The 2022 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) announced the lineup of official selections for the 20th annual edition of the internationally acclaimed film festival, which will mark a return to in-person screenings and events this year. Including a Gala presentation of Pan Nalin’s Last Film Show, Iffla will showcase 26 films, including the world premiere of Anmol Sidhu’s Jaggi, and the North American premieres of Faraz Ali’s Shoebox and Natesh Hegde’s Pedro.
The landmark 20th Anniversary edition of Iffla will:
Inaugurate a Spotlight on South Asia sectionFeature a 20th Anniversary Shorts special program celebrating the festival’s history, with a pre-festival screening of Iffla alumni shorts highlighting films representing each year of the festival’s history with an in-theater co-presentation with NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (Nfmla)Present a live script read previewing an Iffla alumnus’ next feature project, and Include the announcement of a filmmaker mentorship initiative...
The landmark 20th Anniversary edition of Iffla will:
Inaugurate a Spotlight on South Asia sectionFeature a 20th Anniversary Shorts special program celebrating the festival’s history, with a pre-festival screening of Iffla alumni shorts highlighting films representing each year of the festival’s history with an in-theater co-presentation with NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (Nfmla)Present a live script read previewing an Iffla alumnus’ next feature project, and Include the announcement of a filmmaker mentorship initiative...
- 3/31/2022
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Jeffrey D Brown’s child trafficking film will open the 12th Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (Iffla), while Jasmine Jaisinghani has been appointed the festival’s first artistic director.
Iffla founder and chair of the board Christina Marouda made the announcements. Jaisinghani arrives from AFI Fest, where she served as the cultural and industry relations director and headed guest services.
Emma Thompson served as executive producer on Sold and Gillian Anderson, David Arquette and Seema Biswas star in the adaptation of Patricia McCormick’s fact-based book.
“Because of Sold’s marvelous script and courageous and brilliant cast it is a story that we can all watch, so that we may understand the processes of slavery in modern India and feel able to act without feeling the kind of rage and hopelessness that gets in the way of doing anything,” said Thompson (pictured in conversation during the awards season.)
Commenting on the Jaisinghani hire, Marouda said: “We...
Iffla founder and chair of the board Christina Marouda made the announcements. Jaisinghani arrives from AFI Fest, where she served as the cultural and industry relations director and headed guest services.
Emma Thompson served as executive producer on Sold and Gillian Anderson, David Arquette and Seema Biswas star in the adaptation of Patricia McCormick’s fact-based book.
“Because of Sold’s marvelous script and courageous and brilliant cast it is a story that we can all watch, so that we may understand the processes of slavery in modern India and feel able to act without feeling the kind of rage and hopelessness that gets in the way of doing anything,” said Thompson (pictured in conversation during the awards season.)
Commenting on the Jaisinghani hire, Marouda said: “We...
- 3/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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