Building on a successful first edition, ADFF:STIR Mumbai returns to the National Centre for the Performing Arts in 2026 with a programme that promises fresh perspectives and immersive new encounters. Set to welcome over 15,000 architects, designers, filmmakers, artists, students and cultural leaders, the second edition spans interdisciplinary and cross-cultural experiences — from exhibitions and a product gallery to culinary journeys and a museum shop — alongside its four core tenets: Films, Pavilion Park, ~log(ue) programme and Special Projects.

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Venue Partner: NCPA

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2025FILMS

Pavilion Park

2025 Special Projects

The Architect Has Left the Building

The Architect Has Left the Building

The Architect Has Left The Building is a dual-screen film installation, weaving together moments of architectural joy and intimacy drawn from the professional archives of renowned photographer and filmmaker Jim Stephenson. Originally commissioned by RIBA, the exhibition comes to ADFF:STIR with the support of the British Council. A workshop with local photographers and filmmakers in Mumbai is scheduled during the festival.
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Chromacosm

Chromacosm

Drawing from a perspective of multitudes, Chromacosm is an ode to dimensional colour that explodes every frame and point of view simultaneously into its parts even as it paints the whole picture. 2000+ unique colours emerge and fade to black through a forest of reeds, whose density and layering reimagine the pixelation of a screen as a three-dimensional experience. Chromacosm is supported by and celebrates the launch of the world's largest paint colour library, created by Asian Paints.
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Barcelona Film Festival

Best Actor & Best Screenplay
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National Film Awards

the best scenario
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Asian Film Awards

the best scenario
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Budapest Film Festival

the best scenario

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