Druk International Film Festival

Druk International Film Festival (DIFF) is a monthly live screening film, music, and screenwriting competition with a live Annual Screening & Awards Show Event in the land of natural paradise Paro in Bhutan. The monthly live screenings take place at the end of each month at the below mentioned venue.

Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas’ eastern edge is at the top of happiness index considered by United Nations. It is known for its monasteries, fortresses (or dzongs) and dramatic landscapes that range from subtropical plains to steep mountains and valleys. In the High Himalayas, peaks such as Jomolhari are popular trekking destinations. Paro Taktsang monastery (also known as Tiger’s Nest) clings to cliffs above the forested Paro Valley. The picturesque undulating grassland,bordered with the Tibetan plateau this incredible kingdom itself has been a cinema. Today’s urban life has separated us from the nature. But sometimes we all need to go back to the nature to feel the essence of life. So to get the touch of the murmuring glacial river of Paro chu, the hereditary enriched Bhutanese culture, we are going to organize cinema, our film festival in the paradise town of Paro, in the lap of unlimited nature at our venue of prestigious

The sole purpose of DIFF is to celebrate the joy of creation in the lap of nature. DIFF showcases an outstanding presentation of independent filmmaking, while also building a strong sense of community around the art of visual storytelling.

DIFF honors films from around the world with a vast array of awards in different categories and genres. Our mission is to discover diverse new voices & to promote artists’ work through numerous platforms.

In each edition, Filmmakers can submit their projects to have them judged by award winning industry professionals against a high standard of merit and compete with other filmmakers across the globe. Every submission can add numerous additional judging categories, but MUST submit to a MAIN CATEGORY to be considered for additional consideration. Please include the names being credited in your cover letter.

All monthly winners of the period from May 2019 to March 2020 will be automatically nominated for the prestigious GOLDEN DRAGON AWARDS (the best of the best). There will be the announcement by end of April 2020 for the prestigious GOLDEN DRAGON AWARDS (the best of the best) winners. The FINAL WINNERS will receive the prestigious GOLDEN DRAGON AWARDS.