The 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) that is commemorating 100 years of Bengali cinema besides celebrating world cinema, got underway past Saturday in the presence of many big names from the industry.
The eight-day festival that started on November 10 will continue till November 17. Here is a venue-wise KIFF schedule of the films to be screened today, i.e. 14 November.
Nandan-I
09.00 am | Centenary Tribute: Ernst Ingmar Bergman; Persona (Persona); Dir: Ingmar Bergman; 1966/Sweden/85 mins
11.45 am | International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images; Sibel (Sibel); Dir: Guillaume Giovanetti, Cagla Zencirci; 2018/Turkey/95 mins
03:00 pm | International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images; The Third Wife (The Third Wife); Dir: Ash Mayfair; 2018/Vietnam/96 mins
05:00 pm | International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images; Imi Este Indiferent Daca In Istorie Vom Intra Ca Barbari (I Do Not; Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians); Dir: Radu Jude; 2018/Romania/140 mins
7.15 pm | Maestro; Climax (Climax); Dir: Gaspar Noe; 2018/France/96 mins
Nandan-II
11:15 am | Special Focus: Contemporary Tunisia: Dachra (Dachra); Dir: Abdelhamid Bouchnak; 2018/Afghanistan/113 mins
03:15 pm | Competition on Indian Language’s Films: Kanthan The Lover Of Colour (Kanthan The Lover Of Colour); Dir: Shareef Easa; 2018/India/102 mins
05:15 pm | Competition on Indian Language’s Films: Mishing (The Apparition); Dir: Bobby Sarma Baruah; 2018/India/75 mins
07:30 pm | Competition on Indian Language’s Films: Angu Doore Oru Desathu (In A Land Far Away); Dir: Joshy Mathew; 2018/India/116 mins
Nandan-III
11: 15 am | Centenary Tribute: Ernst Ingmar Bergman; Bergman Och Filmen (Bergman Island); Dir: Marie Nyrerod; 2004/Sweden/174 mins
03:15 pm | Centenary Tribute: Ernst Ingmar Bergman; Bergman Och Filmen (Bergman Island); Dir: Marie Nyrerod; 2004/Sweden/174 mins
05:15 pm | Unheard India: Rare Language Indian Films; Nana A Tale Of Us (Nana A Tale Of Us); Dir: Tiakumzukaier; 2017/India/100 mins
07:30 pm | Documentary Films: Tomari Matir Konnya (Thy Daughter O’ Mother Earth); Dir: Sekhar Das; 2017/India/ minsThe Man Who Played With Lights; (The Man Who Played With Lights); Dir: Shounak Majumdar; 2017/India/20 mins
Sisir Mancha
11:00 am | Documentary Films: Ha’ee; (The Island); Dir: Adam Weingrod; 2017/Israel/60 mins; An Iconic Genius (An Iconic Genius); Dir: Sougata Bhattacharyya; 2018/India/28 mins
Mothers With Iron Hearts (Mothers With Iron Hearts); Dir: Sanjiban Nath; 2018/India/40 mins
Chandua – A Unique Heritage: (Chandua – A Unique Heritage); Dir: Krishna Basu; 2018/India/24 mins
02:00 pm | Children’s Screening: Asadhya Makkalu (Adventures Kids); Dir: N.m.joshi; 2018/India/67 mins
04:15 pm | Competition on Indian Short Films; Head (Head); Dir: Shaqyo; 2018/India/10 mins
Short Films
Khhwahish (The Desire); Dir: Meet Vasudevan; 2018/India/27 mins
Deja Vu (Deja Vu); Dir: Abhishek Bist; 2018/India/11 mins
Dhoopkathi (An Afternoon Affair); Dir: Tangsu Karmakar; 2017/India/13 mins
Sampurak (The Other Half); Dir: Prabal Chakraborty; 2018/India/15 mins
Ekti Ajaana Galpo (An Unknown Story); Dir: Nasrina Khan, Sajay Halder; 2018/India/00 mins
06:45 pm | Great Master: Bimal Roy; Yahudi (Yahudi); Dir: Bimal Roy; 1958/India/170 mins
Rabindra Sadan
11:15 am | Asian Select (NETPAC Award): Abraham (Abraham); Dir: Konarak Mukherjee; 2018/India/126 mins
03:15 pm | Iconic Australian Cinema: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert (Priscilla Queen Of The Desert); Dir: Stephan Elliott; 1994/Australia/103 mins
07:30 pm | Restored Classics: Ladri Di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves); Dir: Vittorio De Sica; 1948/Italy/93 mins
Nazrul Tirtha-I
11:00 am | Retrospective: Philip Noyce: The Quiet American (The Quiet American); Dir: Phillip Noyce; 2002/Australia/101 mins
02:00 pm | Maestro: Nome Di Donna (Nome Di Donna); Dir: Marco Tullio Giordana; 2018/Italy/98 mins
04:00 pm | Competition on Indian Language’s Films: Half Songs (Half Songs); Dir: Sriram Raja; 2018/India/79 mins
06:00 pm | Maestro: Vision (Vision); Dir: Naomi Kawase; 2018/Japan/109 mins
Navina
07:00 pm | Maestro: Zimna Wojna (Cold War); Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski; 2018/Poland/89 mins
09:00 pm | Cinema International: El Motoarrebatador (The Snatch Thief); Dir: Agustin Toscano; 2018/Argentina/93 mins
Inox City Center 1
03:00 pm | Cinema International: Stripped (Stripped); Dir: Yaron Shani; 2018/Israel/120 mins
05:30 pm | International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images: Persons Of Interest (Persons Of Interest); Dir: Ralston Gonzales Jover; 2018/Philippines/104 mins
PVR Cinema (Diamond Plaza)
02:00 pm | International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images: Unicornio (Unicorn); Dir: Eduardo Nunes; 2017/Brazil/122 mins
04:00 pm | Cinema International: The Happy Prince (The Happy Prince); Dir: Rupert Everett; 2018/Italy/105 mins
06:00 pm | Asian Select (NETPAC Award): Mouna Kaandam (House Of My Fathers); Dir: Suba Sivakumaran; 2018/Sri Lanka/95 mins
New Empire
01:00 pm | Special Focus: Contemporary Tunisia: Zizou (Zizou); Dir: Ferid Boughedir; 2016/France/99 mins
03:00 pm | International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images: La Negrada (Black Mexicans); Dir: Jorge Perez Solano; 2018/Mexico/102 mins
05:30 pm | International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images: Stranniki Terpeniya (Strangers Of Patience); Dir: Vladimir Alenikov; 2018/Russia/103 mins
07:30 pm | Cinema International: Pajaros De Verano (Birds Of Passage); Dir: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra; 2018/Colombia/125 mins
PVR Cinema (Avani Mall)
03:00 pm | Cinema International: Agujero Negro (Black Hole); Dir: Diego Araujo; 2018/Ecuador/102 mins
05:30 pm | Cinema International: Joueurs (Treat Me Like Fire); Dir: Marie Monge; 2018/France/105 mins
Carnival Cinema
09:00 am | Cinema International: Lordre Des Medecins (Breath Of Life); Dir: David Roux; 2018/France/93 mins
11:00 am | Cinema International: Les Fauves (Savage); Dir: Vincent Mariette; 2017/France/83 mins
Mitra Cinema
04:00 pm | Maestro: Gangbyun Hotel (Hotel By The River); Dir: Hong Sangsoo; 2018/South Korea/96 mins
06:00 pm | Maestro: Doubles Vies (Non-fiction); Dir: Olivier Assayas; 2018/France/108 mins
08:00 pm | Cinema International: Les Filles Du Soleil (Girls Of The Sun); Dir: Eva Husson; 2018/France/115 mins
Basusree Cinema
12:00 pm | Iconic Australian Cinema: Malcolm (Malcolm); Dir: Nadia Tass; 1986/Australia/90 mins
02:00 pm | Cinema International: La Patrie (Homeland); Dir: Anindya Chatterjee; 2018/India/73 mins
04:00 pm | Competition on Indian Language’s Films: Pixelia (Pixelia); Dir: Ratheesh Ravindran; 2018/India/65 mins
Chalachchitra Satabarsha Bhaban
11:00 am | Competition on Indian Short Films: Look At The Sky (Look At The Sky); Dir: Ashok Veilou; 2018/India/00 mins
Short Films: Malai (Ice-cream); Dir: Rajdeep Paul, Sarmistha Maiti; 2018/India/14 mins
02:00 pm |Competition on Indian Documentary Films: The Monks Who Won A Grammy (The Monks Who Won A Grammy); Dir: Aparna Sanyal; 2018/India/53 mins
04:00 pm | 100 years of Bengali Cinema: Ganga (Ganga); Dir: Rajen Tarafdar; 1960/India/148 mins
06:00 pm | 100 years of Bengali Cinema; Koni (Koni); Dir: Saroj Dey; 1986/India/130 mins