director : Oscar Arvizo
BEST COMEDY ---- MUMBHAI CONNECTION
Director : Atlanta Nagendra
Executive Producer : Rafiq Batcha
HUMAN SPIRIT AWARD ---- THE EDGE OF JOY
Director : Dawn Sinclair Shapiro
GREEN AWARD ---- ATERRO
Director : Marcelo Reis
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE ---- STEPPING INTO THE FIRE
Director : Ross Evison and Roberto Velez
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT ---- DILLI
Director : Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
Producer: Robin Raina
HUMANITARIAN AWARD ---- GAZA SHIELD
Director : Tania Khalaf
BEST IN CINEMATOGRAPHY ---- LIFE OF A HUNTER
Director/Cinematographer : Peter Kirby












