Kolkata International Film Festival aims to bring cheer during the pandemic Anubhav Sinha explained the rationale behind his recent socially relevant films as a guest speaker at the 26th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival on Saturday. Image Credit: Supplied
Kolkata: It took some courage on part of the organisers of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) to host their 26th edition in the middle of the country still fighting the pandemic - but the cinema-loving city is slowly waking up to it. Shah Rukh Khan, brand ambassador of the event, inaugurated the third oldest festival of the country in a virtual keynote address on Friday evening.
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The inaugural ceremony was also virtually attended by Bollywood superstar and West Bengal s brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan from Mumbai.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurates 26th KIFF in Kolkata on January 8, 2021.
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The inaugural ceremony was also virtually attended by Bollywood superstar and West Bengal s brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan from Mumbai.
The 26th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival ( KIFF) got off to a start on Friday under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Iconic film characters don masks in KIFF posters
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International festival to begin in Kolkata today; 131 films will be screened
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A poster of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival shows Marlon Brando’s character in The Godfather wearing a mask.
International festival to begin in Kolkata today; 131 films will be screened
Just like in the past, posters of iconic films have come up in several prominent arterial intersections in Kolkata to mark the annual Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). But to mark a sign of the times, the characters in the posters now wear masks.
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The inauguration of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will be held virtually though screenings will take place on site.
Only government venues Nandan, Rabindra Sadan, Calcutta Information Centre, Sisir Mancha, Chalachchitra Satabarsha Bhavan in Tollygunge and Rabindra Okakura Bhavan in Salt Lake have been chosen this year to screen 81 feature films and 50 short and documentary films from 45 countries.
Bookings, though free of cost, will have to be done on the portal bookmyshow.com for the 50 per cent seats that will be made available at each venue. Delegate registration too will happen online at kiff.in, with the delegate fee waived this year. The QR codes on delegate cards and mobile tickets will be scanned for contactless entry.