The Bengaluru International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, which previews films of all genres, including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1996, Suchitra Bangalore International Film Festival, was held for a week from 22 to 28 December 2006 in collaboration with Suchitra Film Society.[1] More than 100 films were screened during festival.
The film festival is now being organized by Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy and is supported by Government of Karnataka. The 15th BiFFes will be held in Bengaluru from 27 February to 7 March 2024.[2]
Events History
- 1st Suchitra Bengaluru International Film Festival 2006 was held from 22 to 28 December 2006
- 2nd Suchitra Bengaluru International Film Festival 2008 was held from 3 to 10 January 2008
- 3rd Suchitra Bengaluru International Film Festival 2009 was held from December 2009
- 4th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2011 was held from 15 to 22 December 2011
- 5th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2012 was held from 20 to 27 December 2012
- 6th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2013 was held from 26 December 2013 to 2 January 2014
- 7th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2014 was held from 4 to 11 December 2014 [3]
- 8th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2016 was held from January 28, 2016 to February 5, 2016.
- 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017 was held from 2 to 9 February 2017
- 10th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2018 was held from 22 February 2018 to 1 March 2018
- 11th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2019 was held from 21 February 2019 to 28 February 2019
- 12th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020 was held from 26 February 2020 to 4 March 2020[4]
- 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2022 will be held from March 3 to March 10, 2022[5]
- 14th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2023 was held from 23 March to 31 March 2023.[6]
- 15th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2024 will be held from 29 February to 7 March 2024.[2]
Movies screened during festival
References
- ^ Suchitra Bangalore International Film Festival 2006 Archived 28 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Event Page
- ^ a b Bureau, The Hindu (3 January 2024). "Bengaluru film fest to be held from February 29 to March 7". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (26 December 2013). "Bangalore film festival launch today". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "12th edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival from Feb 26 to Mar 4". 6 February 2020.
- ^ Suresh, Sunayana. "Hybrid Film Festival This time". Times of India. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ DHNS. "Curtains down on 14th Bangalore International Film Festival". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "BIFFES 2022 Movies List". BIFFES. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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