2022 Indian film festival
The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival was held from 15th to 22nd December 2022 at Netaji Indoor Stadium , in Kolkata , India . The festival opened with 1973 film Abhimaan Hrishikesh Mukherjee . 183 films including 130 feature films and 52 short and documentary films from 42 countries were screened during 7 days of the festival.[ 1] West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee , Amitabh Bachchan , Jaya Bachchan , Shah Rukh Khan , Rani Mukerji , Mahesh Bhatt and cricketer Sourav Ganguly .[ 2] [ 3]
The festival closed on 22 December at Rabindra Sadan hosted by Saheb Chatterjee . Spanish film Upon Entry The Golden Wings of Watercocks Hitler's Witch .[ 4]
Highlights of the year
Retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan
A retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan , celebrating his life and works, was presented by screening his films.
Paying homage through special tribute
Filmmaker Tarun Majumdar , veteran actor Pradip Mukherjee , classical musician Shivkumar Sharma and American actor Angela Lansbury , who all passed away in 2022, were given special tribute in the festival.
Centenary celebration
Centenary tribute was given to the French film director and screenwriter Alain Resnais , Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini , Greek film actor and director Michael Cacoyannis , alongside Indian cinema's legendary figures Dilip Kumar , Asit Sen , Hrishikesh Mukherjee , Bharati Devi, K. Asif and Hindustani classical musician Ali Akbar Khan .
Game On, A new category
From this year a new category 'Game On' was introduced. Seven sports related films including Soumitra Chatterjee 's 1984 film Kony M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story 83 [ 1]
Jury
International jury
International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images
Iliana Zakopoulou, (Chairperson), Head of the Department of Sales and Promotion (Hellas Film) of the Greek Film Centre.
Mano Khalil, a Kurdish-Swiss film director and producer
Shalini Dore, an editor with Variety
Tanvir Mokammel, current director of Bangladesh Film Institute (BFI)
Tannishtha Chatterjee, an Indian actress and director Competition on Indian Language's Films
Siddiq Barmak , (Chairperson), an Afghan film director and producerGulnara Abikeyeva, a Kazakh film critic and film researcher
Viera Langerová, Slovakian film critic, lecturer and scriptwriter Asian Select (NETPAC Award)
Latika Padgaonkar (Chairperson), a columnist, translator and editor of several books, also member of the NETPAC (India), and the FIPRESCI.
Italo Spinelli, a director and author, the founder and artistic director of Asiatica International Film Festival, Rome
Supriya Suri, the founding member of Cinedarbaar in India and a film curator, and runs her production company Maison Su. Competition on Indian Short Films
Jaya Seal Ghosh, an Indian actress, dancer and producer
Prasun Chatterjee, an Indian filmmaker, also the founder of Kathak Talkies, a Kolkata-based film production company
Raajhorshee De, a writer and creative director, also project head for two channels in Bengal— Colors Bangla and Zee Bangla . Competition on Indian Documentary Films
Anindita Choudhury, the current Vice President of Original Content for Zee5 Kolkata and Bangladesh
Manas Mukul Pal, an Indian film director and writer
Sani Ghose Ray , a creative entrepreneur. Currently heading Acropoliis Entertainment
Official selection
Source: [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Inaugural Film
Competition categories
International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images
Source:[ 8]
Highlighted title indicates award winner
Year
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
2021
The Golden Wings of Watercocks Kura Pokhhir Shunye Ura
Muhammad Quayum
Bangladesh
2022
Silent Glory
Shokouhe Khamoush
Nahid Hassanzadeh
Iran
2022
The Lord of Creations
Samaresh Basur Projapoti
Subrata Sen
India
2022
The Warm Blues
Rishabh Kumar
India
2022
The Deadman's Bride
Mireasa Mortului
Cornel Gheorghita
Romania
2022
First snow
ПЕРВЫЙ СНЕГ
Nathalia Konchalovsky
Russia
2022
In Limbo
Mezhsezone
Alexander Hant
Russia
2022
The Wedding Parade
Berbu
Sevinaz Evdike
Syria
2022
The village
AUL
Serik Aprymov
Kazakh
2022
Hitler's Witch
La Bruja De Hitler
Ernesto Ardito,Virna Molina
Argentina
2022
Europe
Philip Scheffner
Germany, France
2022
Upon Entry Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastian Vasquez
Spain
2022
Travels inside foreign heads
Antonio Amaral
France
2022
Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous
Wissam Charaf
France, Italy
Source:[ 9]
Highlighted title indicates award winner
Year
English title
Original title
Director(s)
2022
The Faded Footprints
Lokkhir Paa
Abhik Das
2022
Salt Of The Earth
Bhoomiyude Uppu
Sunny Joseph
2022
Colours of a Rebel Sprout
Akoman
Pranjal Saikia
2022
Sattha Soothakada Suttha
Sattha Soothakada Suttha
Therunalli D
2022
Beginning
Jagan Vijaya
2022
Tora's Husband
Rima Das
2022
The Fallen are Connected
B.S. Pradeep Varma
2022
Muthayya
Bhaskar Maurya
2022
Global Aadgaon
Anilkumar Salve
2022
Naanera
Deepankar Prakash
2022
OCD
Soukarya Ghosal
2022
If Only Trees Could Talk
Sikaisal
Bobby Sarma Baruah
2022
Sthalam
Bijukumar Damodaran
2022
The Terrace
Chhaad
Indrani Chakraborty
Year
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
2022
Home for Sale
Продаётся дом
Taalaibek Kulmendeev
Kyrgyzstan
2022
The River Breathes
Ano ko no Yume wo Mizuninagashite
Shoji Toyama
Japan
2022
The Keysmith
Chabiwala
Raja Ghosh
India
2022
Fortune
DOV
Muhiddin Muzaffar
Tajikistan
2022
Incredible Coorg
Pommale Kodag
Kottukattira Prakash Kariyappa
India
2022
Doosra
Doosra
Channa Deshapriya
Sri Lanka
2022
Hijab
Munni
Ismail Moodushedde
India
Competition on Indian Short Films
Source:[ 10]
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Outlaw's Gun
Bandit'S Bazooka
Divyesh Gandhi
The Cremation
Daah Sanskaar
Falguni Bhakta
The Arrival of Shurponakha
Shuruponakhar Agomon
Suchandra Vaaniya
I am, Mehmood
Mein, Mehmood
Prataya Saha
Void
Xunyota
Nabapan Deka
The Divine Touch
Haater Sporsho
Dr. Prosenjit Choudhury
Competition on Indian Documentary Films
English title
Original title
Director(s)
In Search Of Neelpawan Baruah
Neelpawan Baruak Bichari
Keshar Jyoti Das
My Country
Amar Desh
Suman Sen Gupta, Subhra Mukhopadhyay, Saswata Sarkar
Imroz - A Walkdown Memory Lane
Harjit Singh
Nybreum - The Unsettled Shade
Neha Sharma
Dream For Livelihood
Bhat Kaporer Swapno
Raktim Mondal
Mizo Soundscapes
Joshy Joseph
The Edge Of The Sunshine
Dhoop Kinaara
Shadab Farooq
Non-Competition Categories
Amitabh Bachchan: A Living Legend
Source:|[ 11]
Bengali Panorama
Year
English title
Original title
Director(s)
2022
Grassland
Ghasjomi
Sumantra Roy
2022
NeetiShastra
নীতিশাস্ত্র
Arunava Khasnobis
2022
Taranga - The Wave of Life
তারাঙ্গা
Palash Dey
Centenary tribute
International Indian
Cinema International
Year
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
2022
Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심
Park Chan-wook
South Korea
2022
Alcarràs Alcarràs - L'ultimo raccolto
Carla Simón
Spain, Italy
2022
The Five Devils Les cinq diables
Léa Mysius
France
2022
One Fine Morning Un beau matin
Mia Hansen-Løve
France, Germany
2022
Close Lukas Dhont
Belgium, Netherlands, France
2022
Rule 34 Regra 34
Julia Murat
Brazil, France
2022
Prison 77 Modelo 77
Alberto Rodríguez
Spain
2022
When the Waves Are Gone Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon
Lav Diaz
Philippines, France, Portugal, Denmark
2022
The Blue Caftan Le Bleu du caftan
Maryam Touzani
France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark
2022
How Is Katia?
Yak Tam Katia?
Christina Tynkevych
Ukraine
2019
Victim Obet
Michal Blasko
Slovakia
2022
Nightsiren Svetlonoc
Tereza Nvotová
Czech Republic, Slovakia, France
2022
Queens
Malikates
Yasmine Benkiran
France, Morocco
2022
Heartbeast
Anio Suni
Norway
2022
Alma Viva
Cristèle Alves Meira
Portugal, France, Belgium
2022
Joyland Saim Sadiq
Pakistan
2022
Blanquita Fernando Guzzoni
Chile
2022
Boy from Heaven Tarik Saleh
Sweden, France, Finland
2022
I Have Electric Dreams Tengo sueños eléctricos
Valentina Maurel
Belgium, France, Costa Rica
2022
Call Of God
Kõne taevast
Kim Ki-duk
South Korea
2022
The Whale Darren Aronofsky
United States
2022
No Bears خرس نیست (Khers Nist) Jafar Panahi Iran
2022
Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund
Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Germany
2022
Broker 브로커
Hirokazu Kore-eda
South Korea
2022
The Ocean Angel
Maariya
Aruna Jayawardana
Sri Lanka
2022
Crimes of the Future David Cronenberg
Canada, Greece
2022
My Sailor, My Love
Rakkaani Merikapteeni
Klaus Härö
Finland
2022
Rhinegold Fatih Akin
German
Game On
Homage
Four films will be showcased to pay homage to Jean-Luc Godard , the French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic.
Year
English title
Original title
Production countrie(s)
1965
Alphaville Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution
France
1961
A Woman Is a Woman Une femme est une femme
France
1961
Contempt Le Mépris
France, Italy
1960
Breathless À bout de souffle
France
Short and Documentary Panorama
Special Screening
Source:[ 12]
Year
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production countrie(s)
2022
Wind Hawa
Mejbaur Rahman Sumon
Bangladesh
2020
Captive
Nazarband
Suman Mukhopadhyay
India
2022
Lakadbaggha
Lakadbaggha
Victor Mukherjee
India
2021
Neighbours
Mano Khalil
Syria
Special tribute
Unheard India: Rare Language Films
Source:[ 13] [ 14]
English title
Original title
Language
Director(s)
TUSU
Kurmali
Biswait Roy
Dhairya
Byari
Aditya R Chiranjeevi
Lotus Blooms
Maithili
Pratik Sharma
Tortoise Under The Earth
Dharti Latar Re Horo
Santhali
Shishir Jha
Mansai-Beyond River
Rajbanshi
Ashutosh Das
The Monk And The Courtesan
Bhagavadajjukam
Sanskrit
Yadu Vijayakrishnan
Darling
Nasimay
Rabha
Hiren Bora
Winners
Source:[ 4] [ 15]
Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film:
Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Director: Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina for Hitler's Witch Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Short: I Am, Mehmood by Prataya SahaGolden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Documentary: Nybreum - The Unsettled Shade by Neha SharmaSpecial Jury mention (Innovation in Moving Pictures): Silent Glory by Nahid HassanzadehHiralal Sen Memorial Award Best Film (Indian language's films) : Muthayya by Bhaskhar MauryaHiralal Sen Memorial Award Best Director (Indian language's films) : Deepankar Prakash for Naanera Special Jury mention (Indian language's films):
The Terrace by IndraniIf Only Trees Could Talk by Dr. Bobby Sarma BaruahNETPAC Award for Best Film : Fortune by Muhiddin MuzaffarSpecial Jury mention (Indian Short Films):
Void by Nabapan DekaThe Divine Touch by Dr. Prosenjit Choudhury
References
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