All of photochemistry is based on the idea that an element can transform and make imaginations come to life. Light makes friends with silver and chemistry, and an image is born. Cinema too, is transformative, where ideas tilt into images and come into motion. They become portals into lives other than our own, a third place to rest our dreams.
For ten editions, the 16mm film festival has celebrated this dance of images. And with this edition, we bring it back to where it started— to a simple wonderment of chemistry, chance, light imperfections, mastery and process.
The edition this time, will see a month long celebration of city wide workshops, a mini residency in Alibaug, an analog exhibition, our 1-min film competition, many Indian and International artists joining and multiple venues. We are stretching ourselves a bit and we like it.
Explore Festival 2026 and stay tuned for the programme, screenings, workshops and other photochemical engagements.
About the Festival
In it's 9th year now, the 16mm Film Festival is a photochemical only festival, conceived with a view of celebrating and showcasing film as a medium. Every year, it brings the experimental film community together with film performances, film on film, workshops and talks.
The 16mm Film Festival is organised by Harkat, a film lab, alternative arts space and boutique film production company based in Mumbai.