The Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival, which is scheduled to begin from December 14 to 17, reportedly will be graced by esteemed personalities from Hindi cinema such as Tanuja Chandra, Prakash Jha and Adil Hussain.
The highly anticipated eighth edition of the event will be held at Kahilipara’s prestigious Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio in Assam capital Guwahati.
Other esteemed personalities such as Krishna DK, Leena Yadav, Ronnie Lahiri, Harshad Nalawade, Miransha Naik, Paban Haobam Kumar, Ketki Pandit, Sanjay Bhutiani will be present.
Founder Tanushree Hazarika expressed, “We aim to be a catalyst, fostering meaningful cinema, connecting diverse talents, and promoting the vibrant culture and breathtaking landscapes of Northeast India.”
Notably, the festival has forged a noteworthy collaboration with Amazon Prime Video, enabling filmmakers a unique opportunity to directly present their pitches to the leading OTT platform.
This partnership is speculated to redefine the landscape for independent filmmakers, providing unparalleled opportunities and elevating the standards of filmmaking, while also opening doors within the industry.
The film festival reportedly garnered over 200 film submissions for its 8th edition, with nearly 120 films hailing from the Northeast and the remaining entries spanning across Bharat and 30 selected movies will be featured.
Highlighting the festival’s multifaceted nature, its film festival programme director Pallavi Chumki Barua shared, “BVFF is not just a film festival; it’s a cinematic odyssey offering an immersive movie-watching experience, engaging interactions with filmmaking personalities, dedicated masterclasses, workshops, and a celebration of the passion for cinema.”
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