- Kolkata Film Festival
Kolkata Film Festival ( [http://www.kff.in/ KFF] ) is an annual international film festival held in
Kolkata in theIndia n state ofWest Bengal . The festival is organized by West Bengal Film Centre under the West Bengal Government. The 13th Kolkata Film Festival has been celebrated in 2007.Commemorating the glorious heritage of the Film Society movement, the Government of West Bengal created
Nandan , the West Bengal Film Centre in 1985. Inaugurated bySatyajit Ray , the centre started functioning from the year of its genesis.Nandan not only provided the technical infrastructure for the film movement, but bestowed fruits to the Bengal intelligentsia for cerebral cultivation. From the moment of its foundation the Kolkatan film buffs demanded their own film festival that Bengal thoroughly deserved.
In 1995, Nandan organized its first ever independent film festival. Within a couple of years it was recognized by FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers' Associations – Paris), the international authority of film festivals. For years Nandan has marched forward in building a proper film culture, travelling parallel to the so-called mainstream. Now, the Kolkata Film Festival is in its 13th year and shares a permanent place in the international film festival calendar, showcasing films from all over the world.
Profile
Time
Usually the second-third week of November.
Venue
*Nandan I (Press, Delegates & Guests)
*Nandan II (Press, Delegates & Guests)
*Nandan III (Press, Delegates & Guests)
*Sisir Mancha (Press, Delegates & Guests)
*Rabindra Sadan
*New Empire
*STAR Theatre
*Madhusudan Mancha - for FFSI Members
*Purbashree Auditorium (EZCC, Salt Lake City)
*Okakura - Rabindra Bhavan (Salt Lake)
*SRFTI (Main Auditorium)ections
*Cinema International
*Retrospective
* Focus (Region/Country)
* Tribute
* Homage
* Indian Select
* Children's Film
* Special Screening
* Short (fiction, non-fiction)Genres
* Children and Youth
* Feature Films Cinema
* Short FilmsTerms of Entry
No restriction regarding length; productions may not be older than two years
ubtitles
English subtitles necessary
Format
35mm, 70mm
Registration Deadline
Usually the 31 August of every year
Fees
none
Participants of the Film Industry
More than 100 producers and festival representatives
Prizes/Awards
none
Other Associate Events and their location
*FILM MARKET - Festival Campus
*ACADEMIC SESSIONS - Bangla Academy
*FACE TO FACE - Film Market Campus
*INTERACTIVE SESSIONS - Jibanananda Sabhaghar (Bangla Academy Premises)
*PRESS CONFERENCE - Media Centre (Nandan IV)
*EXHIBITION - Nandan II Foyer
*FILM BOOK BAZAAR - Bangla Academy CampusExternal links
* [http://www.kff.in/ New Official Site] - Designed & Developed By [http://www.w2n.net/ The Rozaleenda Group, Inc.]
* [http://www.calfilmfestival.org/ Old Site]
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