With just a day left for curtain to go up on the fourth Edition of Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFes), there is an overwhelming response from the film buffs, with over 1,000 delegates already registering for the weeklong event, which starts on December 15.
“Though we expected a total of 1,500 delegates, the number has already crossed 1,000 and registration is going on briskly at Badami House, Suchitra Film Society, Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, GM Rejoyz and the central venue, Fame Lido,” said a gleeful festival director T.S. Nagabharana.
Another registration centre will be opened at the festival office at the Information Department on Infantry Road.
Concessions
People can obtain spot registration by paying Rs. 500 for the entire festival. There is a concession for students and members of film societies with valid IDs. While students have to pay just Rs.100, the latter can get the passes for Rs. 200. Those interested can log on delegate@biffes.in for additional information.
Besides film shows, workshops on digital technology, coordinated by V.K. Prakash, will be held during the Master Classics screenings. Students of cinema and Kannada film industry technicians can make use of the opportunity, said the festival's artistic director H.N. Narahari Rao.
Renowned filmmakers such as Sturla Gunnarsson (Canada), Xie Fei, Sun Shaoyi (both from China), Jan Erick Holst (Norway), Gunilla Burstedt (Sweden) and Dang Nhat Minh (Vietnam) are participating in the festival.
A seminar, Native Film Culture in World Cinema, will be held at the Suchitra Film Society.
A special segment, which features political films, has some of controversial works that were banned in the countries of their origin. For instance, Interrogation , directed by Ryszard Bugajski, was banned under the martial law in Poland but available underground through a copy smuggled out by the director at great risk, Mr. Rao said.
Another film, Air India 182 , follows the 16-hour journey of the bomb-rigged suitcase that resulted in the deadliest terror attack involving an aircraft prior to 9/11.
The festival will feature over 180 films from 40 countries across nine screens in the city.
