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{{Infobox Film Festival
| name = Chennai International Film Festival
| image = Chennai International Film Festival Logo.jpg
| caption = Event logo
| founded = 2002
| number =
| location = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| language = International
| website = http://www.chennaifilmfest.com
}}
The '''Chennai International Film Festival''' ('''CIFF''') is a festival organised in the city of [[Chennai]], [[India]], by a film society, the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF),<ref>Ramnarayan, Gowri (16 December 2005). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20061107131000/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/16/stories/2005121619650200.htm Chennai International Film Festival]", ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 12 June 2014.</ref> with the support of [[government of Tamil Nadu|The Government of Tamil Nadu]], the [[South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce]] and the [[Film Federation of India]].<ref name="ciff">Official website at {{cite web |url=http://www.chennaifilmfest.com/ciff.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216021456/http://www.chennaifilmfest.com/ciff.html |archive-date=2010-12-16 }}</ref>

From the official website, the festival aims at:

<blockquote>providing a common platform for the film fraternity to show its expression through films; understanding other cultures and project the excellence of this art form; contribute to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of the different nations in the context of the social and cultural ethos; and promote friendship and co-operation among peoples of the world.<ref name="ciff"/></blockquote>

The festival has been organised since 2002. It showcases international as well as Indian feature films. The Indian language films are divided into the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (12 films) and the Indian panorama featured films (around 12 films). The festival screens more than 100 international feature films.<ref>Official website filmlist 2010 {{cite web |url=http://www.chennaifilmfest.com/films.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215012515/http://www.chennaifilmfest.com/films.html |archive-date=2010-12-15 }}</ref><ref>(6 November 2013). "[https://in.news.yahoo.com/shabana-azmi-kamal-haasan-likely-inaugurate-ciff-161805561.html Shabana Azmi, Kamal Haasan likely to inaugurate CIFF]", [[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]. Retrieved 12 June 2014.</ref><ref>(8 November 2010). "[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article278744.ece Chennai Film festival: 40 countries, 130 films]", ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. Retrieved 12 June 2014.</ref><ref>(13 December 2013). "[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/chennai-international-film-festival-gets-off-to-a-glittering-start/article5452614.ece Chennai International Film Festival gets off to a glittering start]", ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 12 June 2014.</ref>

The CIFF provide awards in the following categories:
* The Best film in Tamil.
* The Second Best film.
* Special Jury Award for individual excellence
* Online Film buff Award<ref>Official website awards list 2010 {{cite web |url=http://www.chennaifilmfest.com/awards.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215012510/http://www.chennaifilmfest.com/awards.html |archive-date=2010-12-15 }}</ref>
* Amitabh Bachchan Youth Icon Award, from 2013

==Winners==
=== 13th CIFF (2015) ===
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! Category
! Winner <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/184-films-from-57-countries-to-be-screened-in-13th-chennai-international-film-festival-tamil-news-149547.html|title=Full details of 13th Chennai International Film Festival|access-date=2016-08-19|publisher=Indiaglitz|date=2015-12-29}}</ref>
! Notes
|-
| Best film
| ''[[Kirumi]]'' directed by Anucharan
| Cash Award Of Rs.2 Lakhs
|-
| Second Best film
| ''[[Radiopetti]]'' directed by Hari Viswanath
| Cash Award Of Rs.1 Lakh
|-
| Special Jury Award (Actor)
| R.Lakshmanan for ''[[Radiopetti]]''
| Cash Award Of Rs.1 Lakh
|-
| [[K.Balachander|Director K.Balachander Award]]
| [[Nayanthara]] & [[Arvind Swami]]
| Cash Award Of Rs.50,000 each
|-
| [[Amitabh Bachchan|Amitabh Bachchan Award For Youth Icon]]
| [[Nayanthara]]
| Cash Award Of Rs.1 Lakh
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''Short film by students of [[Adyar Film Institute]]'''
|-
| AMMA Award
| Mohan Kumar for BURRAA
| Cash Award Of Rs.10,000
|-
| Film Buff
| N.Vignarajan
| Gift Pocket
|}

=== 8th CIFF (2010) ===
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! Category
! Winner <ref>{{cite news |title='Angadi Theru' hogs limelight at CIFF, honoured with award |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Angadi-Theru-hogs-limelight-at-CIFF-honoured-with-award/article15605627.ece |work=Staff Reporter |publisher=The Hindu |date=December 24, 2010}}</ref>
! Notes
|-
| Best film
| ''[[Angadi Theru]]'' directed by [[Vasanthabalan]] and executive producer Vijayakumar
| Cash Award of Rs.1 lakh each
|-
| Second Best film
| ''[[Kalavani]]'' directed by [[A. Sarkunam]] and producer Nazir
| Cash Award of Rs.75,000 each
|-
| Special Jury Award (Actor)
| [[R. Parthiban]] for ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]''
| Cash Award of Rs.1 Lakh
|-
| Best Director
| [[Prabhu Solomon]] for [[Mynaa]]
| Cash Award of Rs.50,000
|-
| Special Award (Best Tamil Independent Film)
| ''[[Orr Eravuu]]'' directors [[Hari Shankar and Harish Narayan|Hari Shankar, Harish Narayan]], Krishna Shekar and producer Hari Shankar
| Cash Award of Rs.50,000
|-
| Film Buff
| Varun Kumar
| Gift Pocket
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.chennaifilmfest.com}}

[[Category:Film festivals established in 2002]]
[[Category:Film festivals in India]]
[[Category:Culture of Chennai]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil film awards]]

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