Overview
- The 14th Dharamshala International Film Festival runs Oct. 30–Nov. 2, 2025 at the Tibetan Children’s Village in Upper Dharamshala.
- Neeraj Ghaywan’s Cannes title Homebound opens the festival, with Anuparna Roy’s Venice-honored Songs of Forgotten Trees set as the closing film.
- The international slate includes Bhutan’s Oscar entry I, The Song and Australia’s submission The Wolves Always Come at Night, alongside titles from Cannes, Venice and Sundance.
- Programming director Bina Paul curated a lineup featuring a Kiran Rao masterclass and an in-person presentation of Andrey Tarkovsky: A Cinema Prayer by the director’s son.
- Organizers reaffirm DIFF’s discussion-first, non-competitive model, with screenings supported by PictureTime’s inflatable digital theaters to serve the mountain venue.