LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Atom Egoyan
INDIAN FILM PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Shri. Amitabh Bachchan
SCHEDULE
OPENING FILM
- Beyond The Clouds
Dir.: Majid Majidi
(India / 2017/ 120/ DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: TIFF 2017, Busan 2017
Premiere Status: South Asia Premiere
CLOSING FILM
- Thinking Of Him
Dir.: Pablo Cesar
(India/Argentina / 2017 / / DCP)
Premiere Status: World Premiere
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
- Ana, mon amour
Dir.: Cãlin Peter Netzer
(Romania-Germany-France / 2017 / 125 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Berlin International Film Festival (Outstanding Artistic Contribution), Cartagena Film Festival , Jerusalem Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- BPM (120 battements par minute)
Dir.: Robin Campillo
(France / 2017 / 144 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Cannes film Festival, Won the Grand Prix at Cannes, Nominated for Palme d’Or at Cannes, Country submission for the Best Foreign language film for the Oscars
Premiere Status: India Premiere
Angels Wear White
Dir.: Vivian Qu
(China / 2017 / 107 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Official Competition in Venice Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- Racer and the Jailbird (Le Fidèle)
Dir.: Michaël R. Roskam
(Belgium-Netherlands-France / 2017 / 130 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: TIFF 2017, Country submission for the Best Foreign language film for the Oscars
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- Dark Skull (Viejo Calavera)
Dir.: Kiro Russo
(Bolivia-Qatar / 2017 / 80 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (International Competition),Cartagena Film Festival (Best Film – Mejor Película), Indie Lisboa International Independent Film Festival(International Competition), Locarno International Film Festival (Special Mention – Filmmakers of the Present), Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Best Latin American Film), RiverRun International Film Festival (Best Cinematography)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- Freedom (Freiheit)
Dir.: Jan Speckenbach
(Germany-Slovakia / 2017 / 100 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Official Competition in Locarno International Film Festival & Sao Paulo Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- The Great Buddha +
Dir.: Huang Hsin-Yao
(Taiwan / 2017 / 102/ DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: TIFF 2017 (NETPAC Award), Taipei International Film festival (Audience award) and Golden Horse Film Festival (10 Nominations – Awards to be held)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- Blank 13
Dir.: Takumi Saito
(Japan / 2017 / 70 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Shanghai International Film Festival (Best Director)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- Marionette
Dir.: Lee Han-Uk
(South Korea / 2017 / DCP)
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- Still Night Still Light (Mes Nuit Feront Echo)
Dir.: Sophie Goyette
(Canada-China-Mexico / 2017 / 98 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Valladoid Film Festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- Shuttle Life (Fen Bei Ren Sheng)
Dir.: Tan Seng Kiat
(Malaysia / 2017 / 91 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Shanghai International Film Festival (Asia New Talent Award), Malaysian Film Festival (Special Jury Award), Golden Horse Film festival
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- A Man of Integrity (Lerd)
Dir.:Mohammad Rasoulof
(Iran / 2017 / 117 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: Cannes 2017, Chicago IFF, Jerusalem IFF, Hamburg IFF, Golden Apricot IFF, Won Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Siver Hugo Best Screenplay at Chicago IFF and the FIPRESCI Prize.
Premiere Status: India Premiere
- Kachcha Limbu
Dir.: Prasad Oak
(India-Marathi / 2017 / 110 / DCP)
- Take Off
Dir.: Mahesh Narayan
(India-Malayalam / 2017 / 139 / DCP)
- Village Rockstars
Dir.: Rima Das
(India-Assamese / 2017 / 87 / DCP)
Festival Participation and awards: TIFF 2017, Mumbai Film Festival – Best Film, San Sebastian Film Festival