22nd Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) - focus country China

The 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) has the focus country as China and celebrities of the sliver screen came in large number to attend the inauguration ceremony held at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata.
Among the celebrities of Bollywood were Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Kajol, Parineeti Chopra and there were international dignitaries from the focus country China.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 12 November 2016.

The grand event saw a huge turnout of 20,000 people, including big names of Tollywood apart from a couple of star tele-kids - they had truly lived up to chief minister Mamata Banerjee's vision of "cinema for all". Her paintings were also gifted to the dignitaries.
A Bengali film "Benche Thaakar Gaan" was chosen to inaugurate KIFF.
In addition, a book titled "Baritone" containing Big B's KIFF speeches was also released on the occasion.


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Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) begins 11 November

The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will be the carnival of cinema and it will begin on November 11 this year. A total of 155 films from 65 countries will be shown across 105 screens at 13 venues in the city. As a new initiative, there will be 18 shows of nine films that will be screened as part of the 'Parae Parae Cinema' and, in addition, an exhibition on Uttam Kumar is also on the cards.
Incidentally, this will be the first time that KIFF will be showcasing a Bengali film at the inauguration, in the presence of the Bachchans, Kajol and Sanjay Dutt.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 4 November 2016.

China has been selected as the focal country and this has drawn attention. There will be seven films from China. Films like 'American Dreams in China', `Black Coal, Thin Ice' and `Wolf Totem' are a part of the festival.
The festival has also selected Marathi cinema for regional focus and will screen five films. These will include `Kasaav' and `Court'.


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