KIFF ends with a bang, Israeli film wins best film title
After a week's entertainment with 219 handpicked movies from 39 countries across the globe, the 29 Kolkata International Film Festival came to an end today.
After a week's entertainment with 219 handpicked movies from 39 countries across the globe, the 29 Kolkata International Film Festival came to an end today.
The 29th edition of KIFF screened Kalamkathi, a feature film from Bankura that talks about a nearly lost variety of Bengal's own conventional paddy cultivation in which the use of chemical fertilizer is prohibited.
Actor Chandan Roy Sanyal, who makes his directorial debut with ‘Suzie Q’, has said that the film challenges preconceptions, blurs the lines between genres.
The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will be inaugurated on 5 December, chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced at a Bijoya Sammelan organised by the state government at Alipore Jail museum this evening.
The Bangladeshi film, The Golden Wings of Watercockshas been directed and produced by Muhammad Quayum and is a movie based on the hardships of around 20 million people mainly farmers, living in the ‘haor’ region of the country.
The West Bengal government has earmarked a budget of Rs 15.75 crore for 28th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) scheduled in December, surpassing all records in expenditure allocation for this annual event.
Nandan, which is generally the epicentre of activities during the KIFF, missed the crowd of cinema lovers on the second day
According to official sources, the presence of stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, who are regular faces at the inaugural ceremony, is not yet confirmed. Like the previous edition, the inaugural ceremony of the 27 KIFF is to be held virtually on 7 January at 4 p.m from Nabanna by chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
The winner, Manijeh Hekmat, who is the director and one of the producers of the film was awarded a prize money of Rs 51 lakhs by the state Urban Development minister,
The festival will screen eight films of Soumitra Chatterjee in a special tribute section.
