Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will be held for the second time in the same year (2022) from Dec 15 to Dec 22 with its bouquet of events, awards and a gala inauguration ceremony.

A press conference announcing the 28th KIFF was held at Sisir Mancha on Saturday in presence of Tollywood senior actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, KIFF chairman Raj Chakraborty and others.

Inauguration

The inauguration of the festival will be held at 4 pm at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Dec 15.

The festival will be inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, acting legend Amitabh Bachchan, veteran actor Jaya Bachchan, Bollywood superstar and state's brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan, cricket icon Sourav Ganguly and others.

The inaugural film in this edition of the festival will be the Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan starrer, filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee directed 1973 Hindi film Abhiman.

Number of films to be screened

In eight days starting from Dec 15, 183 films including 130 feature films and 52 short and documentary films from 42 countries will be screened.

The film will be screened across 10 cinema halls, Nandan 1, Nandan 2, Nandan 3, Rabindra Sadan, Sirir Mancha, Paschim Banga Bangla Akademi Sabhaghar, Radha Studio, Rabindra Okakura Bhavan, Nazrul Tirtha 1 and Nazrul Tirtha 2.

Special Tribute

Eminent personalities iconic filmmaker Tarun Majumdar, veteran actor Pradip Mukherjee, classical musician Shivkumar Sharma and American actor Angela Lansbury, who have passed away in 2022, will be given special tribute in 28th KIFF.

Centenary Tribute

French film director and screenwriter Alain Resnais, Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini, Greek film actor and director Michael Cacoyannis, India's acting icon Dilip Kumar, Indian film director Asit Sen, India's filmmaking icon Hrishikesh Mukherjee, India's Bharati Devi, film director K Asif and Bengali Hindustani classical musician Ali Akbar Khan will be given centenary tribute.

'Game On' category

Seven films including late acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee's Koni, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, 83 will be screened to celebrate youth and spirit in society and promote sports.

Closing Ceremony

The closing ceremony will be held at Rabindra Sadan at 6:30 pm on Dec 22.