80 films from 32 countries, 16 feature documentaries for Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF): Ritu Sarin
The 11th edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) takes place at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA), McLeod Ganj, in Dharamsala, North India from 3 to 6 November 2022. DIFF announces its line-up today.
Arvind Sharma
Oct 20, 2022 06:39
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Dharamsala, October 20, 2022: The 11th edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) takes place at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA), McLeod Ganj, in Dharamsala, North India from 3 to 6 November 2022. DIFF announces its line-up today.
It said that 80 films from 32 countries, including 21 feature narratives, 16 feature documentaries, and 43 short films shall be shown during this year’s show. Highlights include the India premieres of Cannes Jury Prize Winner and 2022 Oscar Nominee, Joyland (Pakistan, 2022) by Saim Sadiq; Once Upon A Time in Calcutta (India, 2022) by Aditya Vikram Sengupta and many more
Festival Director Ritu Sarin said, “We’re so excited to announce our line-up! As we come out of two years of Covid, we’ve had a bumper crop of amazing new films from across India and the world to select from. We’re looking forward to once again welcoming audiences and filmmakers to live, breathe, and talk cinema for a few days in the beautiful surroundings of McLeod Ganj!”
She added that this year’s line-up of Indian features include: Adh Chanani Raat (Crescent Night) by Gurvinder Singh; Cannes Film Festival Golden Eye Award Winner, All That Breathes by Shaunak Sen; Dharti Latar Re Horo (Tortoise Under the Earth) by Shishir Jha; Dhuin by Achal Mishra; Dostojee by Prasun Chatterjee; Jhini Bini Chadariya (The Brittle Thread) by Ritesh Sharma; Manikbabur Megh (The Cloud and the Man) by Abhinandan Banerjee; Pedro by Natesh Hegde; Shankar’s Fairies by Irfana Majumdar; Taangh (Longing) by Bani Singh); Urf (a.k.a) by Geetika Narang Abbasi; and Watch Over Me by Farida Pacha.
And the International highlights include: A New Old Play (China, 2021) by Qiu Jiongjiong; Neighbours (Switzerland, Iraq, Syria, 2021) by Mano Khalil; Rehana (Bangladesh, Singapore, Qatar, 2021) by Abdullah Mohammed Saad; The Crossing (France, Germany, Czech Republic, 2021) by Florence Miailhe; Dear Future Children (Germany, UK, Austria, 2021) by Franz Böhm; Flee (Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden, 2021) by Jonas Poher Rasmussen; The Silence of the Mole (Guatemala, 2021) by Anais Taracena; and The Territory (Brazil, Denmark, USA, 2022) by Alex Pritz.
The Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) is an independent film festival founded by filmmakers and local residents Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam in 2012. It has been held annually in McLeod Ganj for the past ten years.
