28th Kolkata International Film Festival

The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival was held from 15th to 22nd December 2022 at Netaji Indoor Stadium, in Kolkata, India. The festival opened with 1973 film Abhimaan, by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. 183 films including 130 feature films and 52 short and documentary films from 42 countries were screened during 7 days of the festival.[1] The opening ceremony was attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Mahesh Bhatt and cricketer Sourav Ganguly.[2][3]

28th Kolkata International Film Festival
Official logo
Opening filmAbhimaan by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
LocationNetaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
Founded1995
Awards
Hosted byInformation and Cultural Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal
No. of films183
Festival dateOpening: 15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)
Closing: 22 December 2022 (2022-12-22)
Websitekiff.in
Kolkata International Film Festival

The festival closed on 22 December at Rabindra Sadan hosted by Saheb Chatterjee. Spanish film Upon Entry by Alejandro Rojas, and Juan Sebastian Vasquez and Bangladeshi film The Golden Wings of Watercocks by Muhammad Quayum, jointly won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for best film, whereas Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for best director was won by Ernesto Ardito and Virna Molina for their film Hitler's Witch.[4]

Highlights of the year

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Retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan

A retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan, celebrating his life and works, was presented by screening his films.

Paying homage through special tribute

Filmmaker Tarun Majumdar, veteran actor Pradip Mukherjee, classical musician Shivkumar Sharma and American actor Angela Lansbury, who all passed away in 2022, were given special tribute in the festival.

Centenary celebration

Centenary tribute was given to the French film director and screenwriter Alain Resnais, Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini, Greek film actor and director Michael Cacoyannis, alongside Indian cinema's legendary figures Dilip Kumar, Asit Sen, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Bharati Devi, K. Asif and Hindustani classical musician Ali Akbar Khan.

Game On, A new category

From this year a new category 'Game On' was introduced. Seven sports related films including Soumitra Chatterjee's 1984 film Kony, 2016 film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, 2021 film 83 were screened to promote sports among young generation.[1]

Jury

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International jury

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International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images

  • Iliana Zakopoulou, (Chairperson), Head of the Department of Sales and Promotion (Hellas Film) of the Greek Film Centre.
  • Mano Khalil, a Kurdish-Swiss film director and producer
  • Shalini Dore, an editor with Variety
  • Tanvir Mokammel, current director of Bangladesh Film Institute (BFI)
  • Tannishtha Chatterjee, an Indian actress and director

Competition on Indian Language's Films

  • Siddiq Barmak, (Chairperson), an Afghan film director and producer
  • Gulnara Abikeyeva, a Kazakh film critic and film researcher
  • Viera Langerová, Slovakian film critic, lecturer and scriptwriter

Asian Select (NETPAC Award)

  • Latika Padgaonkar (Chairperson), a columnist, translator and editor of several books, also member of the NETPAC (India), and the FIPRESCI.
  • Italo Spinelli, a director and author, the founder and artistic director of Asiatica International Film Festival, Rome
  • Supriya Suri, the founding member of Cinedarbaar in India and a film curator, and runs her production company Maison Su.

Competition on Indian Short Films

  • Jaya Seal Ghosh, an Indian actress, dancer and producer
  • Prasun Chatterjee, an Indian filmmaker, also the founder of Kathak Talkies, a Kolkata-based film production company
  • Raajhorshee De, a writer and creative director, also project head for two channels in Bengal— Colors Bangla and Zee Bangla.

Competition on Indian Documentary Films

  • Anindita Choudhury, the current Vice President of Original Content for Zee5 Kolkata and Bangladesh
  • Manas Mukul Pal, an Indian film director and writer
  • Sani Ghose Ray, a creative entrepreneur. Currently heading Acropoliis Entertainment

Official selection

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Inaugural Film

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Inaugural Film
1973 Abhimaan Hrishikesh Mukherjee India

Competition categories

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International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images

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Highlighted title indicates award winner
Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2021 The Golden Wings of Watercocks Kura Pokhhir Shunye Ura Muhammad Quayum Bangladesh
2022 Silent Glory Shokouhe Khamoush Nahid Hassanzadeh Iran
2022 The Lord of Creations Samaresh Basur Projapoti Subrata Sen India
2022 The Warm Blues Rishabh Kumar India
2022 The Deadman's Bride Mireasa Mortului Cornel Gheorghita Romania
2022 First snow ПЕРВЫЙ СНЕГ Nathalia Konchalovsky Russia
2022 In Limbo Mezhsezone Alexander Hant Russia
2022 The Wedding Parade Berbu Sevinaz Evdike Syria
2022 The village AUL Serik Aprymov Kazakh
2022 Hitler's Witch La Bruja De Hitler Ernesto Ardito,Virna Molina Argentina
2022 Europe Philip Scheffner Germany, France
2022 Upon Entry Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastian Vasquez Spain
2022 Travels inside foreign heads Antonio Amaral France
2022 Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous Wissam Charaf France, Italy

Competition on Indian Language's Films

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Highlighted title indicates award winner
Year English title Original title Director(s)
2022 The Faded Footprints Lokkhir Paa Abhik Das
2022 Salt Of The Earth Bhoomiyude Uppu Sunny Joseph
2022 Colours of a Rebel Sprout Akoman Pranjal Saikia
2022 Sattha Soothakada Suttha Sattha Soothakada Suttha Therunalli D
2022 Beginning Jagan Vijaya
2022 Tora's Husband Rima Das
2022 The Fallen are Connected B.S. Pradeep Varma
2022 Muthayya Bhaskar Maurya
2022 Global Aadgaon Anilkumar Salve
2022 Naanera Deepankar Prakash
2022 OCD Soukarya Ghosal
2022 If Only Trees Could Talk Sikaisal Bobby Sarma Baruah
2022 Sthalam Bijukumar Damodaran
2022 The Terrace Chhaad Indrani Chakraborty

Asian Select (NETPAC Award)

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2022 Home for Sale Продаётся дом Taalaibek Kulmendeev Kyrgyzstan
2022 The River Breathes Ano ko no Yume wo Mizuninagashite Shoji Toyama Japan
2022 The Keysmith Chabiwala Raja Ghosh India
2022 Fortune DOV Muhiddin Muzaffar Tajikistan
2022 Incredible Coorg Pommale Kodag Kottukattira Prakash Kariyappa India
2022 Doosra Doosra Channa Deshapriya Sri Lanka
2022 Hijab Munni Ismail Moodushedde India

Competition on Indian Short Films

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English title Original title Director(s)
Outlaw's Gun Bandit'S Bazooka Divyesh Gandhi
The Cremation Daah Sanskaar Falguni Bhakta
The Arrival of Shurponakha Shuruponakhar Agomon Suchandra Vaaniya
I am, Mehmood Mein, Mehmood Prataya Saha
Void Xunyota Nabapan Deka
The Divine Touch Haater Sporsho Dr. Prosenjit Choudhury

Competition on Indian Documentary Films

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English title Original title Director(s)
In Search Of Neelpawan Baruah Neelpawan Baruak Bichari Keshar Jyoti Das
My Country Amar Desh Suman Sen Gupta, Subhra Mukhopadhyay, Saswata Sarkar
Imroz - A Walkdown Memory Lane Harjit Singh
Nybreum - The Unsettled Shade Neha Sharma
Dream For Livelihood Bhat Kaporer Swapno Raktim Mondal
Mizo Soundscapes Joshy Joseph
The Edge Of The Sunshine Dhoop Kinaara Shadab Farooq

Non-Competition Categories

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Amitabh Bachchan: A Living Legend

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Year English title Original title Director(s)
1975 Deewaar Yash Chopra
2005 Black Sanjay Leela Bhansali
1979 Kaala Patthar Yash Chopra
1973 Abhimaan Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1982 Shakti Ramesh Sippy
1981 Silsila Yash Chopra
1971 Anand Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1982 Bemisal

Bengali Panorama

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Year English title Original title Director(s)
2022 Grassland Ghasjomi Sumantra Roy
2022 NeetiShastra নীতিশাস্ত্র Arunava Khasnobis
2022 Taranga - The Wave of Life তারাঙ্গা Palash Dey

Centenary tribute

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International
Year English title Original title Production countrie(s)
Alain Resnais
2006 Private Fears in Public Places Cœurs France
1959 Hiroshima, My Love Hiroshima mon amour France
Pier Paolo Pasolini
1964 The Gospel According to St. Matthew Il vangelo secondo Matteo Italy
1976 Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma Italy, France
1967 Oedipus Rex Edipo re Italy, Morocco
Michael Cacoyannis
1971 The Trojan Women United States, United Kingdom, Greece
1977 Iphigenia Greece
1962 Electra Greece
1964 Zorba the Greek Alexis Zorbas Greece, United States
Indian
Year English title Original title Director(s)
Dilip Kumar
1960 The Great Mughal Mughal-e-Azam K. Asif
1961 Ganga Jamuna Gunga Jumna Nitin Bose
1982 Power Shakti Ramesh Sippy
Bharati Devi
1959 The Holy Island Sagar Sangamey Debaki Bose
Ali Akbar Khan
1960 Hungry Stones Khudhito Pashan Tapan Sinha
Year English title Original title
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1975 Mili
1973 Anuradha
1971 Anand
1966 Anupama
1973 Anari
1982 Bemisal
1969 Satyakam
1973 Abhimaan
Asit Sen
1956 Chalachal
1963 Uttar Falguni
1959 Deep Jwele Jaai
K. Asif
1960 Mughal-e-Azam

Cinema International

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2022 Decision to Leave 헤어질 결심 Park Chan-wook South Korea
2022 Alcarràs Alcarràs - L'ultimo raccolto Carla Simón Spain, Italy
2022 The Five Devils Les cinq diables Léa Mysius France
2022 One Fine Morning Un beau matin Mia Hansen-Løve France, Germany
2022 Close Lukas Dhont Belgium, Netherlands, France
2022 Rule 34 Regra 34 Julia Murat Brazil, France
2022 Prison 77 Modelo 77 Alberto Rodríguez Spain
2022 When the Waves Are Gone Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon Lav Diaz Philippines, France, Portugal, Denmark
2022 The Blue Caftan Le Bleu du caftan Maryam Touzani France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark
2022 How Is Katia? Yak Tam Katia? Christina Tynkevych Ukraine
2019 Victim Obet Michal Blasko Slovakia
2022 Nightsiren Svetlonoc Tereza Nvotová Czech Republic, Slovakia, France
2022 Queens Malikates Yasmine Benkiran France, Morocco
2022 Heartbeast Anio Suni Norway
2022 Alma Viva Cristèle Alves Meira Portugal, France, Belgium
2022 Joyland Saim Sadiq Pakistan
2022 Blanquita Fernando Guzzoni Chile
2022 Boy from Heaven Tarik Saleh Sweden, France, Finland
2022 I Have Electric Dreams Tengo sueños eléctricos Valentina Maurel Belgium, France, Costa Rica
2022 Call Of God Kõne taevast Kim Ki-duk South Korea
2022 The Whale Darren Aronofsky United States
2022 No Bears خرس نیست (Khers Nist) Jafar Panahi Iran
2022 Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Germany
2022 Broker 브로커 Hirokazu Kore-eda South Korea
2022 The Ocean Angel Maariya Aruna Jayawardana Sri Lanka
2022 Crimes of the Future David Cronenberg Canada, Greece
2022 My Sailor, My Love Rakkaani Merikapteeni Klaus Härö Finland
2022 Rhinegold Fatih Akin German

Game On

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Year English title Original title Director(s)
2021 83 Kabir Khan
2016 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Neeraj Pandey
2007 Chak De! India Shimit Amin
2016 Dangal Nitesh Tiwari
2013 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
2014 Mary Kom Omung Kumar
1984 Kony Saroj Dey

Homage

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Four films will be showcased to pay homage to Jean-Luc Godard, the French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic.

Year English title Original title Production countrie(s)
1965 Alphaville Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution France
1961 A Woman Is a Woman Une femme est une femme France
1961 Contempt Le Mépris France, Italy
1960 Breathless À bout de souffle France

Short and Documentary Panorama

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English title Original title Director(s)
Ripples Under the Skin Farha Khatun
How do I Show the Ocean Space You Carried Inside You Abeer Khan
The Ripple Eewai Khwairakpam Bishwamittra

Special Screening

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2022 Wind Hawa Mejbaur Rahman Sumon Bangladesh
2020 Captive Nazarband Suman Mukhopadhyay India
2022 Lakadbaggha Lakadbaggha Victor Mukherjee India
2021 Neighbours Mano Khalil Syria

Special tribute

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Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Pradip Mukherjee
1976 The Middleman Jana Aranya Satyajit Ray India
Shiv Kumar Sharma
1981 Continuation Silsila Yash Chopra India
Angela Lansbury
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray Albert Lewin United States
Tarun Majumdar
1971 The invitation Nimantran Tarun Majumdar India
1978 The People Ganadevata
1976 Child Bride Balika Badhu

Unheard India: Rare Language Films

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English title Original title Language Director(s)
TUSU Kurmali Biswait Roy
Dhairya Byari Aditya R Chiranjeevi
Lotus Blooms Maithili Pratik Sharma
Tortoise Under The Earth Dharti Latar Re Horo Santhali Shishir Jha
Mansai-Beyond River Rajbanshi Ashutosh Das
The Monk And The Courtesan Bhagavadajjukam Sanskrit Yadu Vijayakrishnan
Darling Nasimay Rabha Hiren Bora

Winners

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Source:[4][15]

  • Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film:
  • Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Director: Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina for Hitler's Witch
  • Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Short: I Am, Mehmood by Prataya Saha
  • Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Documentary: Nybreum - The Unsettled Shade by Neha Sharma
  • Special Jury mention (Innovation in Moving Pictures): Silent Glory by Nahid Hassanzadeh
  • Hiralal Sen Memorial Award Best Film (Indian language's films) : Muthayya by Bhaskhar Maurya
  • Hiralal Sen Memorial Award Best Director (Indian language's films) : Deepankar Prakash for Naanera
  • Special Jury mention (Indian language's films):
    • The Terrace by Indrani
    • If Only Trees Could Talk by Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah
  • NETPAC Award for Best Film : Fortune by Muhiddin Muzaffar
  • Special Jury mention (Indian Short Films):
    • Void by Nabapan Deka
    • The Divine Touch by Dr. Prosenjit Choudhury

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