Global Family Theme at 3rd Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF)

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The world will come together as one at the 3rd Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF), where over 100 films from 65 countries will be shown from October 31 to November 6.

Jyoti Chitraban (Film Studio) Society is organizing the film festival in cooperation with Dr Bhupen Hazarika Regional Film & Television Institute and Assam Government. The film festival will be held at premises of Jyoti Chitraban (Film Studio) Society and Shrimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra in the city.

“The weeklong festival will witness international films from more than 60 countries. The theme of the festival this time is Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family),” State Culture minister Naba Kumar Doley said while addressing a press conference at Jyoti Chitraban (Film Studio) Society here on Monday.

Chairman of Jyoti Chitraban (Film Studio) Society Pabitra Margherita, deputy chairman Ashok Kumar Bhargav and Secretary of Joyti Chitraban and director of GIFF Monita Borgohain and director of cultural affair Bishnu Kamal Bora also briefed the reporters about the upcoming mega global film festival in the city.

While the Country of Focus will be Iran, Latin America and Caribbean countries will be the Region of Focus in the film festival. Krzysztof Zanussi, a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter will be the chief guest at the GIFF.

There will be eight categories namely World Cinema, Indian Showcase, Competition Section, North-East Kaleidoscope, Tribute Section (Girish Karnad & Mrinal Sen), Retrospective Section- Krzysztof Zanussi, 150 Years of Celebrating Mahatma and Indian Panorama.

Ambassadors of eight Latin American countries are likely to attend the film festival. On other hand Ambassadors of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hungary have already confirmed their participation at the GIFF.

The GIFF will be inaugurated with screening of Charcoal, an Iranian film by Esmail Mousef.

There will be national level film competition during GIFF where 40 films have participated. The best film will get cash award of Rs 2.5 lakh followed by Rs 1.5 lakh for the best director and Rs 50,000 for special jury award.

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