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Mahindra introduces Kisaan Film Fest 2025, inviting short films on farmers lives, challenges, and rural stories with a ₹10 lakh prize pool and strict submission rules.
Mahindra launches Kisaan Film Fest 2025.
Fiction, animation, and experimental films are allowed.
₹10 lakh total prize pool.
Only Mahindra tractors are permitted on screen.
Jury includes Manjrekar, Kulkarni, and Sharma.
Mahindra Tractors has introduced a unique initiative in the Indian farming sector with the launch of the Kisaan Film Festival 2025. This nationwide event aims to honour Indian farmers by showcasing their stories through short films. With this festival, Mahindra moves beyond agricultural machinery and enters the world of creative storytelling, celebrating the soil, struggles, and spirit of those who feed the nation.
Mahindra, known for building some of India’s most trusted tractors, is now shining the spotlight on the people behind the fields. The festival invites filmmakers to create fictional, animated, or experimental stories that highlight rural life, farming challenges, and farmer resilience. This fresh blend of agriculture and art gives farmers a strong voice in the cultural space.
The Kisaan Film Fest 2025 encourages films that:
Highlight real rural life
Showcase farming innovations
Reflect the motivation and resilience of Indian farmers
Films must represent the experiences of Indian farmers
Accepted formats: Fiction, Animation, Experimental
Documentaries and promotional videos will not be accepted
Filmmakers must follow these technical and submission rules:
File Format: MP4 / MOV / AVI
Resolution: Minimum 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Language: Any Indian language (must include English subtitles)
Submission: Google Drive link, Vimeo link, or unlisted YouTube link
Each film entry must include:
A film poster
Synopsis (up to 150 words)
Director’s bio (up to 100 words)
Signed Declaration of Originality
Mahindra has announced a total prize pool of ₹10,00,000, which includes awards for:
Best Short Film
Best Director
Best Female Director
Best Concept / Innovation
Audience Choice Award
Only Mahindra Tractors are allowed to appear on screen. Any presence of other tractor brands will lead to immediate rejection of the entry.
Films will be evaluated based on:
Originality
Emotional depth
Direction and storytelling quality
The jury includes well-known names:
Mahesh Manjrekar
Sonali Kulkarni
Vipin Sharma
Santosh Jadhav
The Kisaan Film Festival 2025 brings a rare opportunity for India’s farming stories to gain national recognition. By blending agriculture with cinema, Mahindra is encouraging the country to celebrate farmers not just through technology and machinery, but through the powerful medium of storytelling. This initiative helps bring farmers experiences, emotions, and challenges into the mainstream, giving them the respect they truly deserve.
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The Kisaan Film Fest 2025 is a thoughtful step by Mahindra to honour India’s farmers through creative storytelling. By inviting filmmakers to highlight rural life and farmer resilience, the festival creates a strong cultural platform. With a ₹10 lakh prize pool, strict guidelines, and a respected jury, Mahindra aims to bring farming narratives into mainstream recognition.