19th CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Organized by Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation in association with PVR and OneMercuri supported by Government of Tamil Nadu

19^th CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Organized by Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation in association with PVR and OneMercuri supported by Government of Tamil Nadu

Dates of the Festival:                           30^th December 2021 to 6^th January 2022

Venues: PVR Multiplex (formerly Sathyam Cinemas – Santham, Seasons, Six Degrees, Serene screens) & SDC Anna Cinemas

Inaugural Function: Venue will be informed later

Closing Function: PVR Multiplex – Sathyam Screen (Jan 6, 2022 at 6:00 pm)

For Tamil films competition category, ICAF informed through Press, our website and our social media about the submission process and the last date for receipt of entries was fixed on 10^th November 2021. 11 films have been selected by the Preview Committee.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 19^TH CIFF

Number of Countries:        53

Number of Films:                           121

Guests: Diplomats and Indian Film Directors from various Foreign Missions across India

Opening Film:                            THREE FLOORS by Nanni Moretti (Cannes Festival 2021, Palme d’Or nominee)

Closing Film:                              VORTEX by Gaspar Noé (San Sebastián International Film Festival 2021 winner)

Other Award

Winning Films:                           Oscar Nominations and Selections

1. A Hero – Iranian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards
2. When Pomegranates Howl – Australian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards
3. Yuni – Indonesian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards
4. A Taxi Driver – South Korea’s submission to the Foreign Language Film Award of the 90th Annual Academy Awards

CANNES Film Festival – Winners

1. A Hero, Iran
2. Lamb, Iceland
3. Memoria, Thailand
4. Feathers, Greece

BERLIN International Film Festival – Winners:

1. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, Czech Republic – GOLDEN BEAR winner
2. Introduction, South Korea – SILVER BEAR winner
3. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, Japan
4. Brother’s Keeper, Turkey
5. Natural Light, Hungary
6. The Girl and The Spider, Switzerland

FAJR Film Festival (Iran) – Winners: 11

VENICE Film Festival – Winners: 3

San Sebastian International Film Festival – Winners: 3

Tokyo International Film Festival Winner: 1

Cannes Film Festival – Nominees: 9

Berlin International Film Festival – Nominees: 2

San Sebastian International Film Festival – Nominees: 5

FAJR Film Festival (Iran) – Nominees: 13

Venice Film Festival – Nominee: 2

Spectrum of Iranian

Cinema:                                      9 films

Country Focus (Korea):            5 films (courtesy Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, Chennai)

Retrospective of Director

Caroline Link (German):        3 films (courtesy Goethe-Institut, Chennai)

Coming of Age –

French Cinema:                           6 films (courtesy Alliance Française of Madras)

Indian Panorama:                         10 films (list enclosed)

Malayalam Cinema:                          4 films (list enclosed)

Tamil Feature

Film Competition:                          11 films (list enclosed)

Special Screening:                          Dikkatra Parvathi by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

FIRST TIME IN CIFF:

Films from:

1. Kazakhstan – 18 Kilohertz
2. Cambodia, Qatar – White Building
3. Ghana – Queen of Glory
4. Dominican Republic – Bantu Mama
5. Latvia, Hungary – Natural Light
6. Uruguay – The Employer and the Employee
7. Haiti, France – Zombie Child
8. Afghanistan, Australia – When the Pomegranates Howl

A Dimasa language film named ‘Semkhor’.

MASTERCLASS:

We are having 6 sessions conducted by South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce with eminent personalities from the film industry.

INDIAN PANORAMA

S. No. TITLE

1 21st Tiffin (Gujarati)

2 Dollu (Kannada)

3 ‘Fun’ eral (Marathi)

4 Kalkokkho (Bengali)

5 Natyam (Telugu)

6 Niwaas (Marathi)

7 Giliyu Panjaradolilla (Kannada)

8 Semkhor (Dimasa)

9 Unheard (Telugu)

10 Vartul (Marathi)

MALAYALAM CINEMA

1 Kakkathuruthu

2 Nayattu – The Hunt

3 Niraye Thathakalulla Maram

4 Sunny

 TAMIL FILM COMPETITION

S. No. TITLE

1 Ainthu Unarvugal

2 Boomika

3 Karnan

4 Kattil

5 Kayamai Kadakka

6 Maara

7 Ramae Aandalaum Ravane Aandalum

8 Seththumaan

9 Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum

10 Thaen

11 Udanpirappe

Delegate Registration
Direct Registration at SDC Anna Cinemas, #21, Anna Salai, Mount Road, Anna Salai, Triplicane, Chennai – 600014

Daily from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm (from 27 Dec 2021)

Online Registration – www.icaf.in / www.chennaifilmfest.com / https://insider.in/19th-chennai-international-film-festival-2021-22/event