CATEGORIES FOR SUBMISSION
| Sr. No | Category | Maximum Run Time (min) | Category Code (submit for this category) |
Fee | |
| Regular | Extended | ||||
| 1 | Short Film | 30 | AIFFS30 | Free | 1000 |
| 2 | Short Films (Non-Screening but in Award Competition) | 30 | AIFFS30NON | Free | 1000 |
| 3 | Documentary Short Film | 240 | AIFFDOC | Free | 1500 |
| 4 | Documentary Short Film (Non-Screening but in Award Competition) | 240 | AIFFDOCNON | Free | 1500 |
| 5 | Animation Film | 30 | AIFFANI | Free | 1000 |
| 6 | Animation Film(Non-Screening but in Award Competition) | 30 | AIFFANINON | Free | 1000 |
| 7 | Foreign Film | 30 | AIFFSFOR | Free | 1000 |
| 8 | Foreign Film(Non-Screening but in Award Competition) | 30 | AIFFSFORNON | Free | 1000 |
| 9 | AD Film | 30 | AIFFAD | Free | 1000 |
| 10 | AD Film(Non-Screening but in Award Competition) | 30 | AIFFADNON | Free | 1000 |
| 11 | Music Video | 30 | AIFFMUSIC | Free | 1000 |
| 12 | Music Video(Non-Screening but in Award Competition) | 30 | AIFFMUSICNON | Free | 1000 |
| 13 | Feature Film | 60-190 | AIFF60 | Free | 1400 |
| 14 | Feature Film(Non-Screening but in Award Competition) | 60-190 | AIFF60NON | Free | 1400 |
| 15 | Foreign Film | 60-190 | AIFFFOR60 | Free | 1400 |
| 16 | Foreign Film(Non-Screening but in Award Competition) | 60-190 | AIFFFOR60NON | Free | 1400 |