PANJIM: Internationally acclaimed Oscar-winning music maestro, also known as the Mozart of Madras A R Rahman will be the chief guest for the closing ceremony of 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2015. Megastar Anil Kapoor will inaugurate the event.
The ten-day festival beginning on Friday is being organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) along with Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG).
Argentina‘s Oscar entry and this year’s biggest Argentinean box-office hit, The Clan (El Clan) will close the festival. Directed by Pablo Trapero, The Clan has set a new record for the best opening ever of an Argentinean movie. Directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper, Danish Girl will be the mid-fest film.
“With each edition, the biggest film festival of India is creating new benchmarks of content, films, and achievements. The 2015 festival will screen a variety of brilliant national and international films,” IFFI organizers said in a release on Tuesday.
The 9th edition of the Film Bazaar will focus on more than 150 film projects at various stages under film labs, co-production market, viewing room and industry screening. “Film Bazaar is aimed at facilitating collaboration in the realm of production and distribution,” organizers said. Delegates from 38 countries will be participating in the Film Bazaar.
