Pier Paolo Pasolini

Amitabh Bachchan will attend the inaugural ceremony of the 28th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), set to start on December 15. Not only the Bollywood superstar but his wife, veteran actress Jaya Bachchan will also grace the inaugural ceremony of the event. The 8-day film fest will run till December 22.

KOLKATA: All film buffs in the city are eagerly waiting for November 10. The reason? The 7th Kolkata Film festival starts on that day.

KOLKATA: All film buffs in Kolkata are eagerly waiting for November 10. The reason: the seventh Kolkata Film festival starts on that day.

The 28th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival is about to kick off in a few hours at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in the city of joy. Eminent Bollywood names like Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Shatrughan Sinha and Rani Mukerji are slated to attend the festival. Also part of the guest list is filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.

The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will see Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan gracing the inauguration ceremony along with Jaya Bachchan on December 15. There’s another exciting news for fans. To celebrate Amitabh Bachchan’s 80th birthday, KIFF organizers have planned an exhibition on him and it will be inaugurated by Jaya Bachchan on December 16.

The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), to be held between December 15 and 22, is going to celebrate the centenary of Asit Sen, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Alain Resnais. But Asit Sen’s ‘Swaralipi’ and ‘Panchatapa’ might not be available for screening.

Murtaza Ali Khan presents the Spanish Icons Film Festival at the India International Centre, featuring iconic Spanish directors like Luis Buñuel and Carlos Saura. The festival showcases classic Spanish cinema from the 1950s to the early 2000s.

Ace filmmaker Sudhir Mishra has been invited to deliver the prestigious Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) which will kick start on December 15. During the last edition, the 27th KIFF, the Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture was delivered by filmmaker Shoojit Sircar. Just like any other filmmaker in the country, Sudhir has always been a huge admirer of Satyajit Ray.

At an international conference on Pier Paolo Pasolini at Nandan II on Thursday, several Pasolini experts from Italy spoke of the director's multi-faceted genius.

Films from 42 countries will be screened at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) that will be held between December 15 and 22 this year. While 1,078 films from 57 countries had applied, sources said 180 among them have been selected by the festival committee for screening.

Experience a cinematic journey at the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, from the Italian Summer Film Festival to a retrospective celebrating Marcello Mastroianni's 100th anniversary, with special events in November 2024 and February 2025, promising a diverse and engaging cultural experience.

Before the current Kolkata film festival few, except film buffs, would have heard of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Thanks to the Pasolini retro at the film fest the Italian director has almost become a household name.

With the weekend round the corner, the city has started warming up to the magic of cinema.

KOLKATA: The 7th Kolkata Film Festival, kicked off by Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj here on Saturday evening, came as a welcome break for film buffs, disheartened after the sudden cancellation of the 32nd India International Film Festival in Bangalore last month.

All roads lead to Nandan for the next few days. The seventh Kolkata film festival has taken the city by storm. But apart from the feast of Indian and foreign films Nandan hall 2 boasts another important feature.

Marking a return after a gap of two years, the 12th Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema proved to be the biggest film event in the country with as many as 176 films from around 38 countries from India,

Terence Stamp, the British actor renowned for his portrayal of General Zod in the 'Superman' films, has died at 87. Stamp's career spanned six decades, marked by iconic roles in 'Billy Budd,' 'The Collector,' and 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.' His striking presence and versatility solidified his status as a legend in British and Hollywood cinema.

On the sidelines of the event, Roberto Stabile, Head of Special Projects of the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture (DGCA-MiC) at Cinecittà