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Luciano Monteagudo to receive the Ibero-American Criticism Fénix Award 2018

The fifth Fénix award honouring the contribution to Ibero-American cinema criticism, attributed by the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI, will be presented to Luciano Monteagudo, from Argentina, for the inspiration and insight his work has brought to the region. He is continuously enriching film culture through his writing, that he has been publishing for three decades mainly in the newspaper "Página 12" (and before that in several other Argentinean and international papers and magazines, as well as in books), and also through his almost forty years (and counting) curating the film program of Buenos Aires's renowned Sala Lugones (within the San Martín Theatre). He has programmed at festivals such as Bafici and Doc Buenos Aires – that he directed until last year, and is still participating in. As delegate for Argentina and Uruguay for the Berlinale (for nearly two decades now), he has been instrumental to bringing international attention to the the region’s cinema, and to developing the critical discourse around it.

Monteagudo will receive the prize during the Fénix awards ceremony, on November the 7th in Mexico City. Cinema23 , an association promoting and celebrating cinema made in Latin America, Spain and Portugal, created the Ibero-American Fénix Film Awards in 2014. Since that first edition, a special prize decided by FIPRESCI acknowledges the contribution to film criticism in the region. In the past, it has been presented to José Carlos Avellar from Brazil, Jorge Ayala Blanco from Mexico, Miguel Marías from Spain, and Isaac León Frías from Peru.(courtesy:International Federation of Film Critics - FIPRESCI

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The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) begun yesterday. TIFF will run for 10 days from October 25 (Thu.) to November 3 (Sat.) This fest was launched in 1985 as Japan’s first major film festival and in the ensuing years, shined a spotlight on exceptional films and filmmakers from around the world. The opening night witnessed on the stage the attendance of members of the competition jury, Filipino auteur Brillante Mendoza, director Stanley Kwan from Hong Kong, American producer Bryan Burk, and two actresses: Iran's Taraneh Alidoosti and Japan's Kaho Minami. India's Rajiv Menon was also at the opening ceremony. Menon is here with his latest work, Madras Beat.

The following films will compete for Tokyo Grand Prix and other awards.

Competition

Amanda

Drama
Youth Drama

10/28[SUN] 21:20- △
10/29[MON] 14:55- △

A free-spirited youth and his orphaned niece struggle to cope with sudden tragedy in this tale of fa...

Director：Mikhaël Hers

Asian Premiere

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Competition

Another World

Drama

10/30[TUE] 19:00- ✕
11/01[THU] 10:30- ✕

An original story by the legendary director Junji Sakamoto, starring Goro Inagaki. A human drama abo...

Director：Junji Sakamoto

World Premiere

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Competition

Before the Frost

Drama
Suspense

10/29[MON] 21:15- △
10/31[WED] 10:20- ◎

A poverty-stricken farmer in 19th-century Denmark strives to give his daughter a better life by marr...

Director：Michael Noer

Asian Premiere

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©Nordisk Film Production

Competition

The Bra

Drama
Comedy

10/31[WED] 16:55- △
11/01[THU] 21:30- △

Passing through a quiet town, a train driver finds a bra caught on the vehicle and goes off in searc...

Director：Veit Helmer

World Premiere

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Competition

The Father's Shadow

Drama
Horror

10/26[FRI] 16:55- -
10/29[MON] 18:10- △

Having lost her mother, a girl turns to a dubious form of magic to make her wishes come true. In the...

Director：Gabriela Amaral Almeida

International Premiere

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©ACERE , 2018.

Competition

The Great Darkened Days

Drama
Suspense

10/31[WED] 18:00- ◎
11/01[THU] 13:50- ◎

During WWII, an entertainer finds himself stranded in the wilderness while attempting to make his wa...

Director：Maxime Giroux

International Premiere

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Competition

His Master’s Voice

Drama
Science Fiction/Fantasy

10/31[WED] 21:10- △
11/01[THU] 16:55- ◎

In the midst of searching for his father, who disappeared when he was a child, Peter uncovers a mass...

Director：György Pálfi [Pálfi György]

World Premiere

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©KMH Film

Competition

History Lessons

Drama
Youth Drama

10/27[SAT] 10:30- △
10/30[TUE] 10:20- ◎

Vero, a veteran teacher, is bewildered by the rebellious attitude of a student named Eva. After the ...

Director：Marcelino Islas Hernández

World Premiere

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Competition

Just Only Love

Drama
Romance

10/28[SUN] 14:20- ✕
10/31[WED] 13:25- ✕

Rikiya Imaizumi, a leading director of love stories, has filmed the novel "Just Only Love", written ...

Director：Rikiya Imaizumi

World Premiere

Competition

The Poet

Drama
Erotic Drama

10/27[SAT] 13:45- △
10/29[MON] 10:50- ◎

A poet working in a mine and his doting wife dream of a better future, but on a visit to the mine, a...

Director：Liu Hao [刘浩]

World Premiere

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Competition

The River

Drama

10/26[FRI] 13:35- -
10/28[SUN] 10:55- ◎

A man lives with his five sons in a remote area, where the boys see to the domestic chores and enjoy...

Director：Emir Baigazin

Asian Premiere

Competition

Siren's Call

Drama
Suspense

10/27[SAT] 17:30- △
10/30[TUE] 15:20- ◎

Weary of Istanbul’s building boom, a construction worker plans his escape by going to meet Siren, a ...

Director：Ramin Matin

World Premiere

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Competition

Tel Aviv on Fire

Drama
Comedy

10/26[FRI] 18:00- -
10/29[MON] 21:15- ✕

Focus on Israeli Cinema 2018

A man working on a hit soap opera, which focuses on a romance between a Palestinian spy and an Israe...

Director：Sameh Zoabi

Asian Premiere

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Competition

Three Husbands

Science Fiction/Fantasy
Erotic Drama

10/26[FRI] 21:15- -
10/28[SUN] 20:40- ✕

A wondrous prostitute plies her trade while living on a boat in Hong Kong. With a superhuman libido ...

Director：Fruit Chan [陳果]

World Premiere

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©Nicetop Independent Limited

Competition

The Vice of Hope

Drama
Suspense
Youth Drama

10/26[FRI] 10:20- -
10/28[SUN] 18:10- △

Mixed up with prostitution and human trafficking, a woman tries to turn over a new leaf after she be...

Director：Edoardo De Angelis

Asian Premiere

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Competition

The White Crow

10/27[SAT] 20:40- △
10/30[TUE] 12:45- ◎

Ralph Fiennes directs this biopic of legendary ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. Real-life dancer Oleg I...

Director：Ralph Fiennes

Film Bazaar is the largest South Asian film market. It supports creative and financial collaboration between the South Asian and International film communities.

The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), formerly the Film Finance Corporation (FFC), is India’s state funding body for films. The 1927 Indian Cinematograph Committee recommended such a state-sponsored agency in its Report of the Indian Cinematograph Committee. As with the U.K.’s National Film Finance Corporation, instituted in 1949, the FFC/NFDC has sought to diversify funding sources for filmmakers, promoting independent, “quality”, or art films. On its website, the NDFC states “The primary goal of the NFDC is to plan, promote and organize an integrated and efficient development of the Indian film industry and foster excellence in cinema. Integrated in the year 1975, in the new name and broad objectives, National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, promotes the Good Cinema Movement.

As an Offshoot of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Film Bazaar has evolved into South Asia’s global film market from its humble beginnings in 2007. Every edition witnesses increased national and international participation. Over the course of five days, Film Bazaar becomes the converging point for film buyers and sellers from all over the world. The focus is on discovering, supporting and showcasing South Asian content and talent in filmmaking, production and distribution. The Bazaar also facilitates the sales of world cinema in the South Asian region.

Film Bazaar will be held at the Marriott Resort, Goa, India, between 20th and 24th November 2018.

The delegate registration for the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will begin from November 1. The direct registration in person(offline) will be done through five regional centres of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. The festival will be held for seven days, will be scheduled to set in motion on December 7 and bring to a close on December 13.

The region centres are Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur. The online registration will begin from November 10 and the Academy has decided not to distribute free passes except for guests. According to Chalachitra Academy chairman Kamal, 2,500 delegate passes will be sold through the five centres. Each centre will distribute 500 passes, of which 200 have been reserved for senior citizens above the age of 50. It is learned that the online registration will start on 10th November .

Indian Panorama Official Selection announced

The 49th International Film Festival of India announced the selection of Indian Panorama films for the year, 2018 to be screened in Goa. The Feature Film Jury of thirteen members was headed by film director and screenwriter, Rahul Rawail. The Jury constituted of the following Members: Ravi, Ahathian, Ujjwal Chatterjee, Imo Singh, Utpal Datta, Sekhar Das, Mahendra Teredesai, Haidar Ali, KG Suresh, Chandra Siddarth, Adeep Tandon,and
S Viswanath,

The Feature Film Jury selected the 22 Feature films. The Feature film Jury selected the film OLU directed by Shaji N Karun as the Opening feature film of Indian Panorama 2018. Four Mainstream films are also selected under Indian Panorama Section of 49th International Film Festival of India, 2018 by an Internal Committee of DFF based on the recommendations of FFI and GUILD.

List of 22 Feature Films and 4 Mainstream films selected in the Indian Panorama 2018 is as follows:

S No	Title of the Film	Language	Director
1	Olu	Malayalam	Shaji N Karun
2	Nagarkirtan	Bengali	Kaushik Ganguly
3	Sa	Bengali	Arijit Singh
4	Uma	Bengali	Srijit Mukherji
5	Abyakto	Bengali	Arjun Dutta
6	Uronchondi	Bengali	Abhishek Saha
7	October	Hindi	Shoojit Sircar
8	Bhor	Hindi	Kamakhya Narayan Singh
9	Sinjar	Jasari	Pampally
10	Walking With The Wind	Ladakhi	Praveen Morchhale
11	Bhayanakam	Malayalam	Jayaraj
12	Makkana	Malayalam	Raheem Khader
13	Poomaram	Malayalam	Abrid Shine
14	Sudani From Nigeria	Malayalam	Zakariya
15	Ee Maa Yove	Malayalam	Lijo Jose Pellissery
16	Dhappa	Marathi	Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari
17	Aamhi Doghi	Marathi	Pratima Joshi
18	To Let	Tamil	Chezhiyan Ra
19	Baaram	Tamil	Priya Krishnaswamy
20	Periyerum Perumal BA.BL	Tamil	Mari Selvaraj
21	Peranbu	Tamil	Ram
22	Paddayi	Tulu	Abhaya Simha
Mainstream Cinema
23	Mahanati	Telugu	Nagashwin
24	Tiger Zinda Hai	Hindi	Ali Abbas Zafar
25	Padmaavat	Hindi	Sanjay Leela Bhansali
26	Raazi	Hindi	Meghna Gulzar

The Non-Feature Film Jury of seven members was headed by acclaimed film director and editor, Vinod Ganatra. The Jury constituted of the following Members:Uday Shankar Pani, Parvati Menon, Mandar Talaulikar, Ashok Sharan and Suneel Puranik,

The Non-Feature film Jury selected the film Kharvas directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale as the Opening non-feature film of Indian Panorama 2018. The complete list of 21 Non - Feature Films selected for Indian Panorama section for 48th International Film Festival of India 2018 is given below.

List of Non - Feature Films

S No	Title of the Film	Language	Director
1	Kharvas (Opening film)	Marathi	Aditya Suhas Jambhale
2	Sampurak	Bengali	Prabal Chakraborty
3	Naach Bhikari Naach	Bhojpuri	Jainendra Dost & Shilpi Gulati
4	Decoding Shankar	English	Deepti Sivan
5	Gyamo-Queen Of the Mountains	English	Gautam Pandey & Doel Trivedy
6	The World's Most Famous Tiger	English	S Nalla Muthu
7	Bunkar: The last of the Varanasi weavers	English	Satyaprakash Upadhyay
8	Monitor	Hindi	Hari Viswanath
9	Nani Teri Morni	Hindi	Akash Aditya Lama
10	Burning	Hindi	Sanoj VS
11	Sword of Liberty	Malayalam	Shiny Jacob Benjamin
12	Midnight Run	Malayalam	Remya Raj
13	Lasyam	Malayalam	Vinod Mankara
14	Happy Birthday	Marathi	Medhpranav Babasaheb Powar
15	Na bole wo Haram	Marathi	Nitesh Vivek Patankar
16	Silent Scream	Marathi	Prasanna Ponde
17	Yes, I am Mauli	Marathi	Suhas Jahagirdar
18	Pamphlet	Marathi	Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe
19	Aai Shappath	Marathi	Gautam Vaze
20	Bhar Dupari	Marathi	Swapnil Vasant Kapure
21	Malai	Oriya	Rajdeep Paul & Sarmistha Maiti

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Assamese feature Bulbul Can Sing directed by Rima Das bagged the Golden Gateway Award at the 20th edition of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival .Rima bagged theGolden Gateway Award in the 19^th edition of fest last year for Village Rockstars. American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky presented the prestigious Excellence in Cinema award to Rima .

r The Silver Gateway, India Gold award was shared by The Gold Laden Sheep and The Sacred Mountain by Ridham Janve and Jonaki by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. Jonaki also got a special mention for the Oxfam award. Kabir Chowdhry's Mehsampur bagged the grand jury prize for India Gold.The awards were presented by filmmakers Lucrecia Martel, Martin Sulik and Soudade Kaadan.

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In the International Competition category, the Golden Gateway Award went to Manta Ray, directed by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng. Paraguayan drama The Heiresses directed by Marcelo Martinessi bagged the Silver Gateway award. The International Competition grand jury prize went to The Island of Hungry Ghosts by Gabrielle Brady.

The special jury mention went to Reza by Alireza Motamedi.

In the Dimensions Mumbai category, the Golden Gateway award went to Karan Asnani's Sheher Ya Tum. Yadav Ji directed by Nishtha Sadwelkar bagged the Silvery Gateway Award while Gilroy Rodrigues' Metaphor got a special mention in the Dimensions Mumbai.

Bejoy Nambiar, actors Parvathy and Renuka Shahane etc,comprised the Jury.

The special award for Discovering India went to Lovesick directed by Ann S Kim and Priya Giri Desai. The 70-minute documentary follows Padma Shri recipient Dr Suniti Solomon, who discovered India's first case of HIV in 1986. Lovesick chronicles her way to help fight the epidemic by becoming a matchmaker to the spouses for her HIV+ patients.

The Oxfam Award for best film on gender equality was bagged by Ivan Ayar's Soni.

Sivaranjani and Two Other Men by Vasanth S Sai and "Jonaki" directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta got Oxfam special jury mention for gender equality.

The award for the Best Large Short Film went to New Year's Eve by Pranav Bhasin. The Young Critics choice award went to Jaaon Kahan Bata Ae Dil directed by Aadish Keluskar.

The Golden Gateway for the Best Short Film, 5-9 years, in the Half Ticket category went to Listen by Astrid Bussink while Amelia by directors Maribeth Romslo and Cristina Pippa was adjudged the winner of Golden Gateway, 9+ years category. Priya Ramasubban's Chuskit received the Golden Gateway for the Best Feature (5-9 years) in the Half Ticket section whereas the best feature, 9+ years, in the Half Ticket category went to Denis Do's Funan.

Actor Soha Ali Khan's debut novel Perils of Being Moderately Famous bagged the Book Award for Excellence in writing on Cinema (English). No automatic alt text available.

The Book Award for Excellence in Writing on Cinema, Language in Focus Malayalam went to Madhu Eravankara for his 100 Varsham, 100 Cinemakal. The Special Jury Mention went to Start Action: Musings of a Moviemaker by Balachandra Menon.

This year the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star commemorated the life and incredible career of Sridevi and honoured her with the MAMI Tribute for her exceptional contribution to Indian cinema. At the closing ceremony, filmmaker Gauri Shinde gave the English Vinglish star an emotional tribute.

MAMI Chairperson Kiran Rao announced that the 21st edition of the festival will be held from 17 to 24 October2019. The opening film of this year's edition was Vasan Bala's Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota while Widows, directed by Steve McQueen, closed the festival.

The 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2018 will be held in Goa from 20th to 28th November 2018. International Competition jury of the fest comprises John Irvin, Adrian Sitaru, Polish Director Robert Glinski, Anna Ferraioli Ravel and Indian member Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The current edition of the festival will showcase 212 films from over 68 countries. International Competition section has 15 films out of which 3 are Indian. Competition section itself represents films produced and co-produced by 22 countries.
Festival Kaleidoscope section carries 20 critically acclaimed international films that have been to major film festivals and a majority of them being multiple award winners.
World Panorama section has 67 films which are specially curated for the festival. This includes 4 World Premiers, 2 International Premiers, 15 Asia Premiers and 60 India Premiers. This year World Panorama section presents 15 films which are Oscar submissions from respective countries.
Wild at Heart Master in His Craft: Retrospective section of Ingmar Bergman: 2018 marks the 100-year anniversary of Ingmar Bergman's birth. On this occasion when 100-Year Jubilee is in full swing across the globe, IFFI showcases best 7 films of his career. A documentary on Bergman titled “Bergman Island” directed by Marie Nyrerod which presents the master behind the camera has also been included in this section. The official opening of this section is scheduled on 21st with Panel discussion followed by the screening of ‘Wild Strawberries’.
The Festival will open with World Premiere of ‘The Aspern Papers’ . The Aspern Papers tells a story of obsession, grandeur lost and dreams of Byronic adventures.
The Country of Focus of this edition will be Israel. Ten films in collaboration with the Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai, have been selected for the country focus package. The opening film for the Country Focus Section is ‘The Other Story’ by Avi Nesher. The Indo-Israeli Co-production Seminar is slated to be held on 22nd November 2018.
Jharkhand has been selected as the State of Focus for 49th IFFI 2018 and Jharkhand Day will be celebrated on 24th November 2018 as part of the festival. Movies in the Jharkhand Package include Death in the Gunj, Ranchi Diaries, Begum Jaan with others.
Sketch on Screen (Animation Film Package) is a section which has been proposed for the 49th IFFI, 2018. This section will screen around 3 International Feature Length Films done in collaboration with Indian studios.
Open Air Screenings are organized during the festival where a large screen is put up in a vast open area. This year as an extension of the Khelo India Branding, Indian Sports Biopics will be screened at the 49th IFFI. Films included in the section are Gold, Mary Kom, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, 1983, MSD: The untold story and Soorma.
IFFI collaborates with the International Council for Film, Audiovisual Communication (ICFT) Paris, to present a special ICFT prize consisting of the UNESCO Gandhi Medal to a film which reflects the ideals promoted by UNESCO. This year 10 films will be showcased for selection of a film to be presented with this coveted award.
Masterclasses and In-conversation section will feature several renowned celebrities from the Film Industry including Prasoon Joshi, Dan Wolman, Sreekar Prasad, Anil Kapoor, Sumit Israni, Boney Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Jahnvi Kapoor, David Dhawan, Varun Dhawan , Rohit Dhawan, Jairaj, Kaushik Ganguly,Shaji Karun, Srijit Mukherjee, Sridhar and Sreeram Raghvan, Anupama Chopra, Rajiv Masand, Bhawana Somaaya, Jason Hafford, Meghna Gulzar, Leena Yadav, Gauri Shinde.
A retrospective of films of the recipient of the most prestigious film award of the Country, Dadasaheb Phalke Award is showcased during IFFI. This year Vinod Khanna received the award posthumously. IFFI will be showcasing some of his best films including Achanak, Lekin and Amar Akbar Anthony.
A retrospective of the Lifetime Achievement Awardee section This year, Dan Wolman from Israel will be honoured with LTA.
‘Homages’ section pays tribute to the film personalities of our country who has taken refuge in the abode of God. This year homage will be paid to Late Shashi Kapoor, Late Sridevi, Late M.Karunanidhi and Late Kalpana Lajmi. in the International Homages this year we will pay tribute to Terence Marsh, Milos Forman, and Anne V Coates.
A Special Package for Visually Impaired Children special screenings with audio description will be organized for the children who are visually impaired. The festival will showcase the movies ‘Sholay’ and ‘Hichki’ under this section. This year there will be a special presentation of Tunisian films.

This edition of IFFI is consecrated with films of famous names like Jean Luc Godard, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Jafar Panahi, Pawel Pawlikowski, Lars Von Trier, Kim Ki Duk, Naomi Kawase, Hirokazu Koreeda etc . Festival Kaleidoscope section carries 20 critically acclaimed international films including the above master craftsmen. These films have participated in major film festivals and a majority of them being multiple award winners. This is one of the most sought-after sections of the festival that showcases the best and top films of the year.

3 Faces
Iran | Persian | Jafar Panahi

And Breathe Normally

Image result for Cold War Poland|France|UK | Polish, French, German, Croatian, Italian, Russian | Pawel Pawlikowski,

Iceland|Sweden|Belgium | Icelandic, English | Isold Uggadottir

Ash is purest white
China | Chinese, Mandarin | Zia zhangke

Image result for Wild Pear Tree, The Turkey | Turkish | Nuri Bilge ceylan

Image result for Human, Space, Time and Human South Korea | Korean, Japanese | Kim Ki Duk

At War
France | French | Stéphane Brizé

Climax
France | English | Gasper Noe

Cold War
Poland|France|UK | Polish, French, German, Croatian, Italian, Russian | Pawel Pawlikowski,

Image result for Image book, The Switzerland|France | French,English, Arabic,Italian | Jean luc godard

Dogman
Italy|France | Italian | Matteo Garrone

Grass
South Korea | Korean | Sang-soo Hong

Human, Space, Time and Human
South Korea | Korean, Japanese | Kim Ki Duk

Image book, The
Switzerland|France | French,English, Arabic,Italian | Jean luc godard

Shoplifters
Japan | Japanese | Hirokazu Koreeda

Summer
Russia | Russian | Kirill Serebrennikov

Vision
Japan|France | Japanese | Naomi Kawase

Wild Pear Tree, The
Turkey | Turkish | Nuri Bilge ceylan

Woman at War
Iceland | France | Ukraine | Icelandic | Benedikt Erlingsson

Yomeddine
Egypt/USA/Austria | Arabic | A.B. Shawky

Guilty, The
Denmark | Danish | Gustav Möller

International Competition

The following prizes will be awarded for the winners: (I) Best Film: (a) A Cash prize of Rs. 40,00,000/- to be shared equally between the Director and Producer. (b) Director to be given the Golden Peacock and a Certificate in addition to the cash component. (c) Producer to be given a Certificate in addition to the cash component. (ii) Best Director : Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs.15,00,000/- (iii) Best Actor (Male): Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs 10,00,000/- (iv) Best Actor (Female): Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs 10,00,000/- (v) Special Jury Award: Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs 15,00,000/- given to a film (for any aspect of the film which the jury wishes to award/ acknowledge) or an individual (for his/her artistic contribution to a film). The award, if given to a film, will be given to the Director of the film.

Films competing for Peacock awards -two Malayalam films and one Tamil film from India

53 Wars
Poland | Polish | Ewa Bukowska

A Translator
Cuba | Canada | Spanish, Russian | Rodrigo, Sebastian Barrriuso

Aga
Bulgaria/Germany/France | Yakut | Milko Lazarov

Divine Wind
Algeria/France/Qatar/Lebanon | Arabic, Algerian | Merzak Allouache

Donbass
Germany/Ukraine/France/Netherlands/Romania | Ukrainian, Russian | Sergey Loznitsa

Here
Iran | Persian | Hadi Mohaghegh

Our Struggles
Belgium/France | French | Guillaume Senez

The Manslayer/The Virgin/The Shadow
Estonia, Lithuania | Estonian/Spanish | Sulev Keedus

The Unseen
Argentina | Spanish / English | Nicolas Puenzo

Van Goghs
Russia | Russian | Sergey Livnev

When the Trees Fall
Ukraine/Poland | Ukrainian | Marysia Nikitiuk

Ee Maa Yove
India | Malayalam | Lijo Jose Pellissery

To Let
India | Tamil | Chezhiyan Ra

Bhayanakam
India | Malayalam | Jayaraj

World Panorama

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Brazil | Portugese | Henrique Goldman

1985
USA | English | Yen Tan

3 Days in Quiberon
Germany | Austria | France | German, French | Emily Atef

7 Emotions
Poland | Polish | Marek Koterski

Alone at My Wedding
Belgium | French/Romanian/Romani/Dutch | Marta Bergman

Amin
France | French, Wolof | Philippe Faucon

An Elephant Sitting Still
China | Mandarin | Hu Bo

An orange ship
Bangladesh | Bengali | Noor Imran Mithu

Arthur & Claire
Germany | Austria | Netherlands | German, Dutch | Miguel Alexandre

Ash
China | chinese | Xiaofeng Li

Aspern Papers, The
UK|Germany | English | Julien Landais

Autsajder
Poland | Polish | Adam Sikora

Averno
Bolivia|Uruguay | Spanish | Marcos Loayza

Back Home
Poland | Polish | Magdalena Lazarkiewicz

Birds of Passage
Colombia|Denmark|Mexico | Wayuu, Spanish, English | Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra

Black 47
Ireland|Luxembourg | English|Irish | Lance Daly

Bra, The
Germany | Azerbaijan | Ajerbaijan | Veit Helmer

Brothers
Netherlands | Dutch | Hanro Smitsman

Carmen & Lola
Spain | Spanish | Arantxa Echevarria

Colette
UK/Hungary/Germany | English | Wash Westmoreland

Daughter Of Mine
Italy/Germany/Switzerland | Italian | Laura Bispuri

Euforia
Italy | Italian | Valeria Golino

Gentle Indifference Of the world, The
Kazakhstan/France | Kazakh | Adilkhan Yerzhanov

Happy Prince, The
UK/Belgium | English, Italian, French | Rupert Everett

Harvesters, The
South Africa/France/Greece/Poland | Afrikaans | Etienne Kallos

A Sacred Gaucho
Argentina | Spanish/Guarani | Joaquin Pedretti

In the Aisles
Germany | Arabic | Thomas Stuber

Kazantzakis
Greece | Greek| Yannis Smaragdis

Lemonade
Germany | English, Romanian | Ioana Uricaru

Little Tickles
France | French | Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer

London Fields
UK/USA | English | Mathew Cullen

Maine
USA | English | Matthew Brown

Manta Ray
Thailand/France/China | Thai | Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Mug
Poland | Polish | Malgozata szumowska

My Masterpiece
Argentina/Spain | Spanish | Gaston Duprat

Namdev Bhau In Search of Silence
Ukraine/India | Dar Gai

Never Not Love You
Philippines | Filipino, Tagalog, English | Antoinette Jadaone

Nico, 1988
Italy/Belgium | English, German, Czech, French | Susanna Nicchiarelli

Old Road, The
Iran | Persian | Manijeh Hekmat

Once Upon a Time In November
Poland | Polish | Andrzej Jakimowski

Originals, The
Egypt | Arabic | Marwan Hamed

Petra
Spain/France | Spanish,Catalan | Jaime Rosales

Phoenix
Norway | Norwegien | Camilla Strøm Henriksen

Pity
Greece/Poland | Greek | Babis Makridis

Pluto Moment, The
China | Chinese | Ming Zhang

Prize, The
Italy | Italian | Alessandro Gassman

Rage
Portugal | Portugese | Sérgio Tréfaut

Ramen Shop
Singapore | Japan | France | Cantonese, English, Japanese, Mandarin | Eric Khoo

Regarding the case of Joan of Arc
USA | English | Matthew Wilder

Roobha
Canada | Tamil, English | Lenin M. Sivam

Rust
Brazil | Portugese | Aly Muritiba

Sealed Lips
Germany | German | Bernd Böhlich

Seen and the Unseen, The
Indonesia | Indonesian, Balanese | Kamila Andini

Slut in a Good Way
Canada | French | Sophie Lorain

Sorry Angel
France | French | Christophe Honoré

Suleiman Mountain
Kyrgyzstan|Russia | Russian, Kyrgyz | Elizaveta Stishova

Sweet Requiem, The
USA|India | Tibetan | Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam

The Queen of Fear
Argentina|Denmark | Spanish | Valeria Bertuccelli, Fabiana Tiscornia

To the Desert
Argentina | Spanish | Ulises Rosell

To The Ends of the World
France | French | Guillaume Nicloux

Trouble with You, The
France | Russian | Pierre Salvodori

U-July 22
Norway | Norwegien | Eric Poppe

Widowed Witch, The
China | Mandarin | Chengjie Cai

With the Wind
Switzerland|France | French, Russian, English | Bettina Oberli

Winter Flies
Czech Republic/Slovania/Poland/Slovakia | Czech | Olmo Omerzu

Retrospective of Masters

Summer With Monika
Sweden | Swedish | Ingmar Bergman

Wild Strawberries
Sweden | Swedish | Ingmar Bergman

The Seventh Seal
Sweden | Swedish | Ingmar Bergman

Persona
Sweden | Swedish | Ingmar Bergman

Autumn Sonata
Sweden | Swedish | Ingmar Bergman

Fanny and Alexander
Sweden | Swedish | Ingmar Bergman

Saraband
Sweden | Swedish | Ingmar Bergman

ഇന്ത്യയുടെ 49ാമത് അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ചലച്ചിത്രമേളയില്‍ഇന്ത്യന്‍ പനോരമ വിഭാഗത്തില്‍ മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെയും മകന്‍ ദുല്‍ഖര്‍ സല്‍മാന്‍റെയും സിനിമകൾ തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തു എന്നത് വാർത്തയല്ല . എന്നാല്‍ മലയാളത്തിലെ ഈ രണ്ട് നടന്മാരും പനോരമയില്‍ പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കുന്നത് തങ്ങളുടെ മാതൃഭാഷയില്‍ നിന്നല്ലെന്നതാണ് പ്രത്യേകത.അച്ഛന്റെയും മകന്റെയും ചിത്രങ്ങൾ ഒരേ വിഭാഗത്തില്‍ ഒരേ വർഷം ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു എന്നത് വാർത്ത തന്നെയാണ് .. ഇവർ പനോരമയില്‍ പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കുന്നത് മലയാളത്തിൽ നിന്നല്ല .ദേശീയ അവാര്‍ഡ് ജേതാവായ തമി‍ഴ് സംവിധായകന്‍ രാമിന്‍റെ പേരന്‍പാണ് ഇന്ത്യന്‍ പനോരമയിലെ മമ്മൂട്ടിച്ചിത്രം. തെലുങ്കില്‍ നിന്ന് നാഗ് അശ്വിന്‍ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത മഹാനനടിയാണ് ദുല്‍ഖര്‍ സല്‍മാന്‍റെ ചിത്രം. ക‍ഴിഞ്ഞ ജനുവരിയില്‍ നടന്ന റോട്ടര്‍ഡാം , ഷാങ്ഹായ് ഫിലിം ഫെസ്റിവലുകളിൽ വന്‍ കൈയ്യടി നേടിയ ചിത്രമാണ് പേരന്‍പ്. ഭിന്നശേഷിക്കാരിയായ ഒരു പെണ്‍കുട്ടിയുടെ പിതാവായെത്തുന്ന മമ്മൂട്ടി അസാധാരണമായ പ്രകടനമാണ് കാ‍ഴ്ച്ചവെക്കുന്നത്. പ്രമുഖ ദക്ഷിണേന്ത്യന്‍ അഭിനേത്രി സാവിത്രിയുടെ ജീവിതം ആസ്പദമാക്കിയുള്ള ചിത്രമാണ് നാഗ് അശ്വിന്‍ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത മഹാനടി. കീര്‍ത്തി സുരേഷ് സാവിത്രിയായി അഭിനയിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ ജെമിനി ഗണേശനായി വരുന്നത് ദുല്‍ഖര്‍ സല്‍മാനാണ്.

International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images

UNICORNIO

(Unicorn)

Eduardo Nunes

YOMEDDINE

(Judgement Day

Abu Bakr Shawky

OLU

(She)

SHAJI N KARUN

ENDLESS

(Endless?)

Maryam Zahirimehr

RUNANUBANDHA

(The He Without Him)

Amartya Bhattacharyya

TARIKH

(A Timeline)

CHURNI GANGULY

LA NEGRADA

(Black Mexicans)

Jorge Perez Solano

SIBEL

Guillaume Giovanetti, Cagla Zencirci

THE THIRD WIFE

Ash Mayfair

PERSONS OF INTEREST

RALSTON GONZALES JOVER

GENEZIS

(Genesis)

Arpad Bogdan

IMI ESTE INDIFERENT DACA IN ISTORIE VOM INTRA CA BARBARI

(I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians)

Radu Jude

STRANNIKI TERPENIYA

(Strangers Of Patience)

Vladimir Alenikov

BEI FANG YI PIAN CANG MANG

(The Widowed Witch)

CAI Chengjie

FORNACIS

Aurelia Mengin

A total of 14 films, including two Malayalam films

The Kerala State Chalachithra Academy has announced a list of ten foreign films for the international competition section of the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) to be held here from December 7 to 13.

The international competition section includes a total of 14 films. Two Malayalam films — Ee Ma Yau and Sudani from Nigeria — and two other Indian films — Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon and Widow of Silence — were earlier announced.

The foreign films are The Red Phallus , the debut directorial of Bhutanese director Tashi Gyeltshen; Argentinian director Luis Ortega’s El Angel ; Egyptian filmmaker Ahmed Fawzi Saleh’s debut Poisonous Roses ; Iranian director Rouhollah Hejazi’s Dark Room ; Turkish director Vuslat Saracoglu’s debut Debt ; Kyrgyz filmmaker Temirbek Birnazarov’s Night Accident ; Iranian filmmaker Mostafa Sayyari’s debut film The Graveless ; Brazilian filmmaker Beatriz Seigner’s debut film The Silence ; Iranian filmmaker Bahman Farmanara’s Darya;and Argentinian filmmaker Monica Lairana’s The Bed .

Selection committee

The films were selected by a committee consisting of A. Meera Sahib, Neelan, K. Gopinath, Lijin Jose, and Unni Vijayan.

Four women directors

Among the 14 films, there are works by four female directors and eight debut directors.

courtesy:The Hindu

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

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The Kerala State Chalachithra Academy has announced a list of ten Afro-Asian-Latin American films and four Indian Films for the international competition section of the IFFK to be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from December 7 to 13. Out of 14 films included in the competition basket, contains two Malayalam films — Ee Ma Yau and Sudani from Nigeria — and two other Indian films — Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon and Widow of Silence.

1The Red Phallus- Tashi Gyeltshen (Debut)- Bhutan

2 El Angel -Luis Ortega Argentina | Spain

3 Poisonous Roses - Ahmed Fawzi Saleh (Debut) Egypt

4 Dark Room -Rouhollah Hejazi- Iran

5 Debt -Vuslat Saracoglu (Debut) -Turkey

6 Night Accident - Temirbek Birnazarov -Kyrgyzstan

7 The Graveless -Mostafa Sayyari (Debut)- Iran

8 The Silence -Beatriz Seigner (Debut) Brazil | Colombia |

9 Tale of The Sea --Bahman Farmanara -Iran

10 The Bed - Monica Lairana (Debut) Argentina | Brazil |

11 Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon -

Jalebis Anamika Haksar (Debut) -India

12 Widow of Silence -Praveen Morchhale -India

13 Ee. Ma. Yau- Lijo Jose Pellissery-India

14 Sudani from Nigeria -Zakariya (Debut)- India

Selection committee

The films were selected by a committee consisting of

A. Meera Sahib, Neelan, K. Gopinath, Lijin Jose, and Unni Vijayan.

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The preparations on the 49^th edition of the International Film Festival of India will unfasten today with the gala opening ceremony which showcases the theme of New India through a variety of genres of cinema. A 90-minute power-packed programme incorporating elements and narratives of the rich and diverse kaleidoscope of the Indian film heritage. The delegates and dignitaries can observe a range of performances by mainstream Bollywood artists including Sonu Sood and Shilpa Rao. Mridula Sinha, Governor of Goa, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore.Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Sudin Madhav Dhavalikar state PWD Minister and Prasoon Joshi, Chairperson, Film Certification Appellate Tribunal. Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Julien Landais, Hrishita Bhatt, Madhur Bhandarkar, Subhash Ghai, Arijit Singh, Ramesh Sippy and Chin Hanwill also grace the occasion.

The ceremony is being held at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigao, Goa, from 4.30 pm onwards. The show will witness the launch of the Film Facilitation Office, an initiative by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

Glimpses of the festival opening film "The Aspern Papers", which tells a story of obsession, grandeur lost and dreams of Byronic adventures will be screened for the audience and the Director of the Film, Julien Landais address the audience on the occasion. Chairman, International competition jury and Polish Director Robert Glinski will also address the gathering. Other jury members, namely Adrian Sitaru, Anna Ferraioli Ravel, Tom Fitz Patrick and Indian member Omprakash Mehra will also be present

49^th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) inaugurated in the presence of film luminaries in Panjim, Goa.

The opening ceremony of IFFI 2018 was anchored by Mandira Bedi and Amit Sadh and saw the presence of eminent Indian and international film personalities such as Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Randhir Kapoor, Prasoon Joshi, Julien Landais, Barbara Meier, Nicolas Hau, Lois Robbins, Siddharth Roy Kapoor, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Robert Glinski, Tom Fitzpatrick, Poonam Dhillon, Hrishita Bhatt, Madhur Bhandarkar, Subhash Ghai, Arijit Singh, Ramesh Sippy, Chin Han Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting,(IC) Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Governor of Goa Mridula Sinha, Secretary Information & Broadcasting Amit Khare, IFFI Festival Director Chaitanya Prasad, Chairman Jury Robert Glinski, PWD Minister of Transport & River Navigation of Goa Ramakrishna alias Sudin Dhavalikar, Chief Secretary of Goa Dharmendra Sharma and Chairman ESG Rajendra Talak

Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that “India is a land of storytellers where every person has a story to tell. These stories inspire and entertain us. IFFI is a platform for our young generation to showcase their talent. It is a platform for the international filmmakers to see India and explore the talent that we have. It is a great collaboration for both the sides. It is incredible of the Information and Broadcasting team and Entertainment Society of Goa to have an event on such a massive scale. PWD Minister of Transport & River Navigation of Goa Ramakrishna alias Mr Sudin Dhavalikar said, “Goa is a state of colours and its effervescent culture and welcoming nature makes it a perfect destination to host IFFI. The festival aims at providing platform for cinema lovers and those from the field of art. At the 49^th IFFI, I take this opportunity to thank Hon. CM of Goa, Manohar Parrikar who made sure that Goa got the privilege to host IFFI. He did not leave any stone unturned for its preparation since the first time it was hosted at Goa fifteen years ago.”

The inaugural ceremony also witnessed some audio visual performances which started with a medley dance performance of songs from some of the best Indian films depicting the country’s vibrant history. The versatile singer Shilpa Rao sang popular songs from across the country in multiple languages such as Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi and a beautiful rendition of the timeless, “Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Na Karo.” Actor Sonu Sood then took over and set the stage on fire with his dance skills.The opening ceremony of IFFI 2018 also saw the launch of the Web Portal of Film Facilitation Office (FFO) that was launched by Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the Union Minister of State (I & B). The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting set up the Film Facilitation Office (FFO) in NFDC in 2015 with a view to promote and facilitate film shootings by foreign filmmakers in India, the services of which have now been extended to Indian film makers as well. Film Offices set up by states highlight their film policy, their efforts to ensure a smooth filming process, showcase their locations and acquaint the filmmakers and the fraternity about the incentives/rebates/subsidies offered for filming in their respective states. In order to disseminate information regarding filming in India, the FFO has now developed a Web Portal.

Israeli master craftsman Dan Wolman was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the opening ceremony . This year IFFI has chosen to focus on Israeli cinema.

The opening ceremony was followed by the screening of the Opening film of IFFI 2018 – the World Premiere of The Aspern Papers, at Kala Academy.

While addressing a press conference the 49th International Film Festival of India, Goa, directors of the non-feature films, Gyamo-Queen of the Mountains, Malai and Pamphlet, under the Indian Panorama Section expressed varied views based on their experience.

Rajdeep Paul, the director of the Odia non-feature film Malai, started off by stating that children were the best actors. They are able to channelize their raw energy on to the screen. Once they get involved in the story, they create their own dialogues. During the shoot itself, one doesn’t really have to direct them, as they keep learning and improvising on their own, which is incredible. The film Malai revolves around an impoverished little boy from a hinterland village in Odisha, who discovers the dark side of the Great Indian Wedding in his quest to get his favourite ice-cream.

Sarmistha Maiti, co-director of the film, commented on the persistence of insensitive practices in the Indian society. She cited the example of people from the poor strata of the society having to carry heavy lamps-lights on their heads during wedding processions. She said that their aim was to bring to the audience this harsh reality via a more engaging medium of cinema.

Shekhar Rankhambe shared his views on the making of his short film ‘Pamphlet’ with the local child actors of a village in Maharashtra. He remarked that he loved working with children as they work with utmost honesty and affection. He said that in today’s era, forwarded text messages of a religious character can pose a threat to social harmony. In the film, the protagonist, a young boy develops a tremendous fear of misfortune after reading a religious pamphlet which he is unable to print and distribute as required due to lack of money. This fear transforms the otherwise energetic young boy who wished to reach great heights, into a mentally traumatised child.

Ms. Doel Trivedy, co-director of the wildlife documentary, Gyamo-Queen of the Mountains, talked about the state of snow leopards in the Ladakh region. A healthy population of snow leopards indicates stability in the local habitat. Therefore, by depicting the adverse effects on snow leopards and their dwindling numbers, the film delivers an honest commentary on the effects of human-induced climate change. Produced by Riverbank Studios in association with Discovery Communications India, the movie has been screened at various film festivals including IFFI. It will also be aired on Wildlife channel Animal Planet on November 27.

Director Gautam Pandey shared his views about wildlife filmmaking & short-films. He said that more than the duration of the film, it’s the content and the kind of message that they want to promote, which is Wildlife and Environmental conservation. It is a niche area for the Indian audience. If we could bring such films to big platforms, the audience may start liking these stories as well. Replying to a question about the possibility of short films being screened in multiplexes apart from only film festivals, all the directors replied that it would be helpful if one could get active government support to get them screened at big screens. Closing the session, Rajdeep Paul talked about his experience at IFFI 2018 and appreciated the efficient way in which the film festival was being organized while reserving special praise for the projection quality in theatres.

Remya Raj, director of ‘Midnight Run’ said her debut film is an attempt to portray the transformation of fear in a person. The film shows the ability of this universal emotion to trigger a complete transformation in people when they are afraid and when they are trying to make someone afraid. In a country where hardly any one invests in environmental films, self-funding is the best option to produce quality films, said S. Nalla Muthu, noted cinematographer and director of ‘The World's Most Famous Tiger’ - showcased in the Non Feature Film section at the 49th International Film Festival of India in Goa. He was addressing a joint press conference, along with directors of other non-feature films ‘Monitor’, ‘Midnight Run’ and ‘Na Bole Wo Haram. Speaking about his film ‘The World's Most Famous Tiger’ Nalla Muthu said that it is not meant for conservationists, biologists or people who know about wildlife. It is made for the common audience, and the story has been told from an Indian perspective by characterising and humanising animals. He also pointed out that since India does not have a dedicated channel or channel slot for environmental projects, we have to depend on channels like National Geographic and Discovery, which demands a quality product. ‘The World's Most Famous Tiger’ showcases the determination, bravery and confidence of Machli, the legendary Tiger Queen of Ranthambhore National Park. Replying to a question on human-animal conflict, he said that co-existing is the only option forward.

Hari Viswanath, Director of the Non-Feature film ‘Monitor’ said that his film is intended to motivate women to stand up against sexual harassment at workplace. The entire film is shown from the point of view of a computer monitor. Based on true events, ‘Monitor’ narrates the life of an IT professional Rupa who struggles to balance her career and personal life in abusive work environment. "This is a fictional film based on a true story of a friend of mine having been raped. I made this to inspire other women to face such incidents with courage." He said instead of showing only the problems connected with sexual harassment at workplace, we should come up with some inspirational or motivational solutions.

The directors of the films in the World Panorama section of 49^th IFFI-2018 - The Bra, A Sacred Gaucho, Phoenix,Autsajder and Nervous Translation addressed the media in the media center of the Press Information Bureau .

Veit Helmer , Director of the German film ‘The Bra’ said that communication with the audience is very important and it would be great to institutionalise a Q&A session with the audience after every movie screening.

Quoting Alfred Hitchcock, Veit Helmer said that cinema should be about visual storytelling and that dialogue spoils the visual elements in that narration. “There is no need to think how one can talk to a universal audience. If you talk about something very personal, then everybody in the world will understand”, he further added. He also enquired about the possibilities of films from diverse places like Latin America and Europe getting commercially released in India.

Joaquin Pedretti, Director of ‘A Sacred Gaucho’ said that the film has been given its particular structure based on its narrative. “It is so important for us to have the world premiere in IFFI because it is based on the symbolic tradition of India and Argentina, as we have the same type of archetypes”, he said.

Narrating the characteristics of her film, Camilla Strom Henriksen, Director of Phoenix, said that it is a dark quiet film for grownups, children being the film’s main characters. It is about children who are forced to assume the responsibility as adults because the parents fail to do so. She pointed out that the theme of the film would resonate with many people even though the circumstances can be very different. Replying to a question on how to make a film that can connect to each and every person, she said that if the filmmaker is specific about what she does, she will reach the audience she is meant to reach.

Adam Sikora, Director of Autsajder said that his movie is about a very difficult time in Poland. It's the story of a young man in 1980s and how he faces these problems. Dennese Victoria, Cinematographer of ‘Nervous translation’ said that it takes a while for the audience to adjust to a film’s language to understand what the film offers to you.

The Bra

The film is a romantic comedy where a lonely train driver- Nuraln, on the edge of his retirement, finds a bra on his train and walks along the track to look for the owner. Veit Helmer is known for his films TUVALU, ABSURDISTAN and BAIKONUR, and has been invited to major festivals, among them Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Sundance and received all together 180 awards.

A Sacred Gaucho

A Sacred Gaucho, bilingual film in Spanish & Guarani is directed, written & produced by Joaquin Pedretti. The film story is about a farm labourer’s search for a child that he lost in an accident. He has to transform into a popular hero called “Gauchito Gil”, a local Robin Hood, and therefore die like the myth hanged from the ankles. Sacred Gaucho had its World Premiere at IFFI.

Phoenix

Phoenix is a Norwegian film directed by Camilla Strom Henriksen that tells a story of Jill, a caring & responsible teenager in family, who handles her mentally ill mother. When her estranged father visits her place on her birthday amidst a tragic situation, Jill keeps it a secret. As Jill leaves childhood behind, the arrival of her father offers a glimpse of a different life.

The film is the directorial feature debut of actress and London Film School graduate Camilla Strom Henriksen.

Autsajder

A Polish film directed & written by Adam Sikora. In the film, Protagonist of the film is Franek, a student of painting. Coincidentally he gets involved in the cogs of a horrific totalitarian machine. His sensitivity and humanity will be heavily tested. Its story is inspired by true events from the martial law period and the early 1980s.

Nervous Translation

Nervous Translation, a Filipino language film written, directed & edited by Ms. Shireen Seno. Set in the Philippines in the late 1980s, Nervous Translation captures the uncertainty and curiosity of childhood in a strikingly unique way. Eight year-old Yael, shy to a fault, lives in her own private world. One day she finds out about a pen that can "translate" the thoughts and feelings of nervous people. Thereafter, she decides to spend all her savings on this miraculous pen.

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A total of 14 films, including two Malayalam films

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