29th Kolkata International Film Festival information
2023 Indian film festival
29th Kolkata International Film Festival
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Opening film
Deya Neya by Sunil Bannerjee
Location
Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
Founded
1995
Awards
Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film:
Children of Nobody by Erez Tadmor
Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Director:
Carlos Malave for One Way
Hosted by
Information and Cultural Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal
No. of films
219 films from 39 countries
Festival date
Opening: 5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Closing: 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
Website
kiff.in
Kolkata International Film Festival
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The 29th Kolkata International Film Festival began on 5 December 2023 at Netaji Indoor Stadium, in Kolkata, India. A 1963 romantic comedy Bengali film Deya Neya by Sunil Bannerjee opened the festival, which screened 219 films from 39 countries.[1] Spain and Australia were country of focus in this edition of the festival.[2] The opening ceremony was attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha, Mahesh Bhatt and cricketer Sourav Ganguly among others.[3]
The festival closed on 12 December with the announcement of the awards in the closing ceremony, attended by filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, actor-dancer Mamata Shankar and actress Aditi Rao Hydari among others. Children of Nobody by Erez Tadmor, an Israeli film on the challenges faced by inmates of a shelter for at-risk youths was awarded 'Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award' for the best film whereas Carlos Malave of Venezuela, received the 'Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Director' for his film One Way.[4]
^"219 movies to be screened in Kolkata International Film Festival". The Week. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^Ruman Ganguly (16 November 2023). "KIFF 2023 to be a starry celebration of cinema". Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^"Kolkata International Film Festival 2023 opening ceremony LIVE UPDATES: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Anil Kapoor and others make event a starry affair". Indian Express. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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