' Z’ Launches National Zee Short Film Contest to Discover the Next Wave of Indian Filmmakers.
Chennai, 23rd February 2026: ' Z’ Launches National Zee Short Film Contest to Discover the Next Wave of Indian Filmmakers. Strengthening its commitment to building a future-forward content ecosystem rooted in culture, creativity and scale, ‘Z’ announced the launch of the Zee Short Film Contest — a first-of-its-kind, industry-defining, pan-India omnichannel initiative designed to identify, nurture and celebrate emerging filmmaking talent across the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRmsUjtiKbM Bringing together some of the most distinctive cinematic voices across regions on a single national platform, the contest marks one of the most ambitious multilingual talent discovery movements in Indian entertainment. Designed as a truly inclusive gateway, the initiative spans seven key languages Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada enabling storytellers from diverse cultural contexts and cinematic traditions to access a marquee national stage backed by indust...