WANO short 2026

CYBITRADIC WANO FEST 2026 presents the National Level Short Film Competition, organized by Sri Sai Ranganathan Engineering College (REC), Coimbatore, in collaboration with Shortfundly OTT Marketplace.

This competition invites college students from across India to showcase their filmmaking skills, creative storytelling, and cinematic vision. Students can submit short films across any genre and share their stories with a wider audience.

COLLABORATION BENEFITS:
• Competition listing on the Shortfundly festival platform.
• The top five films will be considered for distribution on Shortfundly OTT, subject to mutually agreed terms and agreements with the respective filmmakers.
• One month of free Shortfundly OTT subscription access for participating students.

EVENT DATE: 9 October 2026
VENUE: Sri Sai Ranganathan Engineering College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
ELIGIBILITY: Students from all colleges.
GENRE: Open to any genre.

CONTACT:
Subash: +91 63838 53695
Seeman: +91 88380 39681

Turn your stories into legends at WANO FEST 2026!

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National-level short film competition

Open to students from all colleges

Films across any genre

Shortfundly OTT collaboration

Festival-platform listing opportunity

Top five films considered for OTT distribution, subject to agreement

One month of free Shortfundly OTT access for participants

Hosted at REC, Coimbatore

Details to enter in Knowafest

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Event Organizer



Sri Sai Ranganathan Engineering College




Festival



CYBITRADIC WANO FEST 2026




Collaboration Partner



Shortfundly OTT Marketplace




Event Sponsors



Add only sponsors confirmed for WANO FEST




Chief Guest



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Member of: TiE Chennai, FICCI, DPCGC

Supported by: Zoho for Startups, Microsoft for Startups, Startup India

Funded by: StartupTN, SAPI

Media mentions: The Indian Express, Dinamalar, YourStory, Yahoo News, and other displayed outlets.

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3. Event agenda

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Time



Activity




9:00 AM



Participant check-in




9:30 AM



Welcome and event introduction




10:00 AM



Short film screening / competition




12:30 PM



Lunch break




1:30 PM



Remaining film screenings




3:00 PM



Jury evaluation and deliberation




4:00 PM



Results and prize distribution




4:30 PM



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