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IX Edition of BIFFES from Feb 2 to 9 at Bengaluru and Mysuru

Mysuru, Jan 18(UNI) The Ninth edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) will be held from February 2 to 9 at Bengaluru and Mysuru simultaneously.
While the Festival inaugurated at Bengaluru on Feb 2 the Validictory will be held here on Feb 9.
A new award category for 'Best Popular Film in Kannada' was introduced in this eduction.
Speaking to newsmen jointly here, Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy Chairman Rajendra Singh Babu and Information and Public Relation Director Vishu Kumar said that in this edition there will also be a new section to showcase the best films of popular entertainment, and a new category of award for the best amongst the popular entertainment cinema in Kannada is also being introduced.
This festival intends to create a co-production market to increase production of quality Kannada films with international producers.
Mr Babu said that the Kannada Film Industry has made significant contribution to the quality and range of cinematic expression and grown to produce over a 100 films every year. Films from Karnataka have won national and international recognition and critical acclaim at various Film Festivals.
He said that the women empowerment will the focus at the ninth edition of BIFFEs. Over 30 women film-makers, who have addressed gender identity, will figure in this edition.
Another major attraction is that 10 foreign films, which have not been shown at other festivals, are entering the film festival circuit through BIFFes. They are being screened for the first time outside the country where it was produced.
"Thirty per cent of the total 180 films will be made by women, and themed on women empowerment and gender sensibilities. Besides, the audience will have an opportunity to watch the best films that
were screened at all the festivals of the last quarter of the film festivals’ calendar comedies at the eight-day film festival too, especially a bouquet from France," Mr Vishu Kumar said.
"It’s an opportunity for Bengalureans to watch films made by world renowned directors such as Zoltan Fabri from Hungary; Ken Loach from the United Kingdom; Asghar Farhadi from Iran; Kim Ki Duk
from Korea, and Christian Mungiu from Romania," he added.
Films of noted personalities, who contributed to films and died recently, including actor-politician Jayalalithaa, legendary singer M Balamuralikrishna, psychiatrist K A Ashok Pai, producer L Srihari Khode, legendary film makers from Poland Andrzej Wajda, Abbas Kiarostami of Iran and Paul Cox of Australia will be screened.
Like in the previous editions Competitive sections for Asian, Indian and Kannada Cinema will be held with handsome Cash prizes. A special section for Kannada Cinema of popular Entertainment is also
being added this year with special awards.
The festival will also host various forums for academic interactions like seminars, Workshops, Master classes etc., for the benefit of film professionals, discerning audiences and students on different aspects of cinema.
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