PANAJI
Konkani short film ‘Ancessao’, directed by Manguirish Bandodkar, has been selected for two international film festivals in Kerala and Ahmedabad. The film has been officially selected for the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, scheduled to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from September 25 to 30. It will be screened on September 26.
‘Ancessao’ is the only Konkani short film selected in a competition category at the Kerala festival. Another Konkani short film, ‘For Sale’, directed by Ayushka Churi, will also be screened at the festival. The film has also been officially nominated for the Ahmedabad International Film Festival 2026, scheduled from September 30 to October 2 in Gujarat.
‘Ancessao’ won the Best Film and Best Actor awards at the International Film Festival of South Asia in Toronto last year. It later won five awards in the State category at the First K Vaikunth International Short Film Festival in Goa and was recently invited to the First International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir.
The film’s latest selections add to its growing recognition for Konkani cinema on international platforms, highlighting Goa’s emerging independent filmmakers.
