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Kasaravalli, Patki to be honoured at Kolhapur film festival

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Press Trust of India Kolhapur
Noted Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli and music director Ashok Patki will be honoured at the fourth edition of the Kolhapur International Film Festival (KIFF) beginning here from December 18.

Kasaravalli will be bestowed Kalamaharshi Baburao Paintar Sanman at the festival's opening ceremony, while Patki will be honoured with the Anandrao Paintar Sanman at the closing ceremony on December 25, organisers said today.

Addressing a press conference here, Chief Coordinators of KIFF Chandrakant Joshi and Dilip Bapat said veteran actor- director Amol Palekar will be the chief guest at the inaugural function.

More than 50 national and international films will be screened at the eight-day event, being organised by the city- based Kalamaharshi Baburao Painter Film Society, district administration, Rajarshu Shahu Chhatrapati Memorial Trust and Akhil Bhartiy Chitrapat Mahamandal at Rajarshi Shahu Smarak Bhavan.
 

Several directors, artists and technicians from the Marathi film industry will attend the festival.

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First Published: Dec 15 2015 | 7:57 PM IST

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