Bringing back the frenzy of international cinema

WITH AN AIM to bring together critically acclaimed hand-picked world cinema, India Habitat Centre, has announced its premiere edition of Habitat International Film Festival (HIFF) which will be held starting March 24 to April 2. Making ripples in the sphere of cinema with renowned directors, the festival will entail a free screening of over 50 films from every imaginable corner of the world. Bringing back the frenzy of international cinema to the Capital, Habitat International Film Festival will raise the curtain to India with movies from unconventional countries such as Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Hungary and Mongol among others.

HIFF is set to be a vehicle for other world film festivals to display their choice of cinema at this one-stop-hub. Suiting the palette of movie buffs across ages, this unique festival will be a free display to all film enthusiasts. Presenting every kind of genre, the event will entail themes of human interest, women empowerment, fashion, sports, music among others. Besides non-mainstream cinema, HIFF will also feature various top-notch documentaries. Opening with the Oscar winning movie – The

Sales- man, the wide choice of films will also include the likes of Driving With Selvi, White Sun, A Heavy Heart, White Blessing, 76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami and My Daughter Anne Frank among others. Speaking about the debut of Habitat International Film Festival, Rakesh Kacker, Director, India Habitat Centre, said, “We are thrilled to announce HIFF. With the launch of this festival, we seek to fill the vacuum felt by film enthusiasts in the Capital and provide them with tasteful movie choices. Through this free-for-all platform, we aim to promote the thought of global dialogue via the channel of movies.” Curated to promote world cinema, Habitat International Film Festival aims to bring to India well-appreciated movies from all corners of the

globe.