Maiden Guwahati Asian Film Festival (GAFF) is all set to celebrate the rich cinematic traditions from across Asia.
It is scheduled to start from February 7 to 9 2025, at the Jyoti Chitraban premises of Kahilipara, Guwahati, Assam. The film festival in its first edition would screen a total of 25 films.
The Iranian film, In the Arms of the Tree by Babak Khajehpasha is the Opening Film of the festival.
The film festival will be graced by invited dignitaries including but not limited to eminent Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage, eminent Indian actor Sheeba Chadha and eminent Indian filmmaker Onir.
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The films selected for North East India Films Competition includes — Mirbeen by Mridul Gupta, Before Spring by Shrutismriti Changkakoti, Joseph’s Son by Haobam Paban Kumar, Collage by Amardeep Gogoi, Ata Nirjon Duporiya by Khanjan Kishore Nath and Amateurs by Dhiraj Kashyap.
The competition between North East India films is organised to provide a boost to local filmmakers belonging to the Northeastern states of India and provide them a platform to screen their craft in front of a wide audience.
The story follows Mirbeen, a young woman whose childhood was shaped by the inspiring tales of Serdihun, the God of Textiles, told by her grandmother.
Some films scheduled for screening in the festival are — A Lab Story by Carlo Obispo (Philippines), Shambhala by Min Bahadur Bham (Nepal), Bahadur the Brave by Diwa Shah (India), Celestina & Lawrence by Vikram Kumar (India), Captain by Mohammad Hamzei (Iran), The Stranger by Biplob Sarkar (Bangladesh), Not What You Think by Vuslat Saracoglu (Turkey), House by Jamshid Narzikulov (Uzbekistan), The Great Phuket by Liu Yaonam (Hong Kong), Joqtau by Aruan Anartay (Kazakhstan), A Road To A Village by Nabin Subba (Nepal), Cold As Marble by Asif Rustamov (Azerbaijan), Teach Me by Shyam Fernando (Sri Lanka), and Second Chance by Subhadra Mahajan (India) and many more.
The closing film of the festival is Australian production, My Melbourne, an anthology directed by Indian filmmakers — Imtiaz Ali, Rima Das, Onir and Kabeer Khan.
The 1st Guwahati Asian Film Festival (GAFF) will not only celebrate cinema of the Asian countries but also screen films in Indian languages such as Karbi, Manipuri, Magahi and Bengali among other languages.
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