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All the filmmakers are most welcome to send their films and beautiful work to Picasso International Film Festival, formerly known as Picasso Einstein Buddha International Film Festival, We will surely try our best and our winning certification would add more value into your prosperous work to achieve more awards and recognition in the whole world.

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Entries Are Open for Upcoming Edition listed on Filmfreeway Submit : 2026 Edition : How to Win on the World Stage of Film Fraternity as a Global Filommaker - Filmfreeway.com/PicassoFEST

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Winners - PICASSO International Film Festival - (Fest Dates) Edition 29th, 30th, 31st Dec 2025 & 1st Jan 2026:
(formerly - Picasso Einstein Buddha )
...picasso, einstein, buddha - all 3 dimensions are vital to create Life more alive....
Short Films | Feature Films | Documentaries | Music Videos | web Series | Animated Short Films | Experimental Short Films | Screenplays | Smartphone Shots | Special Awards:
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Short Film:
- Best Short Film Award :
1. Prabhat Pheri (Mahendra Shrivas)
2. DITTO (Suresh G)

- Best Director Award :
1. An Ever After Drama (Michelle Lynn)
2. Exfil (Naseer Haider Siddiqui)

- Best Editor Award
1. The Jolly Autocrat (Mimi Garrard)
2. Nishikan Japan (Hiroshi Tanaka)

- Best Cinematographer Award :
1. Paranormal Party Thriller (Danny MAlin)
2. Green Leaves (Zhào Tian)

- Best Actor Award :
1. At the Mercy of Faith (Actor: David Gamble Jr. | Director: Andrew Arguello | Producer: Samuel Lee Taylor, Ly Taylor)
2. Diljala Raanjha (Yashvardhan Jha)

Best Screenplay Award -
1. Where The Shadows Wait (Riley Robbins)
2. Mute Colors (Director, Writer: İdil Berk)

Best Writer Award :
1. Baggages (Chaitanya Bhatia, Phalguni Agarwal)
2. ONE VISIBLE (SAADI BELGAID)
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Feature Film:
  - Best Feature Film Award :
1. Silence Within (Edward Neville)
2. Cabbana and Roses (Osiris Popoola)
- Best Director Award :
1. Starting Point (Altamash Kadeer)
2. Stick Em Game (Alexander Johnson)

- Best Screenplay Award:
1. KALI (Desirée Malinowski)
2. Honeymoonay Namah (Nishant Bhardwaj)

- Best Writer Award :
1. Land of the Mustaches (Director: Leon Joosen | Writer, Producer: Rutanya Alda)
2. Celebration (Mohankumar Padya)

3. Dharau (Director, Writer: Manish Suresh Shinde)
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Documentary:
- Best Documentary Film Award :
1. Twin Tongues (Iliana Pagán Teitelbaum)
2. Jungle Shadows (Nnamdi Temitope)
 
- Best Director Award :
1. Together in Time (Priston Walters)
2. Last but not the Least (Taeyang Kwak)


- Best Documentary Short Film :
1. A Reynah in Exile (Kimmie Joy Zeltzer)
2. Talk and Talks (Ganesh Kulkarni)


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Animated Short Film:
- Best Animated Short Film Award 
1. तहानलेली हाक/Tahanlelee Haak (Apurv Anil Gautam)
2. Guan Ling (FUNG-XUAN XU, YI-JU WU)
3. GASPAR (ENRIQUE GUSTAVO TAPIA)

- Best Director Award :
1. In Half (Jorge Morais Valle)
2. Following The Line (JIA-YEE ONG)
3. Disorder of Gearwheel (NAI-LING WANG)

- Best Screenplay Award :
1. 16:9 (JIA-YU GE)
2. THE SNOWY NIGHT (CHIAO-YUN CHENG)

- Best Animator Award :
1. World Naked Bike Tour (William Bradford)
2. Who knows what’s on the plate? (WEI-CHI CHEN)

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Experimental Short Film:
- Best Experimental Short Film Award 
1. RYSE of the 1NES (Jason Caston)
2. Enchanter (Narine Gevorgyan)
 
- Best Director Award :
1. Don't Lie To Me (Srinivasan B. Nair)
2. Walking (Carlos Trindade)

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- Music Video:
- Best Music Video Award :
1. Brilliant Vibes (Esther Cohen)
2. Love Doctrine (Raphaël Bernard)


- Best Music Award :
1. Falamus (Paolo Lubinu)
2. Awesome (Nilima More)
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- Best Director Award :
1. Grilled Affaires (Zainab Al-Hashimi)
2. Triangles and Trisides (Matteo Esposito)
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- Best Lyrics Award :
1. Going to Kerala (Chandramoli Mappila)
2. Zipped Around (Julieta Hernández)

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Screenplay Category:
- Best Screenplay Award (Feature SCREENPLAY) 
1. EVOLUTION (Sefora Castro)
2. And Justices for All (David Miller)
3. Curse of the White Rhino (Rick Mannoia)
4. Modern Frankenstein (Gabriel Jeanne)
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  - Best Screenplay Award (Short SCREENPLAY)   
1. Acclimation (Cait Leigh)
2. Ember Dawn (val goldenbrook)
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- Best Screenplay Award (Teleplay / Web Series)
1. DAFFODILS (Andry Platrites)
2. Mrs Sarkisyan - Episode 2 - The Water Flosser (Al Naffah)

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Ad Film:
- Best Ad Film Award (Social):
1. Tricorder.Zero™ Online Ad (Marcus C.B. Soori)
2. Dynamic Fit Gym (Madhavi Joshi)

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Film Poster:
- Best Film Poster Award :
1. Contrary Currents (Cedric Michel)
2. KALI (Desirée Malinowski)
3. The Ride (Ashwin Alok)

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Trailer:
- Best Trailer Award :
1. Honeymoonay Namah (Nishant Bhardwaj)
2. Ocean of Wisdom (Elijah Levinson)
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Smartphone Short Film:
- Best Smartphone Short Film Award -
1. Tucked In (Larry Collicott )
2. THE FAREWELL MELODY (Francisco Bassignana)
3. MIX (Kostiantyn Mishchenko)

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Best Web Series Award :
1. Random Addicts (Viciados Aleatórios) - (Director: Igor Moreira | Producer: Jéssica Passos)
2. Gruncle (Ed Vela)
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Best LGBTQ Film / Content :
1. An Ordinary Couple 2.0 (Writer, Director: Jay Gianukos, Susan Barnes | Producer: Jaclyn Ann Suri)
2. It's so beautiful  (Christophe AIRAUDDirector)
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Best Director of the Year Award :
1. TOPRAĞIN HATIRASI (Didem Tütüncü)
2. A KNIFE IN THE MOONLIGHT (Manoj Koloth)
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Best Debut Director Award :
1. Malavazhi (Boban Govindan)
2. Cafe Mexicano (Santiago Flores) 

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Best Screenplay of the Year Award :
1. End It On This (Christan van Slyke)
2. Whispers of Love (Michelle Lynn)
3. Spoons, Sporks & Broken Sprockets (Rain Story)

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Best Writer of the Year Award:
1. Behind the Algorithm (Michelle Lynn Taubman)
2. Othello - The Final Rehearsal (Vinod Tiwari)

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Best Cinematographer of the Year Award :
1. A Reynah in Exile (Kimmie Joy Zeltzer)
2. Exsanguination (Siddharth Agrawal)

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Best Editor of the Year Award :
1. ONE VISIBLE (SAADI BELGAID)
2. Reparations (Chrystal Rose)

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- Best Story of the Year Award :
1. Hercules and Me  (Subhranil Dhar)
2. A KNIFE IN THE MOONLIGHT (Manoj Koloth)
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Best Film of the Year Award :
1. Gaav Bolavato [The Village Calls] (Vinod Manikrao)
2. LINCOLN (JEEVAN MANI)
3. Rattlesnake Point (Alberto Diamante)

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Best Actor / Actress of the Year Award :
1. Land of the Mustaches (Director: Leon Joosen | Writer, Producer: Rutanya Alda)
2. Rattlesnake Point (Director: Alberto Diamante | Actress: Martina Biskupovic)

3. Malavazhi (Actor, Producer: Devadasan Cherevath)
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Best Feature Film of the Year Award :
1. Honeymoonay Namah (Director, Writer: Nishant Bhardwaj)
2. Perpetual Love (Danny Lee)
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Best Short Film of the year Award :
1. DYNAMICS (Teo Baehler)
2. La nemica (Director, Writer: Bruno De Stephanis | Producer: LSSD FACTORY | Actor: Cristina Galardini)

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Best Film Producer Award :
1. At the Mercy of Faith (Director: Andrew Arguello | Producer: Samuel Lee Taylor, Ly Taylor)
2. An Ordinary Couple 2.0 (Writer, Director: Jay Gianukos, Susan Barnes | Producer: Jaclyn Ann Suri)
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 - Special Jury Award  -
1. Exfil (Naseer Haider Siddiqui)
2. My Village My Memories (Shivam Talekar)
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Jury's Special Awards -

Best Filmmaker Award :
1. Prabhat Pheri (Mahendra Shrivas)
2. Contrary Currents (Director: Cedric Michel | Producers: Chris Sutcliffe, Cedric Michel)

Best Documentary Film :
1. The Deep Dive (Blair Murphy)
2. An Ordinary Couple 2.0 (Writer, Director: Jay Gianukos, Susan Barnes | Producer: Jaclyn Ann Suri)

 

Picasso

AWARDS:
- Best Feature Film Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Cinematographer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Actor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Actress Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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- Best Web Series Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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- Best TV Series Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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Einstein

- Best Short Film Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Cinematographer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Actor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Actress Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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- Best Screenplay Award (Feature Film SCREENPLAY Category)
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Award  

- Best Screenplay Award (Short Film SCREENPLAY Category)
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Award  
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- Best Ad Film Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Film Poster Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Multimedia Film Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Trailer Award (Short Film)
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Trailer Award (Feature Film)
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Lyrics Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Painting Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Photography Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best E-book Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award 
- Best Article Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
- Best Social Media Video
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
Digital Certification of Winners to Each winning Film,

 

Buddha

- Best Documentary Short Film Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Cinematographer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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- Best Documentary Film Award (Full Length or Feature)
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Cinematographer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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- Best Music Video Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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Int'l Film Festival

- Best Animated Short Film Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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- Best Animated Feature Film Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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- Best Experimental Short Film Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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- Best Experimental Feature Film Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Director Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Editor Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Writer Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Theme Award
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award  
- Best Music Award -
1st, 2nd, 3rd Award   
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Art
Science
Humanity

Picasso the prosperity of Art, Einstein the Enigma of Science & Buddha the Bridge of Humanity - PICASSO EINSTEIN BUDDHA International Film Festival. PEBIFF is the annual international film festival, currently we are an online film festival, which aim is to empower the filmmakers from all over the world with more confident, courage & consciousness. As we located in the world Yoga Capital, Rishikesh, India, where Yogis perform the most Scientific, Artistic & Divine way of living, where vagabonds, seekers and life lovers come from all over the world to enhance their inner journey. Our vibrant team is always willing to enrich saga of global filmmakers towards more and more aliveness. So we certify the filmmakers' work with highest possible reviews and rating. Our certification of Winners is prosperously bespoke your film's achievement. With humbleness, We strongly believe through scientific,artistic & spiritual practices that our Indian land of spirituality can be or will always ready to become the backbone for existence and non-existence of universe. We believe filmmakers live a full life - they create alive moments, work, travel, shoot and watch & make films. Currently We have kept this film festival online, cause we wish to support more and more filmmakers to lead their dream-weavers journey into reality of success and alive life. But in future we will try our best to make this a physical screening event too. All the filmmakers are most welcome to send their films and beautiful work to Picasso Einstein Buddha International Film Festival, We will surely try our best and our winning certification would add more value into your prosperous work to achieve more awards and recognition in the whole world. Picasso, Einstein Buddha Fest where ART meets SCIENCE & HUMANITY...

Rules & Regulations

Registration & other details

PEBIFF or PIFF is open for feature films and short films of fiction, narrative, live, animation, documentary, experimental, multimedia, as well as video-art, video clips, music, screenplays, narrative, commercial & social; national and international with all genres.
PEBIFF / PIFF is the short form for PICASSO EINSTEIN BUDDHA International Film Festival.

All cinematographic works must have been completed after January 1, 2009.
Responsible for the film: Any natural or legal person of any nationality can participate.

Number of films per representative: each artist can submit an unlimited number of films.

The registration of films to the Festival takes place through all portals where we have officially listed our festival. We must receive confirmation of participation through one of these platforms, which includes an online link. The participant must ensure that the password does not change until the Festival ends. 

The director or producer who holds the rights must register the film before our deadlines mentioned on portals where we have listed our festival for submission.

We accept films with all Languages with English subtitles. even silent  films are most welcome.

All winning films will be given a digital Award Certificate in .Jpg format.  

We the PEBIFF / PIFF / Picasso Film Fest has the rights to change or add or delete or edit in the rules and fees and even in the time and dates or venue of the festival. Currently we have kept this film festival as an online awards festival as it is our social initiave. but we can change it in online or physical location event anytime according to situation.

Once the film is registered, it can not be withdrawn from the Festival's programming and fees will not be refund.


Selections & other details


Picasso International Film Festival considers a feature film when the film lasts more than 50 minutes.
Picasso International Film Festival   considers a short film when the film up to a maximum of 50 minutes. Our Jury's decision about each and every film's selection or rejection is the final decision, there is no scope for any argument. 

The competitive sections are as follows:
A- International Competition for Feature Films (All or Any Genre):
-Narrative Feature Films 
-Experimental Feature Films
-Documentary Feature Films
-Animation Feature Films

-LGBT Feature Films
B- International competition for short films (All or Any Genre):
-Narrative Short Films 
-Experimental short films
-Documentary short films
-Animation short films
-LGBT short films  
C.- Other:
-Art Video
-Music Video 
-Screenplays
-Film Posters 
-Story 

Fees & other details

FEES
The fees for the submissions are listed on filmfreeway portal.

Curator-ship: The Pre-Selection Committee will be made up of PEBIFF / PIFF members, who will carry out their work according to the parameters of quality and creativity previously set by the Festival Management, to choose the OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE FESTIVAL.

Official Selection: The responsible for the selected film will be notified via email.
Jury: A qualified jury will evaluate the films of the OFFICIAL SELECTION to choose the winners for each category.
As we are the Online Film Festival, So we don;t do the projection of films.
During the celebration of the festival, if we needed, we the organization reserves the right to exhibit the selected films in as many public sessions as it deems convenient, at no cost to the festival.
We only publish winners list (film names) on our website every Six month or after end of the festival and keep it on the website for 15 days. As this is our social initiative to support more and more filmmakers from all across the globe.

Top Rated Film Festival - More Recognitions more Winners More Success

Picasso

Einstein

Buddha

Submit your work to the Picasso, Einstein, Buddha Fest where ART meets SCIENCE & HUMANITY...

All the filmmakers are most welcome to send their films and beautiful work to Picasso International Film Festival, We will surely try our best and our winning certification would add more value into your prosperous work to achieve more awards and recognition in the whole world.

Picasso

Einstein

Buddha

We are team of creative and spiritual friends to support filmmakers with more strength..

So the chances of winning is more,as we are online film festival. we try our best to give more and more awards to many filmmakers and recognize their talent with our fine vision towards films.

Contact Us

Picasso International Film Festival

Adress: Mahananda, Tapovan, Rishikesh-Badrinath Road, Rishikesh | Pune | Mumbai

Country: India

E-mail: pebfest@gmail.com

Telephone: +917709783185


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