9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017

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9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017
LocationBengaluru, Karnataka India
Founded2006
AwardsSpecial Jury Award ()
No. of films240 films
Festival date2–9 February 2017
WebsiteOfficial website
Bengaluru International Film Festival chronology

9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017 (BIFFES 2017) was inaugurated by former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah on 2 February 2017 in Bengaluru.[1] A total of 240 films from 60 countries including Oscar nominees of the year such as The Salesman by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and A Man Called Ove by Swedish director Hannes Holm were screened[2] from 2 February to 9 February 2017.[3]

Asian cinema competition[edit]

Film name Director Language Country Winner References
A Father's Will Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu Kyrgyz Kyrgyzstan Best film - A Father's Will [4]
A House on 41st Street Hamid Ghorbani, Hamid Reza Ghorbani Persian Iran
By the Time It Gets Dark Anocha Suwichakornpong Thai Thailand
Destiny  Zhang Wei Chinese China
Four Chinese Poems Cui Ren Mandarin China
Land of the Little People Yaniv Berman Hebrew Israel
Letters from Prague Angga Dwimas Sasongko Indonesian Indonesia
Light Arose Chathra Weeraman, Baratha Gihan Hettiarachchi Sinhala Sri Lanka
Lost Daughter Jacob Chen Mandarin Taiwan
Red Butterfly Dream Priyantha Kaluarachchi Tamil Sri Lanka
The Narrow Path Satish Babusenan Malayalam India
The Road to Mandalay Midi Z Mandarin Taiwan
U Turn Pawan Kumar Kannada India
Wihite Blessing Sengedorg Chanchivdorg Mongolian Mongolia

Indian cinema competition[edit]

Film name Director Language Winner References
Chronicles Of Hari Ananya Kasaravalli Kannada Best film - Chronicles Of Hari [5]
K Sera Sera Rajeev Shinde Konkani
Lady Of The Lake  Haobam Paban Kumar Manipuri
Lathe Joshi Mangesh Joshi Marathi
Maj Rati Keteki Santwana Bordoloi Assamese
Revelations  Vijay Jayapal Tamil
Search for the Self G. Prabha Sanskrit
The Golden Wing Bobby Sarma Baruah Rajbangshi
Kalichaat Sudhanshu Sharma Hindi
Chitrokar Saibal Mitra Bengali
Ekk Albela Shekhar Sartandel Marathi
Kaasav Sumitra Bhave Marathi
Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Dr. Biju Malayalam

Kannada cinema competition[edit]

Film name Director Winner References
6/3 R Mahantesh Best film - Rama Rama Re... [4]
Actor Dayal Padmanabhan
Kandhaa Solomon K George
Kahi Arvind Sastry
Dhvani Sebastin David
Rama Rama Re... D. Satya Prakash
Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu Sumana Kittur
Uppina Kagada B. Suresha
Alemariya Aatmakathe Amaradeva
Bekku Baragur Ramachandrappa
Pallata Raghu S P
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Hemanth M. Rao

Kannada Popular Entertainment[edit]

Award Film Result References
Popular Kannada Cinema Kotigobba 2 1st [4]
Jaggu Dada 2nd
Doddmane Hudga 3rd

Jury Mention Award[edit]

Film name Director Producer Country Language References
Kaadu Pookkunna Neram Dr. Biju Sophia Paul India Malayalam [4]

FIPRESCI Critics Award[edit]

Film name Director Producer Country Language References
Lady of the Lake Haoban Paban Kumar Oli Pictures India Manipuri [4]

Jury Award for Kannada Cinema[edit]

Film name Director Producer Country Language References
Uppina Kagada B. Suresha Shylaja Nag, B. Suresha India Kannada [5]

Jury Special Award[edit]

Film name Director Producer Country Language References
Lathe Joshi Mangesh Joshi Amol Kagne, Sonali Joshi India Marathi [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Curtains up on ninth edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival". The New Indian Express. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Oscar nominees among 240 films to be screened during Biffes". The Hindu. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "9th Bengaluru Int'l Film Festival to begin on February 2". Deccan Herald. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Film award winners at 9th BIFFES". The Times of India. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Weeklong Biffes ends with a bang at City of Palaces". Deccan Herald. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

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