10th Chennai International Film Festival 2012 will have screenings in a total of eight screens across five centrally located venues in the city of Chennai. Like all previous year, 10th CIFF too will have Woodlands Theatre Complex in Royapettah as a venue with two screens - Woodands and Woodlands Symphony. Inox Cinemas, Chennai Citi Centre, will run CIFF films in Screen 2 and Screen 3 & also host the Exclusive Red Carpet Screenings in the evenings, like it did in 9th CIFF 2011. Sathyam Cinemas will have CIFF Films screened in its Seasons & 6 Degrees screens. (morning show on all days except Saturday & Sunday) Rani Seethai Hall and Casino Theatre will be the other two venues.

The CIFF Trophy was designed in a contest among upcoming artists in the prestigious Govt. College of Fine Arts- Chennai, which has been a major influence in chiselling the Madras Art Movement. From among the fifty four entries submitted, a selection panel of artists,ICAF & CIFF advisory committee members selected the winning design sculpted by J Mohamed Nasar, a 3rd year student. The awards sponsored by Real Image Technologies was then cast in Bronze from its clay model. CIFF connects arts & artists of Chennai as it evolves.