The festival was launched with 27 films presented by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) and supported by the government of Delhi.
[4][5] Asian and Arab: Asian and Arab films made between May 2007 and April 2008 Indian Competition: Indian films made between May 2007 and April 2008 First Features: First features by Asian, Arab or Indian directors made between May 2007 and April 2008 In-Tolerance: A competitive section, it includes feature and documentary films that respond to or deal with the intolerance of our times, intolerance of the other, of differences, deviations and departures.
Springboard: A Tribute to Osian's-Cinefan The Ten Commandments (World Cinema): Celebrating the significance of the number 10 on the occasion of the festival's 10th anniversary.
The films explore the manner in which cinema has navigated the narrow alley between censorship, transgression and pleasure throughout its history.
A New Focus: Short fiction films of less than 40 minutes duration from Asian, Indian or Arab countries.