TIFFest’15 was held at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh (India) on August 26–27, 2015. Bollywood legend Waheeda Rehman attended the festival as the Guest of Honour and gave away the prizes. Renowned film-critic and writer Bhawana Somaaya, who is also the Honourary Chairperson of TIFF, presided over the event and delivered the inaugural address. PCCF and HOFF, Madhya Pradesh Shri Narendra Kumar was the Chief Guest.

     An exhibition with more than 150 exhibits, both photographs and paintings, was organised under the fest on August 26-27, 2015. Apart from some chosen wildlife photographs clicked by Bollywood legend and wildlife photographer Waheeda Rehman, the wildlife photographs of many senior forest officers as well as amateur and professional wildlife photographers were displayed at the exhibition. The prize-winning photographs / paintings were also a part of this exhibit.

     A unique attraction of the exhibition was the tribal paintings of Baiga and Gond tribes. The aim has been to give the tribal painters a platform to showcase their talent and also sell their work. The tribal painters were personally present at the exhibition to interact with the visitors. The visitors showed great enthusiasm and many of them also bought several paintings to support this noble cause.

     TIFF is proud and honoured to have organised the first-ever exhibition of the wildlife photographs of Waheeda Rehman in the entire world.

     TIFFest 2015 was supported by Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, Madhya Pradesh Tourism, Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, Madhya Pradesh Ecotourism Development Board, Madhya Pradesh Minor Forest Produce Corporation Ltd., Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, and 92.7 BIG FM.