9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017
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| Location | Bengaluru, Karnataka India |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Awards | Special Jury Award () |
| No. of films | 240 films |
| Festival date | 2–9 February 2017 |
| Website | Official website |
9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017 (BIFFES 2017) was inaugurated by former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah on 2 February 2017 in Bengaluru.[1] A total of 240 films from 60 countries including Oscar nominees of the year such as The Salesman by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and A Man Called Ove by Swedish director Hannes Holm were screened[2] from 2 February to 9 February 2017.[3]
| Film name | Director | Language | Country | Winner | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Father's Will | Bakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar Uulu | Kyrgyz | Kyrgyzstan | Best film - A Father's Will | [4] |
| A House on 41st Street | Hamid Ghorbani, Hamid Reza Ghorbani | Persian | Iran | ||
| By the Time It Gets Dark | Anocha Suwichakornpong | Thai | Thailand | ||
| Destiny | Zhang Wei | Chinese | China | ||
| Four Chinese Poems | Cui Ren | Mandarin | China | ||
| Land of the Little People | Yaniv Berman | Hebrew | Israel | ||
| Letters from Prague | Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Indonesian | Indonesia | ||
| Light Arose | Chathra Weeraman, Baratha Gihan Hettiarachchi | Sinhala | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lost Daughter | Jacob Chen | Mandarin | Taiwan | ||
| Red Butterfly Dream | Priyantha Kaluarachchi | Tamil | Sri Lanka | ||
| The Narrow Path | Satish Babusenan | Malayalam | India | ||
| The Road to Mandalay | Midi Z | Mandarin | Taiwan | ||
| U Turn | Pawan Kumar | Kannada | India | ||
| Wihite Blessing | Sengedorg Chanchivdorg | Mongolian | Mongolia |
Indian cinema competition
| Film name | Director | Language | Winner | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronicles Of Hari | Ananya Kasaravalli | Kannada | Best film - Chronicles Of Hari | [5] |
| K Sera Sera | Rajeev Shinde | Konkani | ||
| Lady Of The Lake | Haobam Paban Kumar | Manipuri | ||
| Lathe Joshi | Mangesh Joshi | Marathi | ||
| Maj Rati Keteki | Santwana Bordoloi | Assamese | ||
| Revelations | Vijay Jayapal | Tamil | ||
| Search for the Self | G. Prabha | Sanskrit | ||
| The Golden Wing | Bobby Sarma Baruah | Rajbangshi | ||
| Kalichaat | Sudhanshu Sharma | Hindi | ||
| Chitrokar | Saibal Mitra | Bengali | ||
| Ekk Albela | Shekhar Sartandel | Marathi | ||
| Kaasav | Sumitra Bhave | Marathi | ||
| Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Dr. Biju | Malayalam |
Kannada cinema competition
| Film name | Director | Winner | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/3 | R Mahantesh | Best film - Rama Rama Re... | [4] |
| Actor | Dayal Padmanabhan | ||
| Kandhaa | Solomon K George | ||
| Kahi | Arvind Sastry | ||
| Dhvani | Sebastin David | ||
| Rama Rama Re... | D. Satya Prakash | ||
| Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | Sumana Kittur | ||
| Uppina Kagada | B. Suresha | ||
| Alemariya Aatmakathe | Amaradeva | ||
| Bekku | Baragur Ramachandrappa | ||
| Pallata | Raghu S P | ||
| Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu | Hemanth M. Rao |
Kannada Popular Entertainment
| Award | Film | Result | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Kannada Cinema | Kotigobba 2 | 1st | [4] |
| Jaggu Dada | 2nd | ||
| Doddmane Hudga | 3rd |
Jury Mention Award
| Film name | Director | Producer | Country | Language | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Dr. Biju | Sophia Paul | India | Malayalam | [4] |
FIPRESCI Critics Award
| Film name | Director | Producer | Country | Language | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady of the Lake | Haoban Paban Kumar | Oli Pictures | India | Manipuri | [4] |
Jury Award for Kannada Cinema
| Film name | Director | Producer | Country | Language | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppina Kagada | B. Suresha | Shylaja Nag, B. Suresha | India | Kannada | [5] |