The 6th IKSFF 2026 grand closing & award ceremony honored renowned filmmakers and highlighted cinematic brilliance in all categories.

Special Awards Presented:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Sabitri Chatterjee
• Late Jiban Guha Memorial Award: Nimai Ghosh
• IKSFF Bengal Cine Icon Award 2025: Darshana Banik
• Ritwik Ghatak Memorial Award 2026: Suman Maitra
• The Best Author Spotlight Award 2026: Avik Sarkar
• IKSFF Golden Voice Award 2026: Sayani Palit
• Mrinal Sen Memorial Award 2026: Srijit Mukherji
• YouTube Excellence Award 2026: Zariyaa
• The Timeless Star – Diva of Bollywood 2026: Rituparna Sengupta
• Pandit Ravi Shankar Memorial Award 2026: Bikram Ghosh
• Digital Impact Award 2026: Sreemoyee Piu Kundu
• Courage of Creation – Producer Award 2026: Little Lamb Films

The launch of CineBridge, Kolkata’s first industry interaction and market platform for independent filmmakers, on January 24, 2026, at Rotary Sadan, was a standout feature of IKSFF 2026.

By facilitating meaningful contacts between filmmakers and OTT platforms, producers, financiers, and production houses, CineBridge opened up new avenues for production, distribution, and collaboration. Several well-known studios in Kolkata, as well as well-known production companies including Little Lamb Films and EON Films, took part in this historic project.

The film, Trezor the dog (Russian Federation), won the Best International Short Film.

The Best Long Short Film was awarded to Lotus (India), and the Best Indian Short Film was won by RU BA RU.

The Best Bengali Short Film was won by Ghungur, and the Best Documentary Film was Unbanning sex education (India).

Congratulations to the winners.

Priyanka Dutta