Introduced in 2013 and set up in memory of Dr Sanat Kumar Ghosh, the Short Film awards are supported by O2 Financials. The awards can be won by the directors of animation, documentary, fiction, experimental, or mixed genre films of 30 minutes or less. Eminent filmmakers, editors, and film critics and journalists have formed part of the jury over the years.
Shortlist 2025 – Short Film
Toto Funds The Arts is happy to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Toto
Awards for Short Film. Out of 180 applicants and 27 longlisters, 4 have moved up to the final shortlist.
Neel Champaneri , Surat
MK Abhilash, Bengaluru
Tushar Nongthombam , Imphal
Shadab Farooq, Bhaderwah
The TOTO Short Film Awards are supported by O2 Financials, a wealth management and investment company.
TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS (TFA) is a not-for-profit public trust set up in the memory of Angirus ‘Toto’ Vellani, who was intensely passionate about music, literature and films. TFA encourages and supports emerging talent in the arts in India.
Past Winners
Adheep Das, Khushi Bano (2024)
Pratik Girish Bhoyar, Nikhil Vinay (2023)
Megha J Shetty, Shubham Dilip Ghatge (2022)
Megha Acharya, Ashmita Guha Neogi (2021)
Vamsi Telugu, Jai Shankar (2020)
Abhinava Bhattacharyya, Eshwarya Grover (2019)
Shreyas Dashrathe, Kunjila Mascillamani (2018)
Archana Chandrashekar, Medini Kelamane (2017)
Prantik Basu & Payal Kapadia (2016)
Yugandhara Muthukrishnan, Rohin Raveendran Nair (2015)
Kislay, Priyanka Chhabra (2014)
Anoop Sathyan, Raam Reddy (2013)