The second edition of the Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF) will kick off on October 25 with a platter of 108 flicks from 50 countries, the organisers of the event said Wednesday.
The seven-day extravaganza will begin with streaming of the National Award winning Director Jahnu Barua's yet to release Assamese film 'Bhoga Khirikee'.
The Assam government-owned Jyoti Chitraban (Film Studio) Society is the organiser of the festival, in association with Dr Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute.
"We are going to have 108 films from 50 countries. Till now, films from 48 countries have been enlisted. Our own Jahnu Barua's upcoming film 'Bhoga Khirikee' will be the inaugural film of the festival in 2018. I think, GIFF will have the Indian premiere of the film," Jyoti Chitraban Chairman Pabitra Margherita said in a press conference on Wednesday.
During the event, films from Spain, France, Argentina, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Cambodia, Croatia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Israel, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Philippines, Iran, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Qatar, Indonesia, Portugal, Venezuela, Sri Lanka and Mexico will also be shown, he added.
GIFF Festival Director Monita Borgohain informed that this year, ASEAN will be the focus region instead of the usual practice of having a focus country.
"We will have around 16 films from 10 countries of the ASEAN region. GIFF Artistic Director Rahul Jain is talking to the embassies of these countries. This is done in line with the Act East Policy of the government," she added.
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