16th Chennai International Film Festival
Organized by Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation
Dates of the
Festival: 13-20 December 2018
Venues: Devi Cineplex, Anna Theatre, Sathyam
Cinemas, Casino, Tagore Film Centre, Russian Centre of Science and Culture
Inaugural Function: Kalaivanar Arangam (Dec 13, 2018
at 6:15 pm)
Closing Function: Kalaivanar Arangam (or) Devi
Theatre (Dec 20, 2018 at 6:15 pm)
For Tamil films competition category, ICAF informed through Media about
the submission process from 7th October and the last date for receipt of
entries was fixed on 15th November. In total ICAF received 20 Tamil Films and 12
films have been selected by the Preview Committee.
HIGHLIGHTS
OF 16TH CIFF
Number of
Countries: 59
Number of
Films: 150
Guests: Diplomats from various Foreign
Missions at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai
Delegates
Expected: 1) Mr.Resul Pookutty (Film Sound Designer)
Expected: 1) Mr.Resul Pookutty (Film Sound Designer)
2)
Ms. Shilpa (Director from Singapore)
3) Mr. Abu Shahed Emon
(Director from Bangladesh)
4)
Ms. Naina Sen (Director from Australia)
Opening Film: Palme d'Or winner at Cannes Film Festival–SHOPLIFTERS (Japan)
Other Award
Winning Films: 1)
Touch Me Not (Romania) –
Winner of
Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival
2) Cold War (Poland)
– Winner of Best Director at Cannes
Film Festival
3)
Dogman(Italy) – Winner of Best Actor
at Cannes Film Festival
4)
Yomeddine (Egypt) – Winner of François
Chalais Award at Cannes Film Festival
5) At War (France)
– Nominee
of Palme d'Orat Cannes Film Festival
6) Human,
Space, Time and Human (South Korea) – Directed
by Ki-duk Kim
Participated
at Berlin International Film Festival
7) In the
Fade (Germany) – Winner of Best
Actress at Cannes Film Festival 2017
8)
Girls of the Sun (France) – Nominee
of Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival
9)
Mug (Poland)–Winner of Silver Berlin
Bear at Berlin International Film Festival
10)Rafiki
(Kenya) –Nominee of Queer Palm at
Cannes Film Festival
11) Woman At War – Oscar Nominated Icelandic Film
12) What Will People Say (Norway) – Indian Premiere
Contemporary German
Cinema: 5 films (courtesy Goethe-Institut,
Chennai)
Retrospective of
Mr. Fatih Akin: 6
films (courtesy Goethe-Institut, Chennai)
Contemporary Brazilian
Cinema: 3
films (courtesy Embassy of Brazil, New Delhi)
Country Focus
(Brazil): 4 films incl. City of God (courtesy Embassy of Brazil, New Delhi)
Contemporary Australian
Cinema: 3 films (courtesy Australian Consulate,
Chennai)
Australian Comedy
Films: 4 films (courtesy Australian Consulate, Chennai)
Tamil Film Competition: 12
films
Indian Panorama: 12 films
(Including “The Sound Story” - Indian Premiere)
Special
Screening: 1. Merku Thodarchi Malai (Tamil)
FIRST
TIME IN CIFF:
1)
A movie from ZAMBIA (Southern Africa)
2) 13 movies from GRULAC (Group of Latin America and
Caribbean Countries) including films from COSTA
RICA and TRINIDAD & TOBAGO(for
the first time!)
3) A movie from LADAKH
(in Indian Panorama category)
4)
A movie from KENYA.
Delegate Registration
For Students, Film Industry and Senior Citizens – Rs.500/- (Plus one Photo, with Identity)
For Others – Rs.1000/- With Photo
For Students, Film Industry and Senior Citizens – Rs.500/- (Plus one Photo, with Identity)
For Others – Rs.1000/- With Photo
Direct Registration at Devi Cineplex –
Daily between 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
Interactive Session with well-known from the Film
Industry.
12 Tamil Feature Films for
Competition
S.No
|
Title in English
|
Director
|
1
|
96
|
C. Prem Kumar
|
2
|
Abiyum Anuvum
|
B R Vijayalakshmi
|
3
|
Annanukku Jey
|
Raj Kumar
|
4
|
Genius
|
Suseenthiran
|
5
|
Iravukku Aayiram Kangal
|
Mu. Maran
|
6
|
Irumbu Thirai
|
P.S. Mithran
|
7
|
Kadaikutty Singam
|
Pandiraj
|
8
|
Mercury
|
Karthik Subbaraj
|
9
|
Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL
|
Mari Selvaraj
|
10
|
Ratsasan
|
Ram Kumar
|
11
|
Vada Chennnai
|
Vetri Maaran
|
12
|
Velaikkaran
|
Mohan Raja
|
Tamil Feature Film – Jury
Vikraman
|
He made his debut with the movie
Pudhu Vasantham movie and won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
for his debut movie. He has directed many blockbuster movies like
Suryavamsam, Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen, Unnai Ninaithu and has won many Tamil
Nadu State film awards for his direction. He won the National Award for his
film Vaanathaippola under the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome
Entertainment.
|
Gayatri Pushkar
|
After dabbling in ad filmmaking and
a couple of shorts, Gayatri studied MFA (in filmmaking) at Northwestern
University, Chicago. On her return, she co-wrote and co-directed Oram po (aka
Auto), a quirky comedy set in the sub-culture of underground auto-racing in
Chennai. The film was critically and commercially lauded. Her second feature,
Va-Quarter cutting, set in one night on the streets of Chennai was again a
celebration of the city (Chennai) and its people. Her 3rd feature, ‘Vikram
Vedha’, a modern take on the Vikramadhityan-Betal tales of yore, set in
contemporary world of gangsters and cops turned out to be a blockbuster. The
film also won a lot of critical acclaim including a win at last year’s CIFF. All
her work, she co-writes and co-directs with her husband and longtime partner
AKS Pushkar, making them one of the few married couple to be working
together.
|
Suganth M
|
A journalist with over 12 years of
experience, Suganth is a special correspondent with The Times of India, and
has been writing for the publication ever since they set up their Chennai
edition, in 2008. He’s been covering the entertainment and cultural scene in
the city for the past 10 years, with a special focus on Tamil cinema.
Starting out as a music and DVD reviewer, he’s been reviewing Tamil films for
TOI since 2012. He’s a recipient of the Indywood Media Excellence Awards in
2017.
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