The Bangalore International Film Festival is all set to launch its 5th Edition on 20th December 2012, with the Inaugural film KAUWBOY (Netherlands / 2012 / 85 mins), directed by Boudewijn Koole.

There will be around 160 films from more than 50 countries.

The Festival has as many as 12 sections as mentioned below:

1. RETROSPECTIVES

• Chan-Wook Park (South Korea) – 5 Films

• Fatih Akin (Germany) – 6 Films

• Juliette Binoche (French Actress) – 7 Films

• Girish Kasaravalli (India / Kannada) – 5 Films

• Jhanu Barua (India / Assam) – 4 Films

2. MASTERS of CINEMA (REVISITING CLASSICS)

• Akira Kurasawa (Japan) – 8 Films

• Henri Georges Clouzot (France) – 4 Films

• Michelangelo Antonioni (Italy) – 5 Films

3. ANTI WAR FILMS (Special Genre – 5 films).

4. Special Focus on GERMANY – 8 Films

5. COUNTRY FOCUS

• Denmark – 6 Films

• Taiwan – 5 Films

6. FIPRESCI (International Film Critics) AWARD WINNERS – 7 Films

7. NETPAC (Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema) AWARD WINNERS – 7 Films

8. CINEMA OF THE WORLD – 40 Films

9. ASIAN Cinema – 23 Films

10. CHITRABHARATI – Indian Cinema Competition

11. KANNADA Cinema

• Competition

• Cinema in other dialects in Karnataka

12. 100 years of India Cinema – 14 films

Other Events:

• Master Classes on Editing by Andrew Bird from Germany

• Public Screenings at Freedom Park

• Exclusive presentation from Goethe-Institut Regional Film Archive on access to the latest German films.

Venue:

The festival screenings will be held at 7 Screens.

• INOX, Garuda Mall – 3 Screens

• Lido Fame – 2 Screens

• Sulochana Information Dept – 1 Screen

• Priyadarshini, Badami House – 1 Screen

Registration:

Registration for delegates will commence from 1 Dec 2012 at 4 centers:

• Suchitra Film Society, 36, 9th Main, BSK II stage, Bangalore-85 Ph: 080 26711785

• Badami House, N R Square, (opp Corporation offices), Bangalore – 2, Ph: 22133410

• Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. 28, Crescent Road, Near-Shivananda Circle, Seshadripuram, Bangalore – 1. Ph: 22265370

• Information Department, No.17, Vartha Ilake, Infantry Road, next to THE HINDU office, Shivaji Nagar, BANGALORE – 1. Ph: 22865997 | 22028012

Registration Fee:

Delegate (Public): Rs 500/-

Delegates (Students, Film Society members and Film Industry): Rs 100/-

More details contact

Phone: 080 22133410 / 22133441

Email: contact@biffes.in

Website: www.biffes.com