Cineflare Festivals 2025 – Chapter 2 Official Selection
Selected from 500+ submissions, 12 films form the official selection of Cineflare Festivals 2025 – Your Story, Your Way (Chapter 2), celebrating independent voices and meaningful storytelling, accompanied by jury feedback for each film.
Cineflare Festivals 2025 – Your Story, Your Way (Chapter 2)
We are excited to officially announce the Cineflare Festivals 2025 – Your Story, Your Way (Chapter 2) Official Selection, part of Cineflare’s ongoing effort to spotlight independent cinema through its curated events and festivals.
After carefully reviewing over 500+ film submissions from passionate storytellers across the country, 12 films have been selected for this chapter.
For context, Chapter 1 of Your Story, Your Way received 250+ submissions — making Chapter 2 a powerful reflection of the growing trust, reach, and creative momentum of the Cineflare community. Each of these films stood out not just for technical quality, but for honesty, originality, and the courage to tell a story that matters.
This chapter is a celebration of independent voices — filmmakers who chose authenticity over formula, emotion over noise, and storytelling over shortcuts. It continues the journey started in Your Story, Your Way – Chapter 1, which laid the foundation for Cineflare’s growing festival ecosystem.
What Makes Chapter 2 Special
Chapter 2 reflects the evolving spirit of Cineflare. The selected films explore diverse themes — human relationships, social realities, inner conflicts, hope, loss, resilience, and quiet revolutions that unfold in everyday lives.
These films remind us why cinema exists — to make us feel, question, and connect.
If you believe cinema is more than just entertainment, this list will resonate with you.
🎬 Official Selection – Chapter 2 (2025)
Below are the 12 officially selected films for Cineflare Festivals 2025 – Chapter 2. Each film is presented with its official banner followed by the jury’s judgement, offering insight into why it stood out during the selection process.
Curse of MAW
Presented By: Vinay Sai Akula
From the Jury:
The film excels across all aspects — cinematic visuals, dialogue delivery, voice-over, and storytelling — resulting in a natural, immersive, and highly impressive experience.
Drealusion
Presented By: Venkatesh Kutti
From the Jury:
The concept of lucid dreaming is explored in a very engaging way, keeping the narrative intriguing and unpredictable. The thriller elements work well, and the overall execution feels confident and immersive. Great work!
The Other Side of the Door
Presented By: Arko Bhattacharya
From the Jury:
This is a beautifully crafted film that leaves a deep emotional impact. The cinematography, direction, music, and overall visual language work in perfect balance, while the concept and storytelling are both powerful and clear. The film handles its sensitive subject with maturity and grace, capturing resilience and inner strength in a deeply moving way. Great work!
Lucky Grave
Presented By: Sharan Thangavelu
From the Jury:
The film is handled with sensitivity and emotional depth. The performances feel sincere and grounded. Cinematography complements the mood well. Overall, it’s a compelling piece that holds attention and reflects strong creative intent.
DAKATSHUMARI 2025
Presented By: Anubhab Adhikary
From the Jury:
The submission shows a strong concept with polished presentation. Direction and cinematography are handled very well, making the film visually engaging.
Nirami (Pigment)
Presented By: Arivazhagan Krishnamoorthy
From the Jury:
We felt the concept was strong and the presentation clean. The visuals are handled well, and the film clearly communicates its message about beauty beyond body complexion.
The Wait Inside
Presented By: Sahali Sinha
From the Jury:
The film is handled with sensitivity and emotional depth. The duality of the character is portrayed effectively, and the performances feel sincere and grounded. Cinematography complements the mood well. Overall, it’s a compelling piece that holds attention and reflects strong creative intent.
Fragments of Time...
Presented By: Artish Saha
From the Jury:
The film presents a meaningful story with effective dialogue delivery and well-composed cinematography, creating a calm and immersive viewing experience.
The Last Yug
Presented By: Shubham Singh
From the Jury:
The film stands out with excellent cinematography, thoughtful location selection, strong lighting, and well-composed camera angles. To elevate it further, improving dialogue delivery for better alignment with the performances would add more impact.
Ahamkara
Presented By: Agathiya Narayanan
From the Jury:
The submission stands out with excellent cinematography, thoughtful location selection, strong lighting, sharp editing, confident direction, and effective dialogue delivery. Overall, the film feels exceptionally well-crafted.
Mohendro
Presented By: Munshi Rajon
From the Jury:
The submission stands out with excellent cinematography, thoughtful location selection, strong lighting, sharp editing, confident direction, and effective dialogue delivery. Overall, the film feels exceptionally well-crafted.
Theanmittai
Presented By: VND Productions
From the Jury:
The film shows a strong concept with polished presentation. Direction and cinematography are handled very well, making the film visually engaging.
Jury Perspective & Film Presentation
Every selected film will be presented with its official banner or thumbnail, along with a jury judgement note highlighting what stood out in the film — whether it was storytelling depth, originality, performance, direction, or thematic strength.
At Cineflare, jury feedback is not just evaluative but reflective — meant to honour the creative intent behind each film and give audiences deeper insight into why it was selected.
A Note to the Filmmakers
To every filmmaker whose work has been selected — congratulations. Your film earned its place here.
Selection at Cineflare is not about scale or budget. It is about intent, honesty, and storytelling clarity. Your work reflects the very heart of what Your Story, Your Way stands for.
We look forward to showcasing your films to a wider audience and giving them the platform they deserve.
Thank You to the Cineflare Community
We also want to thank every filmmaker who trusted Cineflare with their work. Even if your film didn’t make it to this chapter, your voice matters — and we hope to see your stories again.
Cineflare exists because of creators who believe in meaningful cinema.
Your Story. Your Way. Always.
— Team Cineflare
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