The Bengaluru International Film Festival [ BIFFES ] 2023 was focus on celebrating Centenary celebrations of Renowed Cinematographer Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee Sri V.K.Murthy.
The week long Film Festival had screening of around 200 plus films and master class & seminars with Masters like Govind Nihalani ,V Vijendra Prasad ,KK Senthil Kumar , Ravi K Chandran etc .
And below were winners in the competitions section of Film Festivals.
Asian Competition 14th Biffes
| Award | Name | Country | Director | Producer |
| Best film | Before Now & Then | Indonesia | Kamila Andini | |
| Best film | Motherless | Iran | Sayyed Morteza Fatemi | |
| Second best film | Sand | Sri Lanka | Visakesa Chandrasekaram | |
| Third best film | A tale of two sisters | Bangladesh | Akram Khan | M&M International |
| Third best film | Viratapurada Viragi | India | B S Lingadevaru | Samadhan |
Asian Cinema Competition Special Jury mention
Film: In (Director: Badiger Devendra Producer : Ideaworks Motion pictures)
Chitrabharthi Indian Cinema Competition
| Award | Name | Language | Director | Producer |
| Best Indian Cinema Award | Koli Esru | Kannada | Champa P Shetty | Aprol Productions |
| Second Best Indian Cinema Award | Saudi Vellakka CC no. 225/2009 | Malayalam | Tharun Moorthy | Urvasi Theatres |
| Third Best Indian Cinema Award | Gargi | Tamil | Gautham Ramachandran | Black genie & My left foot productions |
Kannada Cinema Competition
| Award | Name | Language | Director | Producer |
| Best Kannada Cinema Award | Naanu Kusuma | Kannada | Krishne Gowda | Sapthagiri Creations |
| Second Best Kannada Cinema Award | Hadinelentu | Kannada | Prithvi Konanur | Konanur Productions |
| Third Best Kannada Cinema Award | Photo | Kannada | Utsav Gonwar | Masari Talkies |
Special Jury mention in Kannada cinema competition
Film : Koramma (Director: Shivadhwaj Shetty. Producer: Sapphire production house)
Special Jury mention in Kannada cinema competition
Film : 19.20.21 (Director: Mansore Producer : D creations)
Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy Special Mention
Film : Adivasi (Director: Vijeesh Mani Producer : Aries Telecasting pvt ltd)
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Ajay KR
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