Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) inaugurated in the presence of Aamir Khan as a special guest with Actor Kamal Hassan.

Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF)started in the year 2003 and ICAF is behind the systematization of the fest.All the earlier editions have seen a gradual growth in terms of attendance as well as popularity...The Competition Section for Tamil Films that was instituted in 7th CIFF to encourage Tamil Filmmakers has been holding a strong presence. Active participation of the Tamil film fraternity was initiated and spearheaded by Ms. Suhasini Manirathnam in the year 2009, which gave a facelift to CIFF.ICAF’s management team includes professional from various walks of life who have a passion for movies. The senior members of ICAF include but not limited to: Mr. Kannan, Mr. Ramakrishnan, Mr. Santhanam and Mr. Thangaraj (Festival Director), Mr. Murali, Mr. Srinivasan and more. ICAF is ably supported by the South Indian Film Chamber, Producers Council, Artists & Directors Association.The film Fraternity team providing active support to ICAF include: Ms. Suhasini, Mr. Sarathkumar, Mr.Mohan, Ms. Revathy, Ms. Rohini, Mr. Jayendra, Mr. Manobala, Ms. Lizzy, Ms. Poornima, Ms. Shylaja and many more.

11th CIFF  was inaugurated on 12 Dec 2013 at Sir Mutha Venkata Subba Rao Concert hall in the presence of Aamir Khan as a special guest  with Actor Kamal Hassan added color to the  inaugural.The evening’s entertainment was glitzy with enthralling dance performances by actors Shobana and Swarnamalya along with evocative music by singer Karthik who performed alongside Pianist Anil Srinivasan.