The Best Director Award goes to Shri Santosh Panda from Odisha for the short documentary film "Dande Rahe Kahani Kahe-Baluka Kala".

Yesterday i.e. on 25th January, 2026, IKSFF 2026, Kolkata organized a film festival at Rotary Sadan, Kolkata in which Mr. Santosh Panda from Odisha was awarded the Best Director Award for his short documentary film "Dande Rahe Kahani Kahe-Baluka Kala" by Mr. Mohan Das, Saurabh Chakraborty and Swasti Guha Chakraborty.