The 48th edition of the International Film Festival of India promises to be a grand cinematic event, celebrating the best films from India and across the globe.
Here are a few highlights from this year’s festival and what to look forward to:
* IFFI 2017 will present an impressive line-up of films, with the attendance of some of the biggest stars from various film industries, all of whom have sent their unwavering support to the festival.
*Superstar Shah Rukh Khan inaugurates the festival on the opening day ceremony.
*Superstar Salman Khan will close the festival with a bang.
*Also present at the opening ceremony will be Shahid Kapoor, representing young India.
*Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with the “Indian Film Personality of the Year” Award at the 48th International Film Festival of India , the country’s biggest and Asia’s oldest film festival that celebrates the future of cinema.
*The closing ceremony will also have a special performance by Gen-X star Siddharth Malhotra.
*Padma Shri and BAFTA award winner Shekhar Kapur will conduct a special masterclass at the Festival.
*Noted Casting director, Mukesh Chabbra, who is credited with having discovered some of the brightest talents in the industry, will host a Masterclass on “Characterization and Casting for Cinema”
*Academy Award nominee, Majid Majidi will showcase the India Premiere of his latest film “Beyond the Clouds” presented by Zee Studios and Namah pictures as the opening film for IFFI 2017
*Argentinean filmmaker Pablo Cesar will present the World premiere of his film “Thinking of Him” as it is the closing film at IFFI 2017 amidst the presence of the film’s cast and crew.
*One of Canada’s most celebrated directors, Atom Egoyan , knighted by the French government will also conduct a special masterclass on filmmaking.
*Academy award winner Craig Mann, who did the sound design of Whiplash, will conduct another Master Class, who did the sound design of Whiplash .
*The Festival will present over three world premieres and over 64 India Premieres of the best of International Cinema, including much talked about films such as Murder on the Orient Express, Mother!, The Square, Party Girl, Racer and the Jailbird, Spoor, Redoubtable among numerous others.
*IFFI 2017 will also present a Restored Classics section allowing delegates to watch landmark films such as Frtiz Lang’s Metropolis, Ozu’s Flavour of Green Tea over Rice and Tarkovsky’s Sacrifice among others
*Other stars expected to attend include Bhumi Pednekar, Huma Qureshi, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Diana Penty among others.
*Among the many firsts, those who couldn’t make it for the event have also come out in full force to support the festival including Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shilpa Shetty, Farhan Akhtar, Prakash Jha, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Rakesh Roshan, Divya Dutta and Saiyami Kher who have given testimonials urging audiences to come be a part of IFFI 2017.
*The Festival will present over three world premieres and over 64 India Premieres of the best of International Cinema, including much talked about films such as Murder on the Orient Express, Mother!, The Square, Party Girl, Racer and the Jailbird, Spoor, Redoubtable among numerous others.
*Another highlight at IFFI 2017 will be a panel discussion curated by the World Economic Forum with filmmaker Karan Johar and producer Ekta Kapoor as they address audiences about mastering a new reality, technological innovations and new business models that have the potential to make the Indian television and films more immersive, inclusive and interactive.
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