The 26th Kolkata International Film Festival took place from 8 to 15 January 2021. It was scheduled to take place from 5 to 12 November 2020 but was postponed to January 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Inauguration The 26th Kolkata International film festival was virtually inaugurated by CM of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on 8 January 2020. Shah Rukh Khan, who is the brand ambassador of Bengal, joined the ceremony over a video call. Since 2011, Shah Rukh Khan has been attending the film festival each year.
Around 132 feature films, documentaries and short films have been selected to be showcased at the KIFF 2021 out of 1170 submissions. The festival commenced with actor Soumitra Chatterjee's world-renowned film Apur Sansar.
Tributes The Festival Paid Tribute to Late Legendary Actor Shri Soumitra Chatterjee, Federico Fellini, Éric Rohmer, Ravi Shankar, Fernando Solanas, Kim Ki-duk, Basu Chatterjee, Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Tapas Paul, Amala Shankar, Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, Bhanu Bandopdhyay & Santu Mukhopadhyay.
Official Selection
Competition Categories
Asian Select (NETPAC Award) TitleDirectorNotesPriyo Chinar Pata, Iti SegunKUMAR CHOWDHURYDrowsy CityLUONG DINH DUNGBetween One Shore And Several Otherssreekrishnan kpNot TodayAditya KripalaniMahanagar / One Night In KathmanduMohan RaiNONAJOLER KABBORezwan Shahriar SumitNETPAC Award for Best Film
Competition on Indian Language's Films TitleDirectorNotesLAILA AUR SATT GEETPushpendra SinghBELCONY T BHOGAWANBISWAJEET BORABest DirectorPINKI ELLI?Prithvi KonanurKOSAMohit PriyadarshiAVIJATRIKSubhrajit MitraORANGU MARANGALUDE VEEDUDr Bijukumar DamodaranKALLA NOTTAM Rahul Riji Nair Best Film MOHANDASP SheshadriTRIPLE WHAMMYAnish ChackoBITTERSWEETAnanth Narayan Mahadevan
International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images TitleDirectorNotesSHAMBALAArtykpai SuiundukovGolden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best DirectorGoing BlindHaci OrmanAQUARIUMDeepesh TGHOST IMAGESang Jun LeeThe Presumption Of GuiltOleg AsadulinBlindfoldTaras DronSpecial Jury MentionSnails ClubMichele SenesiTHE WAY TO PARADISEWahid SanoujiBANDAR BANDManijeh HekmatGolden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film
Competition on Indian Documentary Films TitleDirectorNotesOn The Brink - Season 2 - BatsAkanksha Sood SinghHighways Of LifeAmar MaibamBest Indian Documentary FilmThe Museum ManSabyasachi BanerjiNiranjan Pradhan - Journey Of A SculptorAnjan BoseAdvidiya Anubhab Ganguly, Sourasis BoseWho Says The Lepchas Are VanishingAbhyuday KhaitanMy Brother AlphaShantanu Mondal, Rani Bed BanshiBhobo Nodir PareNikhilesh MattooChera TamshukSuvarthi MohantiDancing With NatureMalay Dasgupta
Competition on Indian Short Films TitleDirectorNotesWelcome UncleSandipan BhattacharyaKhisaRaj Pritam MoreNaked VoiceDeepankar PrakashVirusAnindya BoseBeyond HopeRohit KumarAn Odyssey Of GayatriAbhra ChakrabortyNothing Happened Himanshu Mishro MondalJaltarangJhimli RoyResurgenceSreemon DasSudurabhaseNilanjan KarmakarBalaiSuvobrata Roy Chowdhury, Arpita ChatterjeeBinimoyTanvi ChowdharySalana JalsaPratik ThakareChicken TehariNasrina KhanNewborn PoetryL.PriyankaNspect ANTSuman PaulStill AliveOnkar DiwadkarGet Up And RiseSamik Roy ChoudhuryYour KuntiRajat Roy, Arunava MukherjeeDuskUjjal PaulBest Indian Short Film
Non-Competition Categories
Bengali Panorama TitleDirectorNotesSAHOBASHEAnjan KanjilalPUNGLINGO STRILINGOSubrata SenMICHHILSURAJIT NAG, UJJWAL BASUBISHJyotishman ChattopadhyayDAAYEJyotirmay DebSUNYOShankha GhoshTITLIBishikh TalukdarBEAUTIFUL LIFERaju Debnath
Cinema International TitleDirectorNotesGenus PanLav DiazThou Shalt Not HateMauro ManciniMiss MarxSusanna NicchiarelliIn Between DyingHilal BaydarovLAILA IN HAIFAAmos GitaiCharlatanAgnieszka HollandThere Is No EvilMohammad RasoulofDear ComradesAndrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov KonchalovskyTrue MothersNaomi KawaseSummer Of 85Francois OzonHigh GroundStephen Maxwell JohnsonNadia, ButterflyPascal PlanteTHE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKINKaouther Ben HaniaOskar & LilliARASH T. RIAHIRivalMarcus LenzTHE TIESDaniele Luchetti
Short & Documentary Panorama TitleDirectorNotesHOLY RIGHTSFarha khatunGRACESmarak SamarjeetBOUND BY USChinmoy SonowalWE THE BROKEN COGS IN THE MACHINESonatan KarmakarKOLKATA DAIRYZhangnaECO FRIENDLY GANGASAGAR MELAShila DattaANONYMOUSMithunchandra ChaudhariTHE ROOFTOP - THE STORY OF A PSYCHIATRIST AND A RAPED GIRLAvirup BiswasMY UNBLOOD BROTHERIqbaal RizzviLACHHKA DANGIR KATHABUDDHADEB BARMANLAPTOP: A LOCKDOWN FILMPREMENDU BIKASH CHAKIARTISTTony JamesCHITTOKHOVSoumajit DasJANAIKASamya MandalKARBALA KATHASourav SarangiCHAK CHAGE IMAJENISH SALAMCOLDFIRERiddhi Sen
Special Screening TitleDirectorNotesSwimming Out Till The Sea Turns BlueJia Zhang KeLAALIAbhiroop BasuMEE RAQSAMBaba Azmi
Special Tributes PersonTitleDirectorAmala ShankarKALPANAUday ShankarBasu ChatterjeeCHHOTI SI BAATBasu ChatterjeeFarnando SolanasSURFarnando SolanasIrrfan KhanPaan SIngh TomarTigmanshu DhuliaKim Ki DukSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And SpringKim Ki DukRishi KapoorMULKAnubhav SinhaSantu MukhopadhyayAutumn BirdUrmi ChakrabortySoumitra ChattopadhyayDekhaGautam GhoseSoumitra ChattopadhyayGANADEVATATarun MajumdarSoumitra ChattopadhyayWHEEL CHAIRTapan SinhaSoumitra ChattopadhyayUp In The CloudsMrinal SenSoumitra ChattopadhyayThe World Of ApuSatyajit RaySoumitra ChattopadhyayMAYURAKSHIAtanu GhoshSoumitra ChattopadhyayKonySaroj DeSoumitra ChattopadhyayFootstepsSuman GhoshSoumitra ChattopadhyayBOHOMAANAnumita DasguptaTapas PalDADAR KIRTITarun MajumdarTapas Pal8:08 ER BONGAON LOCALDebaditya Bandopadhyay
Centenary Tribute +PersonTitleDirectorBhanu BandyopadhyayBHRANTI BILASManu SenBhanu BandyopadhyayBHUBON-MOY BHANUSarmistha ChakrabortyEric RohmerThe Marquise Of OEric RohmerFederico FelliniI VITELLONIFederico FelliniFederico FelliniLA VOCE DELLALUNAFederico FelliniFederico FelliniThe Truth About La Dolce VitaGiuseppe PedersoliFederico FelliniLA DOLCE VITAFederico FelliniFederico FelliniJuliet Of The SpiritsFederico FelliniFederico Fellini8 1/2Federico FelliniHemanta MukhopadhyaySAPTAPADIAjoy KarPandit Ravi ShankarANURADHAHrishikesh Mukherjee
Youth Day Celebration TitleDirectorNotesYou are the Creator of Your Own DestinyNityanand DattaSwami VivekanandNirmal DeyBireswar VivekanandaMadhu BoseBiler DiaryBiswarup Biswas
Winners
Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film (Innovation in Moving Pictures): Bander Band - Manijeh Hekmat Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Director (Innovation in Moving Pictures) : Shambala - Artykpai Suiundukov Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Short: Dusk - Ujjwal Pal Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Documentary - Highways of Life - Amar Maibam Special Jury mention (Innovation in Moving Pictures) : Blindfold - Taras Dron Hiralal Sen Memorial Award Best Film (Indian Languages) : False Eye (Kalla Nottam) - Rahul Riji Nair Hiralal Sen Memorial Award Best Director (Indian Languages) : God On the Belcony - Biswajit Bhora NETPAC Award for Best Film : NONAJOLER KABBO - Rezwan Shahriar Sumit
See also 28th Kolkata International Film Festival
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