Filmsaaz

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!Edition

!Chief Guest

!Year

!Jury

!Details

|Tom Alter

|2008

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|Tom Alter was the chief guest at 1st Filmsaaz or Filmsaaz 08 which was held from 28 to 30 March 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://amubytes.blogspot.in/2010/01/shahrukh-mania-at-amu-and-fear-of-crowd.html|title = Diary of a student from Aligarh Muslim University: Shahrukh Mania at AMU and the fear of crowd management|date = 20 January 2010}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-art-of-films/article1433608.ece|title = The art of films|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 21 March 2008}}

|Muzaffar Ali

|2009

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|Muzaffar Ali was the chief guest at 2nd Filmsaaz or Filmsaaz 09.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/ict-courses-in-colleges-soon/article300892.ece|title = ICT courses in colleges soon|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 9 April 2009}}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151005154840/http://www.indiaedunews.net/uttar_pradesh/filmsaaz_09_organized_at_amu/ Filmsaaz 9 organized at AMU]}} indiaedunews.net {{Cite web|url=http://twocircles.net/2009apr05/indian_cinema_has_lost_its_tradition_muzaffar_ali.html#.VfJ-JPmqqko/|title = Indian Cinema has lost its tradition: Muzaffar Ali|date = 6 April 2009}}

|Imtiaz Ali

|2010

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|Imtiaz Ali (director) was the chief guest at the 3rd Filmsaaz or Filmsaaz 10 which was held from 5–7 March 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.merachaman.com/content/view/1239/2/ |title=Aligarh Muslim University - Mera Chaman - Offline |access-date=12 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005215705/http://www.merachaman.com/content/view/1239/2/ |archive-date=5 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151005092214/http://www.indiaedunews.net/uttar_pradesh/filmsaaz_2010_at_amu_concludes/ Filmsaaz 2010 at AMU concludes]}} indiaedunews.net

|Sudhir Mishra

|2011

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|Sudhir Mishra was the chief guest at the 4th Filmsaaz or Filmsaaz 11 which was held from 8–9 March 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://nvonews.com/|title=Three-day national film festival ‘Filmsaaz-11’ at AMU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719182655/http://nvonews.com/three-day-national-film-festival-%e2%80%98filmsaaz-11%e2%80%99-at-amu/ |archive-date=19 July 2014 |url-status=usurped}}

|Pitobash Tripathy

|2012

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|Pitobash Tripathy was the chief guest at the 5th Filmsaaz or Filmsaaz 12 which was held from 19 to 21 March 2012.{{cite web | url=http://myamu.in/news/filmsaaz-2014-commence-march-9-0?page=20 | title=Bovada Review (2022) - is It Legal & Safe? A Comprehensive Look at Bovada's Casino, Sportsbook, and Usability | date=11 July 2022 }}

|Nawazuddin Siddiqui

|2013

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|Nawazuddin Siddiqui was the chief guest at the 6th Filmsaaz which was held from 3–5 March 2013 and gave the awards to the winners of the festival. From this edition it became international short film festival. The 6th Filmsaaz became controversial when the organizers allegedly put off screening a documentary based on the Kashmir conflict.{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/govt-sponsored-kashmir-documentary-struggles-with-unofficial-ban/|title=Why the government doesn't want you to watch this documentary on Kashmir|author=Riyaz Wani|date=7 May 2013|publisher=Tehelka|access-date=2015-05-24|archive-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524214442/http://www.tehelka.com/govt-sponsored-kashmir-documentary-struggles-with-unofficial-ban/|url-status=dead}}{{unreliable source?|date=September 2015}} The local categories were eliminated after 2012, when the event became international in scope. Now, only International and National categories are available.{{cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/call-for-entries/aligarh-muslim-universitys-8th-filmsaaz-intl-film-fest-to-be-held-from-7th-10th-march-2015/1CED6AC4-5223-4CC8-A237-ACBB4537B0B3/index.htm|title=Aligarh Muslim University's 8th Filmsaaz Intl Film Fest to be held from 7th – 10th March 2015|last1=staff|date=14 February 2015|access-date=28 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528220612/http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/call-for-entries/aligarh-muslim-universitys-8th-filmsaaz-intl-film-fest-to-be-held-from-7th-10th-march-2015/1CED6AC4-5223-4CC8-A237-ACBB4537B0B3/index.htm|archive-date=28 May 2015|url-status=dead|publisher=Bollywood Trade}}{{unreliable source?|date=September 2015}}

|Tigmanshu Dhulia

|2014

|Anuj Kumar(The Hindu), Anna M.M. Vetticad, Parvez Imam

|Tigmanshu Dhulia was the chief guest at the 7th Filmsaaz which was held from 9–12 March 2014. Film Critic Anuj Kumar(The Hindu), Anna M.M. Vetticad, Parvez Imam was the jury member of the festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.knowafest.com/explore/events|title=Knowafest.com - College Festivals in India|website=www.knowafest.com|accessdate=8 July 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://suggestive.com/halloween-costume-ideas-pets/|title=10 Spooktacular Halloween Costume Ideas For Pets – Suggestive.com | Everyday News and Entertainment|accessdate=8 July 2023}}

|Ritesh Batra

|2015

|Zeishan Quadri

|Ritesh Batra was the chief guest at the 8th Filmsaaz which was held from 10 to 12 March 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://in.search.yahoo.com/?fr2=inr|title=Yahoo Search - Web Search|website=in.search.yahoo.com|access-date=8 July 2023}} Piyush Mishra, Nimmi as guest of honor.[http://www.amu.ac.in/about3.jsp?did=7978 Department Home] amu.ac.in {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927135141/http://www.amu.ac.in/about3.jsp?did=7978 |date=27 September 2015 }} Zeishan Quadri was the chief jury at the festival.

|Nishikant Kamat

|2016

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|Nishikant Kamat was the chief guest of 9th Filmsaaz. 9th Filmsaaz held from 14 to 16 March 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amunetwork.com/2016/03/9th-edition-of-international-film.html|title=9th Edition of International Film Festival at AMU|access-date=2019-07-30|archive-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730092523/https://www.amunetwork.com/2016/03/9th-edition-of-international-film.html|url-status=dead}}

|Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub

|2017

|Sharib Hashmi

|The 10th Filmsaaz held from 21 to 23 February 2017. Zeeshan Ayyub was the Chief Guest of the 10th edition with Guest of Honour.{{Cite web|url=https://filmfreeway.com/festival/filmsaaz|title=FilmSaaz|website=FilmFreeway|language=en|access-date=2017-01-30}}

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|2018

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|Ali Fazal

|2019

|Jatin Sarna Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Aarij Mirza

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|2025

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|{{Cite web |last=Filmsaaz 2025 Wraps Up With Emotion, Insight And Artistic Energy |first=Filmsaaz 2025 Wraps Up With Emotion, Insight And Artistic Energy |title=Filmsaaz 2025 Wraps Up With Emotion, Insight And Artistic Energy |url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/filmsaaz-2025-wraps-up-with-emotion-insight-and-artistic-energy/ |archive-url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/filmsaaz-2025-wraps-up-with-emotion-insight-and-artistic-energy/}}