Pondicherry International Film Festival that will begin on September 26 promises to be a feast for cinema lovers with over 100 curated independent films from across the world, three world premieres, 11 India premieres and 5 special screenings.
Puducherry:
The opening night of the festival will be hosted at the French Consulate Pondicherry on September 25 in the presence of French Consulate General Catherine Suard, according to sources.
France is the partner country for the festival and there will be a focus on French cinema, art & culture with special screening of films by French contemporary women film makers including Eden by Mia Hansen-Love, Raging Rose (Crache couer) by Julia Kowalski, Grand Central by Rebecca Zlotowski, Standing Tall (La tete haute) by Emmanuelle Bercot and A Castle in Italy (Un chateau en Italie) by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi.