Minister of State for Cultural Affairs Indranil Sen said the organising committee received 1,170 entries from 45 countries
Ray’s classic “Apur Sansar” – the third of a trilogy featuring Soumitra Chatterjee – will be screened at the inauguration of 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), to be held from January 8 to 15, West Bengal minister Arup Biswas said.
The seven-day festival will commence by paying tribute to two greats — auteur Satyajit Ray on his birth centenary, and Chatterjee, who died of post-COVID complications in November last year, the PWD minister said during a press meet here on Saturday.
Mr. Biswas, who has been actively involved in organising the festival over the last few years, said a total of 131 films – in feature, short and documentary formats – will be screened at different theatres of the city, including Nandan and Rabindra Sadan.
Minister of State for Cultural Affairs Indranil Sen, who was also present at the meet, told reporters…