Kolkata International Film Festival: News
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As filmmakers, our job is to find stories that need to be told, says Jhilli director Ishaan Ghose
The debut directorial feature of renowned filmmaker Goutam Ghose's son bagged a Golden Royal Bengal Tiger at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival.
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Manikbabur Megh, Adieu Godard, Jhilli win at 27th Kolkata International Film Festival
Dedicated to the centenary year of Satyajit Ray, the film festival was held from 25 April to 1 May in a physical format.
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Ananta trailer: A visually poetic drama starring Ritwick Chakraborty and Sohini Sarkar
Directed by Abhinandan Dutta, the film will be screened at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival.
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27th Kolkata International Film Festival to start today and end on 1 May
According to Raj Chakraborty, chairperson of the festival, this edition has been dedicated to celebrating Satyajit Ray's centenary.
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Coronavirus update: Kolkata International Film Festival postponed
The festival was scheduled to be held in physical format between 7 and 14 January with 50% occupancy.
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27th Kolkata International Film Festival to have screenings with 50% occupancy, says chairperson Raj Chakraborty
The physical edition of the event will be held from 7 to 14 January.
Article Bengali
Kolkata International Film Festival opening ceremony to be held at Nabanna Sabhaghar amid COVID surge
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee decided to change the venue of the event, which is traditionally held at Netaji Indoor Stadium.
Article Bengali
It's been privilege to work with a host of accomplished actors, says Jhora Palok actress Jaya Ahsan
Ahsan plays both poet Jibanananda Das's wife Labanyaprabha Das and the character of Surangana, an eminent filmmaker from the present time, in Sayantan Mukherjee's Jhora Palok, starring Bratya Basu
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The Rapist, Deep6, Nazarband, Manikbabur Megh to be screened at 27th Kolkata International Film Festival
The event will also honour the legacy of director Satyajit Ray, film historian and critic Chidananda Das Gupta and Hungarian filmmaker Miklós Jancsó.
Review Bengali
Coldfire review: Fiction comments on reality in this dystopian sci-fi drama
Actor Riddhi Sen’s directorial debut offers food for thought on the class divide and consumerist culture.
Article Assam
The struggle of real people to live despite all the odds inspired God On The Balcony: Biswajeet Bora
Biswajeet Bora, who won the Best Director award for the film at the 26th Kolkata film festival earlier this year, speaks about the film and his own journey in cinema.
Review Hindi
Kosa review: A brutal reality of India that disappears in a media black hole
Mohit Priyadarshi’s debut film tells a tale of unimaginable cruelty that continues to torment remote areas of the country peopled by aboriginal tribes.
Article Bengali
Dusk presents sex workers as professionals, says director Ujjal Paul
The film zeroes in on a few moments in a prostitute’s life in an attempt to show that sex work doesn’t always leave one feeling victimised.
Review Nepal
Mahanagar review: Synchronized cinematic composition blends well with the content
Though the content itself may not make a strong impact, the pace of the film and the gradual involvement with the characters’ journey is soothing.
Article Bengali
Art, nature play major role in protagonist's romantic choices in Aquarium, says director Deep Ghosh
The filmmaker, who has been making short films documentaries since 2016, wanted to break away from the exercise of conveying social messages with this project.
Article Italian
Federico Fellini: The dreamer who roused generations of filmmakers
The Kolkata International Film Festival handpicked five of the auteur's feature films and a documentary on one of his works to celebrate the filmmaker who would have turned 101 this month.
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KIFF inauguration: Shah Rukh Khan requests artistes to spread message of peace, happiness, harmony and love
Addressing the inaugural function virtually, the actor-producer-entrepreneur said 2020 had been the worst year in living memory but also taught us that nothing matters more than family, a term in which he included the entire country.
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Short film on Soumitra Chatterjee to be screened at inauguration of KIFF 2021
Directed by Premendu Bikas Chaki, Journey of a Legend seeks to capture the personal and professional facets of the celebrated actor.
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Shah Rukh Khan to be part of Kolkata film festival inauguration
The actor will make a rare public appearance after the pandemic by participating in the event at the 26th edition of the festival on Friday.
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Kolkata International Film Festival to open with Satyajit Ray’s classic Apur Sansar on 8 January
The physical event will witness the screening of 131 works from 45 countries, including feature films, documentaries and shorts.