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Kolkata Film Festival
The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the third oldest international film festival in India. The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the West Bengal Government. In 2019, it was held from 8 November to 15 November. Duration will be not less than 60 minutes for featured films. The length of short films must be not more than 30 minutes, and for documentaries not more than 60 minutes. Productions may not be older than two years and must be an Indian premiere. Awards ceremonies The following is a listing of all Kolkata International Film Awards ceremonies since 1995. See also * 26th Kolkata International Film Festival * 28th Kolkata International Film Festival The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival was held from 15th to 22nd December 2022 at Netaji Indoor Stadium, in Kolkata, India. The festival opened with 1973 film '' Abhimaan'', by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. 183 fil ...
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Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45  lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41  crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ...
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25th Kolkata International Film Festival
The 25th Kolkata International Film Festival took place from 8 to 15 November 2019. Inauguration Hosted by CM of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, The 25th Kolkata International Film Festival was Inaugurated by Amitabh Bachchan followed by a grand inaugural ceremony on Netaji Indoor Stadium. other guests included names like Shah Rukh khan, Jaya Bachchan, Mahesh Bhatt, Rakhee Gulzar etc. The ceremony was also graced by international film personalities like German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff, Sex Lies and Videotape actress Andie MacDowell and Slovak film director Dušan Hanák The Focus Country this year was Germany with 42 films. Official Selections Competition Categories Asian Select (NETPAC Award) Competition on Indian Documentary Films Competition on Indian Language's Films Competition on Indian Short Films International Competition Non-Competition Categories 50 years Celebration-RESTORED CLASSICS Alexander Kluge (Focus: Germany) Bengali ...
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Culture Of Kolkata
The culture of Kolkata concerns the music, art, museums, festivals, and lifestyle within Kolkata. It is the former capital of India and, , the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Geir Heierstad writes that Bengalis tend to have a special appreciation for art and literature. Cited by: Arts The city has a long tradition of commercial theatres and group theatres. As opposed to commercial theatres, group theatres usually do not have any profit making agenda. Group theatre activists use the proscenium stage to portray some social message. The commercial theatres of the city, however, has been declining in popularity since the 1980s, and only a handful of commercial theatre productions are made, as of 2009. Notable group theatres include the Little Theatre Group, Gandharba, Calcutta Theatre, Nandikar, Bahurupee etc. and movements like the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). Famous drama and theatrics personalities include Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay, Utpal Dutta, Rudr ...
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1995 Establishments In West Bengal
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Film Festivals In India
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ...
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Kolkata International Film Festival
The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the third oldest international film festival in India. The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the West Bengal Government. In 2019, it was held from 8 November to 15 November. Duration will be not less than 60 minutes for featured films. The length of short films must be not more than 30 minutes, and for documentaries A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in term ... not more than 60 minutes. Productions may not be older than two years and must be an Indian premiere. Awards ceremonies The following is a listing of all Kolkata International Film Awards ceremonies since 1995. See also * 26th Kolkata International Film Festival * 28t ...
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Adieu Godard
''Adieu Godard'' (stylized as ''adieu GODARD'') is a 2021 Odia language independent drama film written and directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya. The film world premiered at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival 2021. In India, the film got officially selected at festivals like IFFK (Kerala), KIFF (Kolkata), Bengaluru (BIFFES), Pune (PIFF) etc. Adieu Godard also won Best Film Award in the Indian Languages competition at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival 2022 and the 'Third Best Indian Cinema Award' at the 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2022. The film is produced under the banner of Odisha based production company ''Swastik Arthouse'', in association with Kolkata based ''FilmStop Entertainment'' and the French company ''Les Films de la Haute-Vallée.'' Release Adieu Godard released in theaters of India on September 2, 2022. The film was released in India by Platoon distribution, while renowned star of Odia cinema, Anu Choudhury, presented it. The film ...
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Jhilli
''Jhilli'' () is a Bengali language film written and directed by Ishaan Ghose in 2021 and produced by Goutam Ghose Associates. The film is about a boy named Bokul who resolves to make changes in his life after realizing that most of his friends are leaving him behind in the debris of discards. Plot Bokul, a fourth-generation manual laborer, toils in the largest trash yard in Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ... at a facility that crushes bones. He makes the most of his existence in his environment while being unaware of his difficulties. He has no idea that the outside world is transforming quickly and preparing for a new economic boom. His entire world was exchanged for a recreation area. Cast * Bitan Biswas as Ganesh * Shombhunath De as Shombhu * Say ...
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Nonajoler Kabbo
''Nonajoler Kabbo'' ( bn, নোনাজলের কাব্য; ) is a 2020 Bangladeshi drama film written and directed by Rezwan Shahriar Sumit. It was screened at the BFI London Film Festival in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2020 and was later released in Bangladesh on 26 November 2021, over one year later. The film stars Fazlur Rahman Babu, Shatabdi Wadud, Titas Zia, Tasnova Tamanna, and Ashoke Bepari. Plot Sculpture artist Rudro (Titas Zia) leaves the city to venture where his father once assisted with aid relief for the community after a cyclone hit. He sets up a studio in the local village of Patuakhali, Barisal, creating beautiful, elegant figures, many of which depict the human body. Soon, his modern outlook is met with contempt, creating a divide between the traditional and more progressive ways of urban life. The locals are led by a chairman and faith leader ( Fazlur Rahman Babu), who feels threatened by Rudro’s creations, interpreting the artwork as a form of ...
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Kalla Nottam
''Kalla Nottam'' (released internationally as ''The False Eye'') is a 2019 Indian Malayalam language coming-of-age drama film directed by Rahul Riji Nair starring Vasudev, Suryadev, and Ansu. Cast *Vasudev Sajeesh Marar as Vincent *Suryadev Sajeesh Marar as Kishore *Ansu Maria as Rosy *Vinitha Koshy as Neenu Production The film was made without a script. Reception Sajin Shrijith of ''The New Indian Express'' opined that "Kalla Nottam is that rare coming-of-age drama which proves aesthetics don’t matter much when the content is strong. I initially expected it to be something innocent and light-hearted, but I found the slightly dark direction it took later so refreshing. I didn’t see some of the surprises coming. This is one of the best Malayalam films of this year". Cris of ''The News Minute'' wrote that "If the last 15 minutes or so of the short-length feature (1 hour 10 minutes) had been different, Kalla Nottam would have been a wonderful little package". Nirmal Jovial ...
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Bandar Band
''Bandar Band'' is an Iranian drama film, directed by Manijeh Hekmat and released in 2020."Toronto Intl. Film Festival picks two films from Iran"
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The film centres on a trio of musicians who have entered a music competition in , but whose travel plans are complicated and upended by the . The film premiered at the
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26th Kolkata International Film Festival
The 26th Kolkata International Film Festival took place from 8 to 15 January 2021. It was scheduled to take place from 5 to 12 November 2020 but was postponed to January 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. Inauguration The 26th Kolkata International film festival was virtually inaugurated by CM of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on 8 January 2020. Shah Rukh Khan, who is the brand ambassador of Bengal, joined the ceremony over a video call. Since 2011, Shah Rukh Khan has been attending the film festival each year. Around 132 feature films, documentaries and short films have been selected to be showcased at the KIFF 2021 out of 1170 submissions. The festival commenced with actor Soumitra Chatterjee's world-renowned film Apur Sansar. Tributes The Festival Paid Tribute to Late Legendary Actor Shri Soumitra Chatterjee, Federico Fellini, Éric Rohmer, Ravi Shankar, Fernando Solanas, Kim Ki-duk, Basu Chatterjee, Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Tapas Paul, Amala Shankar, Hemanta Muk ...
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