IFFI 2017 has already garnered a great amount of buzz owing to its stellar announcements that include many firsts. The Festival that is credited with a Grade “A” status by the International Federation of Producers’ Associations (FIAPF) today announced that the festival will be presenting 195 films from over 82 countries of which there will be 10 World Premieres, 10 Asian and International premieres and over 64 Indian premieres as part of the Official programme.
The Festival will open with the much talked about new feature, “Beyond The Clouds” from acclaimed filmmaker MajidMajidi and presented by Namah Pictures and Zee Studios and Close with the World premiere of the Indo Argentinian Co-production “Thinking of Film” directed by Pablo Cesar. It was also announced that while noted actor Shahrukh Khan will grace the opening ceremony of the festival as a special guest, the closing ceremony will be graced by noted actor Salman Khan, this in addition to a galaxy of noted industry professionals, international guests, dignitaries and film celebrities.
The press and delegate screenings that will kick off on the 21st of November will also see the opening of the Indian Panaroma section, with the section being inaugurated by renowned actress Sridevi. The same day will also see the IFFI 2017 Country Focus on Canadabeing celebrated with a grand red carpet opening and amidst the presence of noted Canadian actors and celebrities. The Country focus Canada that has been organized in association with the government of Canada with the collaboration of Telefilm Canada, curated by the Toronto International Film Festival,
The International Competition section of IFFI 2017, which carries a cumulative cash prize of over Rs. 1 Crore(Rupees Ten Million) will showcase 15 of the finest films of this year, competing for the Golden and Silver Peacock awards. The International Competition jury will be headed by renowned filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, who is joined by his fellow jury members Festival director Maxine Williamson from Australia, Actor-Director Tzahi Grad from Isreal, Russian Cinematographer VladislavOpelyants, Director and Production Designer Roger Christian from the United Kingdom.
This edition of the Festival will also be presenting films from a record number of women filmmakers (Over 30) in addition to a carefully curated section of Restored classics from across the globe, which includes the recently completed restorations of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and Tarkovsky’s Sacrifice among some other notable films.
Among many other firsts at the Festival, IFFI 2017 will present a specially curated section celebrating the most loved spy in films, James Bond. The section will showcase films featuring the various leading actors who have essayed the iconic character, through a package of 9 films. Additionally the Festival will present 4 films from young filmmakers of the Biennale College as a first of it’s kind collaboration with the the Venice International Film Festival. Speaking about the same, Venice International Film Festival Director, Alberto Barbera said “I am particularly grateful to IFFI for the collaboration that gives the Venice Film Festival the opportunity to present four films produced in the frame of the Biennale College Cinema, a projects we are greatly proud of for the results obtained in supporting young filmmakers from all over the world. I am sure that the audience of the prestigious IFFI will appreciate the quality of these micro-budget films, and combined efforts of our two institutions to offer them a larger visibility. I wish that we will be able to continue our collaboration, which is based on shared feelings of love for good cinema and passion for young talented film directors”.
The 2017 edition of the Festival will also host a Mixed Reality Sidebar featuring Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality activities in addition to a series of Master Classes and Panel Discussions featuring the who’s who of the entertainment industry, including noted filmmakers Atom Egoyam, ShekharKapur, NiteshTiwari and Farah Khan, as well as Oscar winning sound designer Craig Mann.
IFFI 2017 will present the coveted Indian film personality of the year award on acclaimed actor Amitabh Bachcchan and the Lifetime Achievement award to celebrated Canadian director Atom Egoyan.
A detailed programme of IFFI 2017 is below:
PROGRAMME 2017
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Atom Egoyan
INDIAN FILM PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Shri. Amitabh Bachchan
OPENING FILM
Beyond The Clouds
Dir.: MajidMajidi
(India / 2017/ 120/ DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: TIFF 2017, Busan 2017
Premiere Status: South Asia Premiere
CLOSING FILM
Thinking Of Him
Dir.: Pablo Cesar
(India/Argentina / 2017 / / DCP)
Premiere Status: World Premiere
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Ana, mon amour
Dir.: Cãlin Peter Netzer
(Romania-Germany-France / 2017 / 125 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Berlin International Film Festival (Outstanding Artistic Contribution), Cartagena Film Festival , Jerusalem Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
BPM (120 battements par minute)
Dir.: Robin Campillo
(France / 2017 / 144 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Cannes film Festival, Won the Grand Prix at Cannes, Nominated for Palme d’Or at Cannes, Country submission for the Best Foreign language film for the Oscars
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Angels Wear White
Dir.: Vivian Qu
(China / 2017 / 107 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Official Competition in Venice Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Racer and the Jailbird (Le Fidèle)
Dir.: Michaël R. Roskam
(Belgium-Netherlands-France / 2017 / 130 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: TIFF 2017, Country submission for the Best Foreign language film for the Oscars
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Dark Skull (Viejo Calavera)
Dir.: Kiro Russo
(Bolivia-Qatar / 2017 / 80 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (International Competition),Cartagena Film Festival (Best Film – MejorPelícula), Indie Lisboa International Independent Film Festival(International Competition), Locarno International Film Festival (Special Mention – Filmmakers of the Present), Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Best Latin American Film), RiverRun International Film Festival (Best Cinematography)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Freedom (Freiheit)
Dir.: Jan Speckenbach
(Germany-Slovakia / 2017 / 100 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Official Competition in Locarno International Film Festival & Sao Paulo Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Great Buddha +
Dir.: Huang Hsin-Yao
(Taiwan / 2017 / 102/ DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: TIFF 2017 (NETPAC Award), Taipei International Film festival (Audience award) and Golden Horse Film Festival (10 Nominations – Awards to be held)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Blank 13
Dir.: Takumi Saito
(Japan / 2017 / 70 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Shanghai International Film Festival (Best Director)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Marionette
Dir.: Lee Han-Uk
(South Korea / 2017 / DCP)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Still Night Still Light (MesNuitFeront Echo)
Dir.: Sophie Goyette
(Canada-China-Mexico / 2017 / 98 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Valladoid Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Shuttle Life (Fen BeiRen Sheng)
Dir.: Tan SengKiat
(Malaysia / 2017 / 91 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Shanghai International Film Festival (Asia New Talent Award), Malaysian Film Festival (Special Jury Award), Golden Horse Film festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
A Man of Integrity (Lerd)
Dir.: Mohammad Rasoulof
(Iran / 2017 / 117 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Cannes 2017, Chicago IFF, Jerusalem IFF, Hamburg IFF, Golden Apricot IFF, Won Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Siver Hugo Best Screenplay at Chicago IFF and the FIPRESCI Prize.
Premiere Status: India Premiere
KachchaLimbu
Dir.: Prasad Oak
(India-Marathi / 2017 / 110 / DCP)
Take Off
Dir.: Mahesh Narayan
(India-Malayalam / 2017 / 139 / DCP)
Village Rockstars
Dir.: Rima Das
(India-Assamese / 2017 / 87 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: TIFF 2017, Mumbai Film Festival – Best Film, San Sebastian Film Festival
FILMS NOMINATED FOR THE AWARD FOR – THE BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR
Dark Skull (Viejo Calavera)
Dir.: Kiro Russo
(Bolivia-Qatar / 2017 / 80 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (International Competition),Cartagena Film Festival (Best Film – MejorPelícula), Indie Lisboa International Independent Film Festival(International Competition), Locarno International Film Festival (Special Mention – Filmmakers of the Present), Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Best Latin American Film), RiverRun International Film Festival (Best Cinematography)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Great Buddha +
Dir.: Huang Hsin-Yao
(Taiwan / 2017 / 102/ DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: TIFF 2017 (NETPAC Award), Taipei International Film festival (Audience award) and Golden Horse Film Festival (10 Nominations – Awards to be held)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Still Night Still Light (MesNuitFeront Echo)
Dir.: Sophie Goyette
(Canada-China-Mexico / 2017 / 98 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Valladoid Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Shuttle Life (Fen BeiRen Sheng)
Dir.: Tan SengKiat
(Malaysia / 2017 / 91 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Shanghai International Film Festival (Asia New Talent Award), Malaysian Film Festival (Special Jury Award), Golden Horse Film festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Take Off
Dir.: Mahesh Narayan
(India-Malayalam / 2017 / 139 / DCP)
Blank 13
Dir.: Takumi Saito
(Japan / 2017 / 70 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Shanghai International Film Festival (Best Director)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
KachchaLimbu
Dir.: Prasad Oak
(India-Marathi / 2017 / 110 / DCP)
FILMS NOMINATED FOR THE AWARD – ICFT UNESCO GANDHI MEDAL
Amok
Dir.: KasiaAdamik
(Poland / 2017 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Polish Film Festival (Competition)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Last Painting
Dir.: Chen Hung-I
(Taiwan / 2017/ DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Nominated for Best Narrative Feature at Taipei Film Festival
Khibula
Dir.: George Ovashvili
(Georgia-France-Germany / 2017 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Premiere Status: Asian Premiere
Women of the Weeping River
Dir.: SheronDayoc
(Philippines / 2016 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: GawadUrian Awards (Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Supporting Actress , Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing), QCinema International Film Festival(Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor), Young Critics Circle, Philippines (Best Film, Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role, Achievement in Film Editing)
Premiere Status: Indian Premiere
Take Off
Dir: Mahesh Narayanan
(India/2017/ DCP)
Railway Children
Dir: PrithviKonanur
(India/2017 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: 5 State awards, National Film Award, APSA nomination and Jury Special Mention at Asian Film Festival in Barcelona
Poorna
Dir: Rahul Bose
(India/2017 / DCP)
Manusangada
Dir: Amshan Kumar
(India/2017 / DCP)
Kshitij A Horizon
Dir: ManoujKadaamh
(India/2017 / DCP)
Premiere Status: World Premiere
INDIAN PANAROMA 2017 – FEATURE FILMS
| Title of Film | Language | Director |
| Pihu [Asian Premiere] | Hindi | VinodKapari |
| Kshitij A Horizon [World Premiere] | Marathi | ManoujKadaamh |
| KachchaLimbu | Marathi | Prasad Oak |
| Manusangada | Tamil | Amshan Kumar |
| Muramba | Marathi | VarunNarvekar |
| Railway Children | Kannada | PrithviKonanur |
| Juze | Konkani | MiranshaNaik |
| Newton | Hindi | AmitMasurkar |
| Pimpal [World Premiere] | Marathi | GajendraAhire |
| Village Rockstars | Assamese | Rima Das |
| MazaBhirbhira [World Premiere] | Marathi | YogeshSoman&VivekWagh |
| MaacherJhol | Bengali | Pratim D. Gupta |
| Bisorjon | Bengali | KaushikGanguly |
| Take Off | Malayalam | Mahesh Narayanan |
| Redu [World Premiere] | Marathi | SagarChhayaVanjari |
| Rukh | Hindi | Atanu Mukherjee |
| KadviHawa | Hindi | NilaMadhab Panda |
| Idak | Marathi | Deepak Gawade |
| XhoixoboteDhemalite [Asian Premiere] | Assamese | BidyutKotokay |
| Khyanikaa | Oriya | Amartya Bhattacharya |
| Kaasav (Best Feature – 64th NFA) | Marathi | SumitraBhave& Sunil Sukthankar |
| Jolly LLB 2 | Hindi | SubhashKapoor |
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu | S Rajamouli |
| Ventilator | Marathi | Rajesh Mapuskar |
| Poorna | Hindi | Rahul Bose |
| Meghnad Bodh Rahasya | Bengali | AnikDatta |
INDIAN PANAROMA 2017 – NON-FEATURE FILMs
| Title of Film | Language | Director |
| Aaba | Apatani | Amar Kaushik |
| Dugga | Bengali | Chandrasish Ray |
| Our Grandparents Home | Bengali | SupriyoSen |
| Palash | Bengali | VaibhavHiwase |
| A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings | English | Prateek Vats |
| The Waterfall | English | Lipika Singh Darai |
| AmmaMeri | Haryanvi | Tarun Jain |
| PushkarPuran | Hindi | Kamal Swaroop |
| Name|Place|Animal|Thing | Hindi | Nithin R |
| Chutney | Hindi | JyotiKapur Das |
| 8½ Intercuts- Life And Films Of KG George | Malayalam | Lijin Jose |
| Gi [World Premiere] | Malayalam | Kunjila (Akhila Henry) |
| Baluta | Marathi | Ajay Kurane |
| Khidkee [World Premiere] | Marathi | RohanParshuramKanawade |
| Epil [World Premiere] | Santali | R K Soren |
| Fireflies in the Abyss (64th NFA – Best Non Feature) | English | Chandrasekhar Reddy |
CINEMA OF THE WORLD
Spoor (Pokot)
Dir.: Agnieszka Holland, KasiaAdamik
(Poland-Germany-Czech Republic-Sweden-Slovakia / 2017 / 128′ / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Silver Berlin Bear at the Berlinale, Best Director -Polish FF
Shelter
Dir.: EranRiklis
(Germany-Israel-France / 2017 / 93′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Haifa Intl film festival
Premiere Status: Asian Premiere
Candelaria
Dir.: Jhonny Hendrix
(Colombia-Germany-Norway-Argentina-Cuba / 2017 / 87′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Venice Days, Venice International Film Festival
Premiere Status: Asian Premiere
Daybreak (DitaZe Fill)
Dir.: Gentian Koci
(Albania-Greece / 2017 / 85′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Sarajevo Film Festival 2017, Country Submission for the Oscars
Premiere Status: Indian Premiere
Until the Birds Return (En attendant les hirondelles)
Dir.: Karim Moussaoui
(Algeria-France / 2017 / 113′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes Film Festival 2017
Premiere Status: Indian Premiere
A Sort of Family (Unaespecie de familia)
Dir.: Diego Lerman
(Argentina-Brazil-France-Poland-Germany-Denmark / 2017 / 95′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: San Senastian IFF, Chicago IFF
Sweet Country
Dir.: Warwick Thornton
(Australia / 2017 / 113′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Tokyo IFF, Adelaide IFF, TIFF 2017,
Pomegranate Orchard
Dir.: Ilgar Najaf
(Azerbaijan / 2017 / 90′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Karlovy Vary 2017, Eurasia IFF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Insyriated
Dir.: Philippe Van Leeuw
(Belgium-France-Lebanon / 2017 / 85′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Stockholm Film Festival, Tokyo IFF 2017, Berlinale (lABELeUROPEAN cinema Winner), Melbourne IFF, CPH PIX (Audience Choice)
Premiere Status: Indian Premiere
Madame (Hyde)
Dir.: Serge Bozon
(Belgium-France / 2017 / 95′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Locarno Film Festival – Best Actress
Premiere Status: Indian Premiere
Let the Sun Shine In (Un beau soleilintérieur)
Dir.: Claire Denis
(Belgium-France / 2017 / 94′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: SACD Prize – Directors Fortnight, Cannes
Montparnasse Bienvenue (Jeune femme)
Dir.: LéonorSerraille
(Belgium-France / 2017 / 97′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2017 – Golden Camera, CPH PIX, Haifa Intl Film Festival
Felicite (Félicité)
Dir.: Alain Gomis
(Belgium-Senegal-Germany-Lebanon-France / 2017 / 129′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Berlinale – Silver Bear, Istanbul FF – FACE award, Sydney Film Festival
Men Don’t Cry (Muskarci ne placu)
Dir.: AlenDrljevic
(Bosnia and Herzegovina-Slovenia-Germany-Croatia / 2017 / 98′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival
Premiere Status: Indian Premiere
Elon Doesn’t Believe in Death (ElonNãoAcreditanaMorte)
Dir.: Ricardo Alves Jr.
(Brazil / 2017 / 75′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: IFFR – Bright Future Award
Premiere Status: Indian Premiere
3/4 (Three Quarters)
Dir.: IlianMetev
(Bulgaria-Germany / 2017 / 82′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Won Golden Leopard [Filmmakers of the Present] at the Locarno International Film Festival
Premiere Status: Indian Premiere
Union Leader
Dir.: Sanjay Patel
(Canada-India / 2017 / 120′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Vancouver IFF
Premiere Status: Asian Premiere
A Fantastic Women (UnaMujerFantástica)
Dir.: SebastiánLelio (Chile-Germany-Spain-USA / 2017 / 104′ / DCP)
Festivals and Award: Berlinale 2017 (Competition), won the Silver Bear for Best Script
Scary Mother (SashishiDeda)
Dir.: Ana Urushadze
(Estonia-Germany / 2017 / 107′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Sarajevo Film Festival, Chicago IFF, Singapore IFF
Euthanizer (Armomurhaaja)
Dir.: Teemu Nikki
(Finland / 2017 / 85′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: TIFF, Fantastic Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Other Side of Hope (Toivontuollapuolen)
Dir.: Aki Kaurismaki
(Finland-Germany / 2017 / 100′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: New Zealand Film Festival, TIFF, Berlinale – Silver Bear, San Sebastian Film Festival – FIPRESCI Film of the Year, Sydney Film Festival
The House by the Sea (La villa)
Dir.: Robert Guédiguian
(France / 2017 / 107′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Venice, TIFF, San Sebastian Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Bloody Milk (Petit paysan)
Dir.: Hubert Charuel
(France / 2017 / 90′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes Critics Week, Jerusalem Film Festival, Philadelphia FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
M
Dir.: Sarah Forestier
(France / 2017 / 100′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Venice FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Midwife (Sage femme)
Dir.: Martin Provost
(France / 2017 / 117′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: SIFF, Newzeland FF, Edinburgh Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
A Gentle Creature (Krotkaya)
Dir.: Sergei Loznitsa
(France / 2017 / 143′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2017 (Competition) , Munich Film Festival
Redoubtable (Le Redoutable)
Dir.; Michel Hazanavicius
(France-Myanmar / 2017 / 107′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2017, Cannes 2017, London Film Festival
Hostages
Dir.: RezoGigineishvili
(Georgia-Russia-Poland / 2017 / 103′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Edinburgh Film Festival, Haifa FF, Sarajevo FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Western
Dir.: ValeskaGrisebach
(Germany-Bulgaria-Austria / 2017 / 119′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2017, TIFF, Mar Del Planta FF, Blue Angel Award, Special Mention – Golden Apricot FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Young Karl Marx (Le jeune Karl Marx)
Dir.: Raoul Peck
(Germany-France-Belgium / 2017 / 118′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Berlinale, Founders Prize – Traverse City Film Festival
The Cakemaker
Dir.: Ofir Raul Graizer
(Germany-Israel / 2017 / 104′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Adelaide Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Love Me Not
Dir.: AlexandrosAvranas
(Greece-France / 2017 / 99′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: San Sebastian Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Park (Parkas)
Dir.: Sofia Exarhou
(Greece-Poland / 2017 / 100′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Athens IFF – Best Actor, Best debut director, Geneva IFF – Special Mention, San Sebastian FF – New Directors Award, TIFF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
On Body and Soul (Teströléslélekröl)
Dir.: IldikóEnyedi
(Hungary / 2017 / 116′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Berlinale, TIFF, San Sebastian
High Noon Story (Majaraynimroz)
Dir.: Mohammad HosseinMahdavian
(Iran / 2017 / 111′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Fajr Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
No Date No Sign (BedooneTarikh, BedooneEmza)
Dir.: VahidJalilvand
(Iran / 2017 / 100′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Fajr Film Festival (3 wins and 8 nominations)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Disappearance
Dir.: Ali Asgari
(Iran-Qatar / 2017 / 88′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Venice IFF, Toronto IFF- Discovery
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Journey (Al Rahal)
Dir.: Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji
(Iraq-UK-Qatar-Netherlands / 2017 / ??’ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2017
The Breadwinner
Dir.: Nora Twomey
(Ireland-Canada-Luxembourg / 2017 / 94′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2017, London Film Festival
Premiere Status: Asia Premiere
Scaffolding
Dir.: MatanYair
(Israel-Poland / 2017 / 95′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Best Cinematography – Honorable Mention, Best Israeli Feature, Best Actor at Jerusalem IFF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Children of the Night (I Figli Della Notte)
Dir.: Andrea De Sica
(Italy-Belgium / 2017 / 85′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF) , Gallio Film Festival,Ischia Global Film & Music Festival, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists , Torino Film Festival, Ortigia Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
A Ciambra
Dir.: Jonas Carpignano
(Italy-Brazil-Germany-France-USA-Sweden / 2017 / 120′ / DCP)
Festivals and Award: Cannes 2017, Munich International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Won the Label Europa Cinemas
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Her Love Boils Bathwater (Yu wowakasuhodo no atsuiai)
Dir.: Ryôta Nakano
(Japan / 2016 / 125′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Country submission for the Oscars
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Close-Knit (Kareragahonki de amutokiwa)
Dir.: Naoko Ogigami
(Japan / 2017 / 127′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Raindance FF, Brussels IFF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Third Murder (Sandome no Satsujin)
Dir.: HirokazuKore-eda
(Japan / 2017 / 124′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: San Sebastian Film Festival, Venice IFF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Birds Without Names (KanojoGaSono Na WoShiranaiToritachi)
Dir.: Kazuya Shiraishi
(Japan / 2017 / 123′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Rome IFF, TIFF 2017
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Radiance (Hikari)
Dir.: Naomi Kawase
(Japan-France / 2017 / 101′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2017, Tokyo IFF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Unwanted (T’padashtun Kosovo)
Dir.: EdonRizvanolli
(Netherlands / 2017 / 85′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Netherlands FF, Karlovy Vary FF,
Premiere Status: Asian Premiere
Frost
Dir.: SharunasBartas
(Lithuania-France-Ukraine-Poland / 2017 / 132′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2017
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Barrage
Dir.: Laura Schroeder
(Luxembourg-Belgium-France / 2017 / 112′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Raindance FF, Chicago IFF
Secret Ingredient
Dir.: GjorceStavreski
(Marcedonia-Greece / 2017 / 104′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Thessaloniki FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
I Dream in Another Language (Sueño en otroidioma)
Dir.: Ernesto Contreras
(Mexico-Netherlands / 2017 / 103′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Sundance – Global filmmaking award Audience award, Oslo FF – Jury prize, Florida FF – Audience award
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Razzia
Dir.: Nabil Ayouch
(Morocco-Belgium-France / 2017 / 119′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2017, DIFF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Wajib
Dir.: Annemarie Jacir
(Palestine-France / 2017 / 96′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: London FF, Locarno FF, TIFF 2017
The Reconciliation (Zgoda)
Dir.: MaciejSobieszczanski
(Poland / 2017 / 87′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: TPFF, Gdynia Film Festival, Montreal FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Closeness (Tesnota)
Dir.: KantemirBalagov
(Russia / 2017 / 118′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2017
Loveless (Nelyubov)
Dir.: AndreyZvyagintsev
(Russia-France / 2017 / 127′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2017, New Zealand FF, Calgary FF, London FF, MIFF
Requiem for Mrs. J (Rekvijemzagospodju J)
Dir.: BojanVuletic
(Serbia-Bulgaria-Republic of Macedonia-Russia-France / 2017 / 93′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Berlinale, Karloyvy Vary FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Pop Aye
Dir.: Kirsten Tan
(Singapore-Thailand / 2017 / 104′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Country Oscar Submission, IFFR – Big Screen Award, Sundance Film Festival – Screenwriting Award, Sydney FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Wound (Inxeba)
Dir.: John Trengove
(South Africa-Germany-Netherlands-France / 2017 / 88′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Berlinale, Durban Film Festival – Jury Prize, MAMI – International Competition winner, Taipei – New Talent award Grand Prize
Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993)
Dir.: Carla Simón
(Spain / 2017 / 97′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Berlinale, New Zealand FF, AFI Fest, CPH PIX, London FF – Sutherland Award, MAMI – International Competition winner
The Nile Hilton Incident
Dir.: TarikSaleh
(Sweden-Denmark-Germany-France / 2017 / 106′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Sundance FF – Grand Jury Prize, Valladolid FF – Golden Spike
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Square
Dir.: Ruben Ostlund
(Sweden-Denmark-Germany-France / 2017 / 142′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2017, Adelaide FF, Country Submission for the Oscars
Zer
Dir.: Kazim Oz
(Turkey-Germany-USA / 2017 / 113′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Haifa IFF, Istanbul IFF
Premiere Status: Asian Premiere
The Party
Dir.: Sally Potter
(UK / 2017 / 71′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: London FF, Adelaide FF, Calgary FF
Final Portrait
Dir.: Stanley Tucci
(UK / 2017 / 90′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: British Independent Film Awards
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Boy with the Top Knot
Dir.: Lynsey Miller
(UK / 2017 / DCP)
Premiere Status: International Premiere
Black Level (Riven chornoho)
Dir.: ValentynVasyanovych
(Ukraine / 2017 / 91′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Odessa Intl FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Life Beyond Me (Une Vie Ailleurs)
Dir.: OliviewPeyon
(Uruguay-France / 2017 / 96′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Haifa IFF
Premiere Status: Asian Premiere
The Strange Ones
Dir.: Christopher Radcliff, Lauren Wolkstein
(USA / 2017 / 81′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Sundance FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Wonderstruck
Dir.: Todd Haynes
(USA / 2017 / 117′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Gent FF, Adelaide FF, VIFF
Mother!
Dir.: Darren Aronofsky
(USA / 2017 / 121′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: MAMI, Venice IFF
Uma
Dir.: Alain Maiki
(Venezuela / 2017 / ‘ / DCP)
Premiere Status: Asian Premiere
El Inca
Dir.: Ignacio Castillo Cottin
(Venezuela / 2016 / 128′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Audience Prize – Venezuela FF, Country Submission for the Oscars
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Father and Son (Cha cõng con)
Dir.: Dung LuongDinh
(Vietnam / 2017 / 90′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: ARIZONA IFF, ASEAN FF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
9 Fingers (9 doigts)
Dir.: F.J. Ossang
(Portugal-France / 2017 / 99′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Locarno International Film Festival – Best Director
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
Dir.: Mouly Surya
(Indonesia / 2017 / 90′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2017, Singapore IFF
Premiere Status: India Premiere
In Blue
Dir.: Jaap Van Heusden
(Netherlands-Germany / 2017 / 102′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Austin Film Fest – Won
Premiere Status: Asian Premiere
No Bed of Roses
Dir.: MostofaSarwarFarooki
(Bangladesh-India / 2017 / 85′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Won – Moscow IFF, Shanghai IFF
Breath (Nafas)
Dir.: NargesAbyer
(Iran / 2017 / 112′ / DCP)
Festivals and Awards: Crystal Simorgh at the Fajr FF, Best Director – POFF
Murder on the Orient Express
Dir.: Kenneth Branagh
(USA / 2017 / DCP)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Once Upon a Time (Zhili-byli)
Dir.: Eduard Parri
(Russia / 2017 / 90′ / DCP)
Premiere Status: International Premiere
RESTORED CLASSICS
- HE OLD DARK HOUSE
Dir: JAMES WHALE
(USA/72min/1932)
- LAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE (OCHAZUKE NO AJI)
Dir: YASUJIRŌ OZU
(Japan/115min/1952)
- WO OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER (DEUX OU TROIS CHOSES QUE JE SAIS D’ELLE )
Dir: JEAN-LUC GODARD
(France/87min/1967)
- EAUTY OF THE DAY/BELLE DE JOUR
Dir: LUIS BUNUEL
(France|Italy/100min/1967)
- HE LODGER
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
(UK/68min/1927)
- ETROPOLIS
Dir: Fritz Lang
(Germany/153min/1927)
- ACRIFICE/Offret
Dir: Andrei Tarkovsky
(Sweden|UK|France/149min/1986)
- HANDHAR
Dir: MrinalSen
(India/106min/1984)
JAMES BOND RETROSPECTIVE
Dr. No (1962)
Dir.: Terence Young
Goldfinger(1964)
Dir: Guy Hamilton
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
Dir.: Peter Hunt
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Dir.: Lewis Gilbert
Octopussy(1983)
Dir: John Glen
License to Kill (1989)
Dir.: John Glen
Golden Eye (1995)
Dir.: Martin Campbell
The World is not enough (1999)
Dir.: Michel Apted
Skyfall(2012)
Dir.: Sam Mendes
BRICS FILM FESTIVAL – AWARD WINNING FILMS
* All of the below films are award winning films at the BRICS Film Festival
Panfilov’s 28
Dir: Kim Druzhinin/AndreyShalopa
Ayanda
Dir: Sara Blecher
Premiere Status: India Premiere
The Second Mother
Dir: Anna Muylaert
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Nise: the Heart of Madness
Dir: Roberto Berliner
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Where has the time gone?
Dir: Jia Zhang-ke |Walter Sellas| Alexey Fedorchenko| MadhurBhandarkar|JahmilQubeka
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Soulmate
Dir: Kwok Cheung Tsang/China|Hong Kong/110min/2016
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Turtle/Kaasav
Dir: SumitraBhave|SunilSukhthankat/India/105’/2016
COUNTRY FOCUS: CANADA
The Stairs
Dir.: Hugh Gibson
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2016, Best Canadian Film – Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Old Stone
Dir.: Johnny Ma
Festivals and Awards: Busan 2016, HKIFF 2016, Stockholm IFF 2016 [Best Director, Best Screenplay], TIFF 2016 – Best Canadian First Feature
Closet Monster
Dir.: Stephen Dunn
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2015,
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Les Affames
Dir.: Robin Aubert
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2017
Premiere Status: Asia Premiere
Don’t Talk to Irene
Dir.: Pat Mills
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2017
Premiere Status: International Premiere
Allure
Dir.: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2017
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Eye On Juliet
Dir.: Kim Nguyen
Festivals and Awards: Venice Film Festival, TIFF 2017
Premiere Status: Asia Premiere
Meditation Park
Dir.: Mina Shum
Festivals and Awards: TIFF 2017
Premiere Status: Asia Premiere
ATOM EGOYAN RETROSPECTIVE
Exotica
- The Sweet Hereafter
- Remember
BIENNALE COLLEGE CINEMA FILMS
Orecchie
Dir.:Alessandro Aronadio
Festivals and Awards: BIFEST, CPH PIX, Venice film festival – NuovoImaie award, FEDIC award
Premiere Status: India Premiere
La Soledad
Dir.:Jorge Thielen Armand
Festivals and Awards: Durban Film Festival – Best Screenplay, Miami Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Mukti Bhawan
Dir.: ShubhashishBhutiani
Festivals and Awards: National Film Award, DIFF, UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the Venice International Film Festival and is also the recipient of the Asia Cinema Fund by BIFF 2016
Una Hermana
Dir.: Sofia Brockenshire and VerenaKuri
Premiere Status: India Premiere
HOMAGE SCREENINGS
ArdhSatya (Om Puri)
Dir.: GovindNihalani/ India-Hindi-Marathi / 1983 / 130′
ChameliMemsaab (Abdul Majid)
Dir.: Abdul Majid/ India-Assamese / 1975 / 144′
Achanak (VinodKhanna)
Dir.: Gulzar /India-Hindi / 1973 / 96′
Ocean of an Old Man (Tom Alter)
Dir.: Rajesh Shera India-Hindi-Bengali-English / 2008 / 80′
Savalee (ReemaLagoo)
Dir.: RajendraTalak/ India-Marathi / 2007
AyirathilOruvan (Jayalalitha)
Dir.: B. RamakrishnaiahPanthulu/ India-Tamil / 1965 / 174′
JaaneBhi Do Yaaro (Kundan Shah)
Dir.: Kundan Shah/ India-Hindi / 1983 / 132′
OseyRamulamma (DasariNarayanaRao)
Dir.: NarayanaRaoDasari / India-Telugu / 1997 / 158′
Nagarik (RamanandSengupta)
Dir.: RitwikGhatak /India-Bengali / 1952 / 127’
ACCESSIBLE INDIA FILMS
Hindi Medium
Secret Superstar
MASTER CLASSES
ShekharKapur
Craig Mann
MukkeshChhabra
Piyush Gupta, Nikhil Mehrotra and NiteshTiwari
Anand Gandhi
Atom Egoyan
PANEL DISCUSSIONS *
The Power of Story Telling: Creating New Groups for Communities Online and Offline
Moderator: Samir Saran, VP, ORF
Panelists: NishikantKamat, Raja Krishna Menon, Anna Louie Sussman
Children’s Cinema In India
Moderator: Parsoon Joshi
Panelists: AnuragBasu, NiteshTiwari, Rajiv Chilaka
Literary Inspirations: Cinema and the Written Word
Moderator: VaniTripathiTikoo
Panelists: Amish Tripathi, Yatrindra Mishra, Parsoon Joshi
The World of Tagore
Moderator: VaniTripathiTikoo
Panelists: Shoma A. Chatterji, Pablo Cesar, AnuragBasu
Digital Space: The Future
Moderator: Bharatbala
Panelists: ShekharKapur, Vijay Subramaniam, NachiketPantvaidya, Sameer Nair, Karan Anshuman
How to make your next film
Moderator: Anupama Chopra
Panelists: Siddharth Roy Kapur, EktaKapoor, Karan Johar, RiteshSidhwani, Vijay Singh, SajidNadiadwala, KalaipulliThanu
Young Filmmakers of India
Moderator: NageshKukunoor
Panelists: AshwinyIyerTiwari, R.S.Prasanna, Shiboprasad Mukherjee, BhaskarHazarika, KarthikSubbaraj, Pawan Kumar
MIXED REALITY SIDE BAR – Master Classes and Panels *
Masterclass: Brian Chirls on Web VR
Augmenting Reality: Augmented Reality Meets Documentary
Brave New Worlds: VR Meets Fiction
Indian VR: Where are we now? Where are we headed?
*Additional panelists on Panel Discussions to be included and are in the process of being confirmed
