The seven-day-long 12th Indian Film Festival organised by the Film Society, Bhubaneswar, here concluded with much fanfare. Total 81 films were screened at the event.
The films screened were in different languages like Hindi, English, Kannada, Tamil, Kashmiri, Manipuri, etc. On the last day, Satyajit Ray’s iconic Kapurush was screened. The film was followed by another classic Ghare-Baire.
The second film screened was Babu Eshwar Prasad’s Hariva Nadige Maiyella Kaalu. Deeply nuanced and explorative, the film was enthusiastically received by the audience.
The Film Society secretary engaged in an interactive session with the filmmaker who was present at the venue. The film was followed by the official closing ceremony where Sadabahar was awarded as the Best Student Film for the year.
The festival screened the closing film Ek Jagah Apni. A film by the Ektara Collective, it follows the journey of two individuals Laila and Roshni, as they struggle to find a place to live in.
The festival concluded for the year with Ray’s Agantuk. The last of the festival also saw three student films – Amma Lodge by Shivashis Pradhan, Anekantvad by Ikprabh Singh Kohli, and Aalam by Deependra Kumar.
