About

The sole purpose of LBMA is to develop a film culture that inspires and brings together cross-cultural innovations that enrich people’s lives with entertainment and services that inform, educate and entertain. With the help of digital media technology and crowdfunding, it is now getting easier for anyone to just take up a camera and make a film. The most important ingredient in the mix are finding your own voice, creative ideas, and mastering the skills necessary to make a captivating experience.

However, with the increasing number of works being produced, the reshaping of cinema and major film festivals, it is now much harder to connect a live audience to non-mainstream art-house films. At LBMA, we are committed to looking at every entry we receive to select only those that represent the LBMA spirit well. We love the yin and yang of topics – from edgier; pull no punches stuff to those concerning humanities and the environment.

For the first time, Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards will have its own sector of awards for artistic activism. Artistic activism is a creative force that educates us, influences our notions about human relationships, and brings about social change. We will celebrate artists that have used their passion for activism by paying tribute to them and publicizing their art. Furthermore, we will be giving lifetime awards to artists who have contributed to social justice and activism. For our 2024 festival, we shall be accepting films of all lengths and genres including Documentary, Narrative Feature, Experimental, Religious, Animation, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense, and all genres of Music Videos and LGBT films.

We’ll select the Best of the Best (From the pool of all award winners from all Seasons) and the FINAL WINNERS will receive the prestigious PIGEON D’IOR AWARDS and they’ll be screened in the theatre at Kolkata in front of a live audience. The filmmakers will have a chance to meet with the audience and participate in the Q&A session after the screening. We also provide incentives for winning films, and present promotional strategies for those films and their directors. First, we conduct an interview with the director, which is posted on our official portals. But that’s not all: LBMA will take you globally with international distribution opportunities for your films.