5 things to know about 2016 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

The festival’s theme this year is Women Empowerment, where over 50 movies in 17 different languages will be screened from 11th till 21st August.

Source: IFFM

Schedule for Indian Film Festival of Melbourne’s fifth edition was announced in Melbourne this week.

Here are the top 5 facts about 2016 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

1. The festival’s theme this year is Women Empowerment, where over 50 movies in 17 different languages will be screened from 11th till 21st August.

Source: Wikipedia

2. Film Festival Director Mitu Bhowmick announced that the festival’s opening night will screen Leena Yadav directed film Parched while Pan Nalin’s Angry Indian Goddesses will be screened on the closing night.

Source: Wikipedia

3. The festival also features a special awards night, a flag hoisting event by Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor at Federation Square in Melbourne on 13th August and a several sessions with festival guests Vidya Balan, Richa Chadha and Rishi Kapoor.

4. Local hindi film – The Hidden Truth too will be showcased at this year’s film festival.

Source: Hidden Truth The Film

5. Nominations for IFFM Awards 2016:

Best Actor: Shahrukh Khan for Fan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Raman Raghav 2.0, Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani, Manoj Bajapi for Aligarh.

Best Actress: Sonam Kapoor for Neerja, Deepika Padukone for Bajirao Mastani, Radhika Apte for Parched, Rituparna Sengupta for Bengali film Rajkahini

Best Film: Neerja, Kapoor & Sons, Bajirao Mastani, Raman Raghav 2.0

Source: Bajirao Mastani The Film