MELBOURNE :
The 13thIndian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)2022 program was officially launched on 19July 2022 by IFFM Festival Director,Mitu Bhowmick Lange. The festival will feature both in cinema and online and will screen over 100 films in 25 languages and encompass a diverse range of subjects including gender identity, religion, caste, and poverty and continue to present films that showcase all aspects of culture from India and the Indian subcontinent.
Here are some exciting read about the line ups of special screening and Q&A info from the IFFM team itself and a quick link to book now:
Book Special screenings & Q&A IFFM tickets
Q & A with Ayena (Mirror) Team
Two incredibly strong and courageous acid-attack survivors, Ritu Saini and Faraha Khan, who are the protagonists and inspiration behind the documentary, Ayena will join us along with editor Nilanjan Bhattacharya for the IFFM screening. Come along and be in the company of this fantastic team!
Nilanjan Bhattacharya
7PM | Monday, 15th August | HOYTS Melbourne Central
Q & A with No Land’s Man
The lead actress of No Land’s Man, Megan Mitchell will be heading to Melbourne for a special screening and Q&As for the film!
Megan Mitchell
7PM | Wednesday, 17th August | HOYTS Melbourne Central
Q & A with the W.O.M.B Women Of My Billion team
The producers of W.O.M.B Women Of My Billion, Apoorva Bakshi, Srishti Bakshi, will be joining us for a screening of their documentary. Come along to hear about their experience after the screening!
Apoorva Bakshi
Srishti Bakshi
7PM | Wednesday, 17th August | HOYTS Melbourne Central
Q & A with Jaggi team
Come and watch the screening of Jaggi, the winner of two major awards at the Indian FIlm Festival of Los Angeles. The brilliant team consisting of director Anmol Sidhu, producer/DoP Pardeep Kumar Mannan, and actor Ramnish Chaudhary will answer your questions after!
Anmol Sidhu
7PM | Wednesday, 17th August | HOYTS Highpoint
Q & A with the Maali (Gardener) team
Come and watch the World Premiere of Maali (Gardener). The award winning team behind Maali, consisting of Sonali Rana (writer, creative producer), Pragya Kapoor (producer), Shiv C Shetty (writer, director) will share their experiences after.
Pragya Kapoor
7PM | Thursday, 18th August | HOYTS Melbourne Central
Q & A with Paraasakthi team
We are proud to screen the World Premiere of Paraasakthi. What’s more? The very accomplished producer of the film, Apoorva Bakshi will be joining us and will tell you about her experience making the film!
Apoorva Bakshi
4PM | Friday, 19th August | HOYTS Docklands
Q & A with the Joyland team
The first Pakistani film to premiere in Cannes Film Festival, which has won multiple awards, will be screened at our festival! The esteemed makers of the film, Saim Sadiq (director), Apoorva Guru Charan (producer), Ali Junejo (cast), Rasti Farooq (cast), Alina Khan (cast) will be joining us for a robust Q & A afterwards!
Ali Junejo
Rasti Farooq
Saim Sadiq
Alina Khan
Apoorva Charan
7PM | Friday, 19th August | HOYTS Melbourne Central
Know more about IFFM 2022 from the Festival Director Mitu Bhowmick Lange
Key Dates Announced:
Friday 12th August:
- IFFM Press Conference, Melbourne CBD
- IFFM Opening Night @ Hoyts District Docklands
Saturday 13th August :
- Flag Hoisting Ceremony for the 75th Anniversary Indian Independence @ Federation Square, Melbourne
- IFFM Dance Competition @ Federation Square, Melbourne
- IFFM Talks @ Arts Centre, Melbourne
Sunday 14th August:
- IFFM Awards Night @ Palais Theatre, St Kilda
Saturday 20th August:
- IFFM Closing Night @ Hoyts District Docklands
