10th Edition of Jagran Film Festival to start in Mumbai
~ Monumental inauguration by ‘Devendra Fadnavis’, Chief Minister Maharashtra
~ Festival will showcase 20 India, Asia and World
premieres in its Mumbai edition
Mumbai, 11th September 2019: 10th
Jagran Film Festival – The world’s largest
travelling film festival was inaugurated by Minister of Information and
Broadcasting Mr. Prakash Javadekar in
Delhi. Eminent film personalities like Anil
Kapoor, Farah Khan, Shobu Yarlagadda, Ketan Mehta and film critic Rajeev Masand
were also part of the Delhi chapter. The film festival will have travelled
across 17 cities in India and will be all set to start its
ultimate chapter in Mumbai. “Cinema Summit” panel discussions under will be
organised and the festival will screen feature films,
short films, documentaries and many In-conversations and Masterclass sessions
from 26th September 2019 to 29th September 2019.
‘Sir’
a film directed by Rohena Gera, will be the Opening Film for
Mumbai chapter. A movie based on the social issues and rights of working women;
‘Sir’ will be screened on 26th September. The thought behind this
opening is to showcase the power of cinema which can act as a voice of millions
of people who are afraid to fight for their rights. The film narrates the life
of a woman who is full of dreams and hopes and consistently fights for the
same. The session will include Q&A with Miss. Rohena Gera. The closing film
will be ‘Blindspotting’, a USA based
film. The festival will showcase a total of 20 World/Asian/Indian premiere
movies. More than 40 feature films and around 30 short films/documentaries will
be screened in Mumbai. Other notable films include “LALJI QALANDARR” (India), “Mardaani
Mavla” (Marathi), “Musk” (UAE) and “Virus” (Malyalam).
4 Taiwanese
films, contributed by Taipei Economic and Cultural Center, will also be
screened. “Breast and House”, “Missing Johnny”, “Bad Boy Symphony” and “Han
Dan” are the titles. The country in focus is Argentina and Argentinian films
will also be showcased. Kader Khan’s movie(s) will be played under homage and
Anil Kapoor’s under Indian Retrospective.
Mumbai chapter of 10th Jagran
Film Festival will showcase premiers like Sir, Lihaaf, Bad Boy Symphony,
Satash, Darklight, Do We Belong, Forbidden Tikka Masala, #Gadhvi, Bhayanakam,
The Last Elvis, Windows on The World, Daughters of Winter, Shit One Carries,
Roots, Axing, Hiroshima Carp Theater, Ghawre Bairey Aaj, Breast and House and
more.
The Jagran Film
Festival started from Delhi on 18th July and travelled through Kanpur, Lucknow,
Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Hisar, Ludhiana, Patna, Ranchi,
Jamshedpur, Gorakhpur, Raipur, Indore and Bhopal. The festival will culminate
on September 29 in Mumbai.
For
registration, schedule and other details, log on to jff.co.in.
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