Shimla film fest from Nov 26-28

Shimla, November 18

The seventh edition of the International Film Festival of Shimla will be held from November 26 to 28 at Gaiety Theatre here.

“Films will also be screened at Kanda jail,” said Pushp Raj Thakur, festival director. “A total of 58 films from all over the world has been shortlisted for the festival,” he said.

Thakur said films in Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi and Hindi languages had also been shortlisted. “The screening of 23 films from 16 countries will be held in the international category, while 25 films be screened in the national category and seven from Himachal,” he said.

He elaborated that two national-award winning films from the Directorate of Film Festival and films from the Film Division would also be screened. Noted Tamil film maker Vijay Anand, director of award-winning ‘Thalaivaa’, will be the celebrity guest of the festival. — TNS