9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017 (BIFFES 2017) was inaugurated by former Chief Minister of Karnataka,

Siddaramaiah Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947), also referred to by his nickname Siddu, Siddaramaiah served as Chief Minister of Karnataka from 13 May 2013 to 17 May 2018 and currently serving as the leader of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assemb ...

on 2 February 2017 in Bengaluru. A total of 240 films from 60 countries including Oscar nominees of the year such as The Salesman by

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director

Asghar Farhadi Asghar Farhadi ( fa, اصغر فرهادی, ; born 7 May 1972)Soureh Movie Database

and A Man Called Ove by Swedish director Hannes Holm were screened from 2 February to 9 February 2017.

Asian cinema competition

Indian cinema competition

Kannada cinema competition

Kannada Popular Entertainment

Jury Mention Award

FIPRESCI Critics Award

Jury Award for Kannada Cinema

Jury Special Award

References

External links

* {{Official Website, http://biffes.in/ of BIFFes 2017 Bangalore International Film Festival 2017 festivals in Asia 2017 film festivals