Mangaluru: The third edition of Nitte International Film Festival (NIFF), presented by Nitte (Deemed-to-be) University, being held from April 8 to 11, will feature talks and discussions with acclaimed filmmakers and film critics. These sessions, which will be held at the festival venue, i.e. Bharath Cinemas in Bharath Mall, are free and open to the public.
National Award-winning film critic Baradwaj Rangan will speak on “The Art and Craft of Film Reviews” on April 8 at 7 PM. He will also feature in a panel discussion on film criticism with film critics Sowmya Rajendran and Roshan Nair. The discussion, scheduled for April 9 at 8.15 PM, will be moderated by filmmaker Aijaz Khan.
In addition to this, National Award-winning film critic Manu Chakravarthy will converse with acclaimed filmmaker P Sheshadri, who has directed eight National Award winning films. Their session on ‘Film as Text: Understanding the Writings of Shivaram Karanth through Cinema’ will begin at 5.15 PM on April 8.
Manu Chakravarthy will also be in conversation with Marathi filmmaker Sumitra Bhave, who has directed several National Award winning films, on April 11 at 9 PM, following the screening of her latest film, “Dithee”.
More than 70 films across several languages will be screened at the festival. Opening with Sheshadri’s latest film “Mookajjiya Kanasugalu”, NIFF 2019 will also play “Ee. Ma. Yu.” (Malayalam), “Kaala” (Tamil), “Paddayi” (Tulu), “October” (Hindi), “Tumbbad” (Hindi), “Redu” (Marathi), “Dithee” (Marathi), “Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale – Kasargod” (Kannada) and “Abyakto” (Bengali) among others. The festival’s closing film will be “Kumbalangi Nights” (Malayalam).
NIFF 2019 will also host film personalities such as Rishab Shetty, Vaidehi, Veena Bakshi, Abhaya Simha, Anjali Patil, Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan, Sanchari Vijay and Priya Krishnaswamy. There will be an interactive session with each filmmaker after the screening of their film.
All film screenings and discussions are free and open to the public on a first come, first serve basis. The schedule is available on NIFF’s facebook page.
For more information, contact festival coordinator Prof Raviraj Kini on +91 7022494202 or [email protected] or student coordinator Maitrey Deshpande on +91 9742833686.
