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Executive Team


Festival Director

Executive Director

Artistic Director

Director (Academic Activities)
Registrar

Deputy Director (Administration)
Finance

Chief Festival Co-ordinator

Festival Co-coordinator (Mysuru)
Executive Manager

Hospitality Chief

Registration Co-ordination Manager
Content Management Co-ordination
Technical Consultants

Content Writers


Social Media Team


Delegate Registration Assistance


Technical Support


Movie Print Traffic Team


Venue Management
Hospitality Assistance
Volunteer Co-ordination


Office Administration
Support Staff


Festival Book


Chief Editor
Co Editors


Additional Inputs
Design


Printers


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S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu

NLR. Vishukumar

N. Vidyashankar

N.R. Nanjunde Gowda

H.B. Dinesh

R.K, Shivaram

Nagendra T

P.B. Murali

Manu

Shivanand Somappa

Sandeep Urs

Ba. Na Subramanya

S.R. Suhas

Arvind Kamath, Santosh Kumar
Bharath Raj, Pooja Sudhir,

Varsha Vasanth Hegde,
Bhuvaneshwari A Vasanth,
Umaina M Hafeez,

Spandana Vella

Ashika Ananth Rao, Hemanth N
Vaibhavi Jagadish,

Vainidhi Jagadish, Sumukha Rao,
Abhishek Hegde, D.C. Charan,
Akshatha H.M

Kiran Kumar R, Vishnu Kumar S.K.
Lakshman S, Niranjana G,

Shivu Halaguru, Vinay K.H.,Vinod A
Raghavendra B.E.

Banuprakash Mahadeva

Vishwas Ramdas

Lokesh M.S, Pavan Kumar R,

Anil Hulya, Akhil Y.N, Narasimaiah G,
Vittal Krishna, Manjunath Vastrad,
Abhishek T

Suhas Gangadhar

Likhit G.P, A Akhil, Vatapi Bharath
Rishina Kuruvilla, Archana Ravindra,
Divya S

Maya Chandra,Vandana

Sowmya, Pooja Salam, K.R. Ajay
Ramaswamy J, Sowmya, Mahadev,
Naveena, Siddesh


N. Vidyashankar

P.B. Murali

Suhas S.R., Bharath Raj

Varsha Hegde, Pooja Sudhir
Ashika Ananth Rao, Bhuvaneshwari A
Vasanth, Umaina M Hafeez,
Spandana Vella, Pramod Vaidya
Ba. Na Subramanya

Ramesh Kengeri, Arvind Navada
(Kannada version)

Hemanth N

Veeresha Hogesoppinavar
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Gayatri Printers
Bengaluru-560020

Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
Bengaluru-560002


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CHIEF MINISTER


Message


It is with immense pleasure that we commence the ninth
edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival, which will
be held from February 2nd to February 9th, 2017.


Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy was conceptualized to
spread healthy film culture in Karnataka and | am happy
to note that it has assiduously endeavored to live up to
its ascribed role. The Government of Karnataka strongly
believes that it is its major responsibility to promote
Culture. BIFFES has been one of the most visible and
prominent cultural platforms and to note that in its ninth
iteration, this significant cultural event has focused on the
power of women in film making and cinematic presence
of lesser known languages and dialects of India is very


gratifying.


The Government is dedicated to create best infrastructure
in the years to come and sincerely wish that the festival will
grow to better heights in the future.


lam assured that the Bengaluru film enthusiasts, students
of media and communications and film professionals will
utilize the opportunity and whole heartedly participate in
making the event a huge success.


SIDDARAMAIAH
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Government of Karnataka


SECRETARY


Message


My heartiest greetings to all those who have come to Bengaluru
and Mysuru to be part of this ninth edition of Bengaluru
International Film Festival. Each chapter of the festival in the past
was potential enough to provide film lovers and those associated
in this field with a different and unique experience. Continuing
this tradition, we are pleased to invite filmmakers and cineastes
from all over the world to this annual event, which has become a
permanent addition to the cities’ annual cultural calendar.


The demand for greater participation is growing from the public
and the film makers from the Kannada film Industry and also
from across the globe. The quality of the films received this year
is the clear indication of the visibility of the festival across the
global film fraternity. We are aware that every film festival is
different not merely in technical aspects, aesthetic and artistic
values but in the various heart touching stories from across the
world that it presents.


The Government will continue to enhance the physical and
intellectual infrastructure of this festival so that it may address
the year round interest it receives from filmmakers and the
public. As a follow up action, on the promise of the Chief Minister,
permanent festival cell has been established at the Dept. of
Information and Public Relations in Bengaluru.


The Film Festival is one among many major incentives the
Karnataka Government has provided to the Film Industry and the
film loving public. It is sincerely hoped that the Film professionals
and the public will use this opportunity to realize an expanded
perspective of cinema.


M.LAKSHMINARAYANA, IAS


Principal Secretary, Department of Information
and Public Relations
Government of Karnataka


CHAIRMAN


Message


The ninth edition of the Bengaluru International Film
Festival takes its wraps off with a spectacular exhibit
of more than 200 films from over 60 countries under 17
categories, To all the participating filmmakers, delegates,
jury members and special guests, we wish a warm welcome
to the festival.


| would like to first take the opportunity to express
my sincere thanks to our honorable Chief Minister,
Siddaramaiah, who has been a staunch support to our
festival by consistently accepting all our requests.


BIFFES is a season that India and International scene
awaits. Film festivals provide the public a platform for
discussion as it will open doors into cultures of the world.
Being a Filmmaker myself, | know how important it is for
filmmakers to watch films made by their contemporaries
and talents from other countries. It is an equal learning
experience for aspiring filmmakers as well. The festival also
serves as an exchange of vibrant ideas and perspectives
of contemporary society. This year, BIFFES focuses on
Woman power in film making and celebrates the lesser
known languages and dialects of India under the category
Unsung Incredible India. Along with the World Cinema,
India cinema today, Kannada films in this edition also
marks thier grandeur with vivid themes and genres which
includes a new package of extremely popular films of the
year.


On behalf of Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy, | would
like to wish all the participants an enriching and a great
week at BIFFES.


S.V.RAJENDRA SINGH BABU


Chairman, Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
Festival Director


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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


Message


We are extremely delighted to present the ninth edition of
Bengaluru International Film Festival to be held during February
2-9, 2017.


The Bengaluru International Film Festival has now found an
important place in the International Film Festival Scene thanks
to the enthusiastic participation of audiences. The festival is
favorite among both film enthusiasts and industry members and
we expect to maintain audience participation through various
programs during this edition. The huge demand for delegate
registration and massive crowd to catch up with the best of the
films have inspired us to extend the scope of the festival and also
enlarge the infrastructure.


This time we have 15 screens to showcase more than 200 films
from over 60 countries categorized under 16 sections. It will
take place across 11 screens at the Orion Mall in Rajajinagar.
In addition, films will also be screened in Mysuru over 4 Inox
screens in the Mall of Mysuru, simultaneously to the Bengaluru
screenings.


The selection of workshops and master-classes has been
upgraded to include eminent speakers and experts in their
respective fields and a wide range of issues relevant to the
contemporary society.


Our effort is to grow the festival each year and to this end,
we have undertaken significant measures to provide festival
delegates with best possible film viewing experience. On this
special occasion, it's my honor to welcome all the delegates,
Juries, Guests and special invitees and wish them an excited
week at BIFFES.


N.R.VISHUKUMAR
Director, Department of Information
Government of Karnataka

And Festival Executive Director


ARTISTIC DIRECTOR


Message


Raymond Williams, the eminent Culture & Art Critic, in as early as 70s of the
last century challenged the widespread popular and scholarly notions of
technological determinism, A belief that new technologies have an intrinsic
power to shape and transform society. He went on to argue that not only are
notions of technological determinism historically mistaken, they are politically
and morally dangerous, because they assume that we are powerless to shape
new media in socially beneficial ways and powerless to resist their pernicious
effects.


The Independent cinema, the cinema of personal expression has clearly
vindicated these arguments. The complex interactions of our times among
technological, social, cultural, political and economic forces play out in an
ethical platform in these independent films that emerge from societies
that are struggling to get a humanistic foot hold in the slippery dynamics of
development and postmodernist thoughts without compromising on the
traditional civilizational values.


Conflicting notions of access to technology, awareness of human rights, horrors
of sexual predators and a hunger for reaching out to the people outside their
geographical boundaries for a common noble cause are some of the themes
that pervade the kaleidoscope of cinema in this edition of BIFFES.


Quite a large number of women have wielded the megaphone for films in this
BIFFES. We have therefore coined the theme of the festival as “Women Power”
not for sloganeering but to celebrate the creative genius of these women
directors from across the world both as film makers and also for bringing -
gender sensitivity issues of our times to the core of cultural and intellectual
discourses. itis heartening to record that even the Critics award winning section
of our festival showcases Women Director's films.


This edition of our film festival is also celebrating the diversity and plurality
of local community cultures by bringing into Centre stage the cinematic
expressions in lesser known languages and dialects of the vast Indian Cultural
canvas under the “Unsung Incredible India” section. This is a new value addition
to our other sections in continuum like the Competitions, Retrospectives,
Homages, Country Focus, Biopics, Documentaries etc.,


Welcome to this celebration of ideas and revelations of the ever changing newer
realities.


N. VIDYASHANKAR


Artistic Director


OPENING FILM


CHITRA BHARATHI
COMPETITION


23-36


CINEMA OF THE
WORLD


204-215


ADDITIONAL
SCREENINGS


221-229


CLOSING FILM


POPULAR
ENTERTAINMENT


17-22


ASIAN CINEMA
COMPETITION


FIPRESCI


163-169


BIO - PIC


174-178


RETROSPECTIVE


187-197


ACADEMIC
DISCOURSES


230-232


ASIAN CINEMA COMPETITION JURY


(CO - ORDINATED BY NETPAC)


Mr. M.S. Sathyu


Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu was born in 1930, in Mysore,
Karnataka. In films, Mr. Sathyu has worked as an art director,
camera-man, screenwriter, stage designer producer and
director. His filmography includes over 15 documentaries and
8 feature films in Hindi, Urdu and Kannada. He is best known
for his directorial film Garam Hawa (1973), which is based on
the partition of India, He was awarded Padma Shri in 1975. M. S.
Sathyu currently is associated mainly with television and stage.


Bolavaru Mohammed Kunhi


Bolavaru Mohammed Kunhi was born in 1951 at Puttur taluk,
Karnataka. He has authored short story collections, novels,
stage plays and children’s books, besides several other
editorial works. He is the recipient of Karnataka Rajyotsva
Award (2012) and has received 3 Sahitya Akademi Awards
from Karnataka Sahitya Academy, including its lifetime
achievement award. Hes the recepient of Centeral Sahithya
Academy awards.


Sergey Anakshin


Born in 1965, Sergey Anashkin Graduate from VGIK Film
Institute in Moscow in 1989. He is the author of numerous
articles published in the main Russian film magazines like Art of
Cinema. Mr. Anakshin is a lecturer of cinema history at the State
Professional-Normal University at Yekateriburg, Ural region.
He has directed a documentary called Toyuk o Steshe(2007) in
Yakutia.He is also a critic and a film scholar who has a special
interest in contemporary Asian cinema.


Ms. Dalmira Tilepbergenova


Dalmira Tilepbergen was born in 1967 in Kyrgyzstan. Her
background is in poetry, journalism, documentary and film.
Her last feature film Under Heaven has been screened at
film festivals in Canada, Russia, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan
and India and has won Best Asian Film and Best Actor
awards at film festivals in India and more particularly at
BIFFES. Tilepbergen is also the current President of Central
Asian PEN - the writers’ association. In 2005, she initiated
an international forum “Women and Censorship" for women
writers from Europe and Central Asia.


Ms. Latika Padgaonkar


Latika Padgaonkar is a writer, journalist, editor and a translator
who has a PhD from the University of Paris. She is the former
Executive Editor of Cinemaya with which she was associated
from the beginning. She is also the former Joint Director of
Osian's-Cinefan Festival of Asian & Arab Cinema. She has co-
edited Being and Becoming: The Cinemas’ of Asia (2002), The
World of Kenji Mizoguchi (2007), Women in Politics (1993) and
worked for many years with UNESCO.


CHITRA BHARATHI INDIAN CINEMA
COMPETITION JURY


K.C.N.Chandrashekar


KCN.Chandrashekar, is a well know film Producer, Distributor and
Exhibitor of Karnataka. KCN Chandrashekar Group has made enormous
contribution to the development of Kannada film industry. He is currently
the Vice President of Film Federation of India, Mumbai. He Served as a
Jury Member for Selection of Films for the State Award by the Karnataka
State Government thrice & as Chairman for the year 2012. He is the Former
President of The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce and Former
President of The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, Chennai.


Bijaya Jena
a


Bijaya Jena is an Indian actor, film director and producer.
She served on the Governing Council of FTII from 1992 to
1995. She became an actress in the Oriya film industry
and soon won the State Award for Best Actress for her
performance in Jaga Balia, She has also acted in Ismail
Merchant's British film, The Deceivers, directed by Nicholas
Meyer. The Oriya film Tara marked her directorial debut.


Arun Chadha


Arun Chadha, FTI graduate, has been making documentaries,
short films on various social and developmental issues for
the past 30 years. His films have been shown in various film
festivals in India and abroad and have won several awards.
He won the Golden Conch for the Best Documentary at the
Mumbai International Film Festival twice and the Best Film
‘at the International Film Festival on Science, Society and
Development in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.


Dan Wolman


Born in Israel, 1941, Dan Wolman moved to the US to study
at The Film Institute of City College, New York. In 1968 Dan
returned to Israel and shot his first feature - 1970 “The
Dreamer” an official entry at Cannes Film Festival. His film
Valley of Strength which was released in 2011, was a big
success in Israel and won prizes in Berlin, France, Rumania,
India and China. He received a Life time achievement
award’ at Jerusalem International film festival and The
Silver Hugo award at the Chicago International Film
Festival for Unique vision and innovative work.


Girish Rao Hatwar (Jogi)


Girish Rao Hatwar popularly known by his psydonym, Jogi is
a journalist, script writer, novelist, columnist, film critic and a
play wright. Having written 50 books inclusive of 10 novels, 10
short story collection dialogues of 30 plus television serials, he
is currently the Features Editor of Udayavani. He has written
the scripts of movies like Kada Beladingalu, Mouni and Nanu
Avanalla Avalu.


CRITICS JURY FOR INDIAN CINEMA


{CO - ORDINATED BY FIPRESCI - INDIA)


Mr Jacek Fuksiewicz


‘A graduate of Polish philology at the University of Warsaw (1963). In the
years 1983-1994 he was abroad, lecturing in New Orleans, Milan
and Paris, He was the director of the Department of Film and
Audio-visual Media at the Ministry of Culture. In 2005 he became
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