Fourth Edition of Nitte International Film Festival in Mangalore from June 8: Know More

Nitte University in Mangalore is hosting the fourth edition of the Nitte International Film Festival (NIFF) from June 8 to 11. Three screens at Bharath Cinemas in Mangalore will be dedicated to festival films on all four days. All film screenings and discussions at the festival are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Film festival coordinator and professor of Nitte University, Raviraj Kini said that the festival will also provide a platform for filmmakers and film connoisseurs to have a conversation. This year, the festival will host film personalities such as Raj B Shetty, Manish Saini, Shivadwaj, Shishir Jha, Rahul P K, Mansore, Jeo Baby, Champa Shetty, Bharat Mirle, Saurabh Kanti Dutta, Amartya Bhattacharya, and Umesh Badiger. There will be an interactive session with each filmmaker after the screening of their film.

The festival will be inaugurated by Premendra Mazumdar, vice-president, Federation of Film Societies of India, and General Secretary, FIPRESCI -India on June 8 at 10 am. ”The opening film for this year will be the Kannada movie ‘Hadinelentu’ by Prithvi Konnanur. The line-up for this year includes Kantara (Kannada), Family (Malayalam), Koramma (Tulu), Ek Jagah Apni (Hindi), Valvi (Marathi), Anunad (Assamese). Gandhi & Co (Gujarati), Dhuin (Maithili), Tortoise Under the Earth (Santhali). The festival’s closing film is Tora’s Husband (Assamese), by Rima Das. The schedule is available on Instagram at nittefilmfes.