27th Edition of Kolkata film festival temporarily postponed due to surge in covid cases

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27th Kolkata International Film Festival which was scheduled from January 7-14, 2022 got temporarily postponed amid Surge in Covid-19 Cases

• The inaugural film will be Satyajit Ray’s 1970 classic Aranyer Din Ratri. 

• The festival will offer a centenary tribute to filmmaker Satyajit Ray, film critic Chidananda Dasgupta and Hungarian filmmaker Miklós Jancsó.

• Finland is the theme country for the 27th edition of the festival.

The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the third-oldest international film festival in India. The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the West Bengal Government.

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