9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017Location | Bengaluru, Karnataka India |
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Founded | 2006 |
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Awards | Special Jury Award () |
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No. of films | 240 films |
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Festival date | 2–9 February 2017 |
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Website | Official website |
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Bengaluru International Film Festival chronology |
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9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017 (BIFFES 2017) was inaugurated by former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah on 2 February 2017 in Bengaluru.[1] A total of 240 films from 60 countries including Oscar nominees of the year such as The Salesman by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and A Man Called Ove by Swedish director Hannes Holm were screened[2] from 2 February to 9 February 2017.[3]
Asian cinema competition
Film name | Director | Language | Country | Winner | References |
A Father's Will | Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu | Kyrgyz | Kyrgyzstan | Best film - A Father's Will | [4] |
A House on 41st Street | Hamid Ghorbani, Hamid Reza Ghorbani | Persian | Iran |
By the Time It Gets Dark | Anocha Suwichakornpong | Thai | Thailand |
Destiny | Zhang Wei | Chinese | China |
Four Chinese Poems | Cui Ren | Mandarin | China |
Land of the Little People | Yaniv Berman | Hebrew | Israel |
Letters from Prague | Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Indonesian | Indonesia |
Light Arose | Chathra Weeraman, Baratha Gihan Hettiarachchi | Sinhala | Sri Lanka |
Lost Daughter | Jacob Chen | Mandarin | Taiwan |
Red Butterfly Dream | Priyantha Kaluarachchi | Tamil | Sri Lanka |
The Narrow Path | Satish Babusenan | Malayalam | India |
The Road to Mandalay | Midi Z | Mandarin | Taiwan |
U Turn | Pawan Kumar | Kannada | India |
Wihite Blessing | Sengedorg Chanchivdorg | Mongolian | Mongolia |
Indian cinema competition
Film name | Director | Language | Winner | References |
Chronicles Of Hari | Ananya Kasaravalli | Kannada | Best film - Chronicles Of Hari | [5] |
K Sera Sera | Rajeev Shinde | Konkani |
Lady Of The Lake | Haobam Paban Kumar | Manipuri |
Lathe Joshi | Mangesh Joshi | Marathi |
Maj Rati Keteki | Santwana Bordoloi | Assamese |
Revelations | Vijay Jayapal | Tamil |
Search for the Self | G. Prabha | Sanskrit |
The Golden Wing | Bobby Sarma Baruah | Rajbangshi |
Kalichaat | Sudhanshu Sharma | Hindi |
Chitrokar | Saibal Mitra | Bengali |
Ekk Albela | Shekhar Sartandel | Marathi |
Kaasav | Sumitra Bhave | Marathi |
Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Dr. Biju | Malayalam |
Kannada cinema competition
Kannada Popular Entertainment
Jury Mention Award
FIPRESCI Critics Award
Film name | Director | Producer | Country | Language | References |
Lady of the Lake | Haoban Paban Kumar | Oli Pictures | India | Manipuri | [4] |
Jury Award for Kannada Cinema
Jury Special Award
Film name | Director | Producer | Country | Language | References |
Lathe Joshi | Mangesh Joshi | Amol Kagne, Sonali Joshi | India | Marathi | [5] |
References
- ^ "Curtains up on ninth edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival". The New Indian Express. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Oscar nominees among 240 films to be screened during Biffes". The Hindu. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "9th Bengaluru Int'l Film Festival to begin on February 2". Deccan Herald. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Film award winners at 9th BIFFES". The Times of India. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Weeklong Biffes ends with a bang at City of Palaces". Deccan Herald. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
External links
- Official website of BIFFes 2017