Over 200 films from more than 40 countries will be screened at the 10th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) that will be held in the city from January 12-19.
The country’s focus at this edition of PIFF is on Germany. To commemorate 75 years of Indo-German relations, 47 films from Germany will be shown including films made by Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders. The highlight will be Pina , a film by Wim Wenders in 3D.
The ‘Retrospectives’ category will showcase films of the famous Japanese director Ozu and Taiwanese director Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Other categories include ‘Indian Cinema Today’ and ‘Marathi Cinema Today’ while documentaries on famous people made by the Films Division, and select movies on members of the film fraternity, who died during the past year, will also be screened.
Highlights during the week-long fest include presentation of the Lifetime Achievement and the SD Burman Award for creative music and sound, selection of best international (World), Marathi and international Marathi film, lectures, discussions and exhibitions on various film-related topics, and competitions under various sections.
Organised jointly by the Pune Film Foundation and the Government of Maharashtra, the films will be shown at ten screens across the city at six venues namely CityPride (Kothrud), R-Deccan (Deccan Gymkhana), CityPride Abhiruchi, E-Square, Inox and NFAI auditorium.