Shaheed Mela Film Festival & Creator's Award 2026

Celebrating cinema, creativity, and storytelling that honors India's freedom struggle, social change, and the spirit of patriotism.

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Shaheed Mela India brings together tradition, spirituality, and cinematic excellence to preserve our freedom legacy.

Shaheed Mela

21 days of immersive cultural celebrations, performances, and community gatherings honoring our martyrs.

Shaheed Mandir

A spiritual sanctuary dedicated to meditation, prayer, and remembrance of those who sacrificed everything.

Film Festival

Award-winning films, documentaries, and short stories bringing shaheed legacies to the silver screen.

About Shaheed Mela Film Festival - Season 06

The Shaheed Mela Film Festival returns for its 6th consecutive season—an open, inclusive platform for filmmakers of all backgrounds and genres. What began as a celebration of India’s freedom struggle and the sacrifices of martyrs has evolved into India’s premier independent film festival, welcoming stories across every category.

From patriotic epics to intimate dramas. From mythological documentaries to cutting-edge animation. From social issue films to spine-chilling thrillers—Season 06 honors cinema in all its forms.

Since its inception in 2021, the festival has:

  • Showcased 450+ films celebrating diverse narratives

  • Attracted 80,000+ live attendees across five seasons

  • Reached 200,000+ viewers through YouTube live streams

  • Recognized excellence with 150+ awards across technical, creative, and performance categories

  • Created a legacy archive preserving stories that matter

SMFF Season 02 – Official Selection - Top 14 Films

Sr. No.Film NameDownload Certificate
1Mera Iman (Animation Youtube short movie)

2Unnai Theriyuma ? (Do you know yourself ?)

3Batwara

4Manmaani

5BETTER TOMORROW

6Save God

7Pighalate Rishte

8Tumhare Paanv Ka Kanta Tumhi Se Niklega

9Damaged Love

10Ji ko Janjal

11ZAHAR

12NAQAAB

13SHORTCUT

14Life After Retirement

Shaheed Mela Film Festival Season 06 Official Results

Celebrating Excellence in Short Films & Feature Films – Award Winners 2026

Top 11 Short Films Result
Sr. No. Award Name Award Winner’s Name Film Name Download Certificate
1 Best Cartoon Animation Film Mera Iman READ MY WAY
2 Best Short Film Tumhare Paanv Ka Kanta Tumhi Se Niklega GIRIRAJ SRIVASTAVA
3 Best Short Film Critics NAQAAB Santosh Srivastava
4 Best Social Short Film Batwara Baba
5 Best Documentary Film Life After Retirement Ratan Sharma
6 Best Documentary Film Critics Save God Mukesh Verma
7 Best Screen Visualization Batwara Dr.Prabhat Pandey
8 Best Short Film Director Baba Ji ko Janjal
9 Best Director Critics Kishor shrivastav Pighalate Rishte
10 Best Child Actor Tanya Tiwari Tumhare Paanv Ka Kanta Tumhi Se Niklega
11 Best Child Actor Shimali ratan Tumhare Paanv Ka Kanta Tumhi Se Niklega
12 Best Actor Male Zia Ahmad Khan Damaged Love
13 Best Actor Male Akhilesh Srivastava Life After Retirement
14 2nd Best Actor Male Saurabh Shukla NAQAAB
15 Best Supporting Actor Male Nitin Chopra SHORTCUT
16 Best Negative Actor Male Vishal Anand SHORTCUT
17 Best Actor Female Neetu Pandey Damaged Love
18 2nd Best Actor Female Pragya Gautam NAQAAB
19 Best Negative Actor Female Anjel Gandhi Pighalate Rishte
20 Best UnTold Story Save God Mukesh Verma
21 Best Director Of Photography Dr. Niraj Kumar Damaged Love
22 Best Background Commentary Shashi Kiran Mera Iman
23 Best Story Akhilesh Srivastava Life After Retirement
24 Best Thriller story Sachin Singh SHORTCUT
25 Best Script GIRIRAJ SRIVASTAVA Tumhare Paanv Ka Kanta Tumhi Se Niklega
26 Best Screenplay DR Prabhat Pandey Ji ko Janjal
27 Best Creator Vishal Anand SHORTCUT
28 Best Cinematography Shreejith M N Unnai Theriyuma ? (Do you know yourself ?)
29 Best Editor Karan Upadhyay SHORTCUT
30 Best Editor Vipin Sharma SHORTCUT
31 Best Background Music Satyam Singh Life After Retirement
32 Best VFX & Color Grading Naveen Dhimaan NAQAAB
33 Best Music & Singer Anoop Gupta NAQAAB
34 Best Performance Special Award Shakti Mishra NAQAAB & Tumhare Paanv Ka Kanta Tumhi Se Niklega
35 Best Solo Starrer Movie Shreejith M N Unnai Theriyuma ? (Do you know yourself ?)
Top 03 Feature Films Result
Sr. No. Award Name Award Winning Name Film Name Download Certificate
1 Best Feature Film Manmaani Swadesh K Mishra
2 Best Feature Film Critics ZAHAR Ashish Trivedi
3 Best Motivational Feature Film BETTER TOMORROW sharvi
4 Best Feature Film Story shailendra shukla BETTER TOMORROW
5 Best Actor Feature Film Male manav BETTER TOMORROW
6 Best Negative Actor Feature Film Male Arvind Agarwal Manmaani
7 Best Actor Feature Film Female Gouri Gopan BETTER TOMORROW
8 Best Attractive Feature Film Actor Jeet Sharma Manmaani
9 Best Editing Feature Film Shivam Krishna ZAHAR
10 Best Background Music Feature Film Ritesh Gujrati Manmaani

Shaheed Mela Creator's Award Season 02

Thank you for participating in the Creator’s Award Season 02. Download your certificate below.

Sr. No. Winner’s Name Download Certificate
1 Harshu Shakya
2 Keshav Bhadauriya
3 Bhoomi Tiwari
4 Lakshya
5 Aryan Thakur
6 Shekhar Verma
7 Vikas Soni
8 Ankesh

Creator's Awards Season 02 – Recognizing Excellence

After a successful inaugural season, the Shaheed Mela Creator’s Awards returns for Season 02, expanding its reach to honor digital storytellers, poets, musicians, and visual artists alongside traditional filmmakers.

The Creator’s Awards bridge the gap between cinema and digital content creation, recognizing that today’s heroes of storytelling exist across YouTube, Instagram, podcasts, and beyond.

Meet the Team Behind SMFF Season 06

The passionate filmmakers, curators, jury members, and volunteers who bring India’s fastest-growing independent film festival to life every year.