14th edition of Habitat Film Festival to open with ‘No Fathers in Kashmir’

NEW DELHI: The 14th edition of Habitat Film Festival is set to return with another set of the best of Indian cinema, opening with Oscar nominated director Ashvin Kumar’s “No Fathers in Kashmir”.

With a selection of 42 films in more than 19 languages including Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Hindi, and Santhali, the annual film festival will be held at the India Habitat Centre here from May 17.

“Aiming for an approximation of the best of Indian Cinema year after year, this edition brings on a pan Indian selection from the current year and the year gone by with insightful post screening interactions with the directors,” the organisers said.

The 10-day festival will also showcase an additional selection of 45 critically acclaimed films under the Documentaries, Shorts and Student Film segments.

The festival will feature films like “Vaada Chennai”, “Kumbalangi Nights”, “The Mosquito Philosophy”, “The Gold Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain”, “Abhyakto”, and “Death of an Insane” among others.

The screening of Malayalam film “Aabhasam”, a social satire, will be followed by a panel on the #MeToo Movement and the formation of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) in the Malayalam film industry featuring actress Rima Kallingal, director Jubith Namradath, moderated by film critic Anna M M Vetticad. (AGENCIES)

 

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