Kolkata Film Festival is an annual event that is held around November every year. The Film Festival in Kolkata was initiated by Nandan, the West Bengal Film Center in 1995. Incidentally, Nandan was opened in 1985 by the legendary film maker Sri Satyajit Ray.
Nandan and Kolkata Film Festival
Nandan, the Film Centre in Kolkata was created by the Government of West Bengal in 1985 keeping in line with the tradition of Film Society movement in this state. In addition to providing the technical infrastructure for film projecting, it provided required information for cultivation of cinema as a serious subject. This impressive infrastructure prompted film makers to hold film exhibitions in Nandan.
Subsequently Nandan organized its independent film festival for the first time in 1995. The International Federation of Film Producers' Association (FIAPF) in Paris recognized this film festival as an international event within a few years from 1995.
13th Kolkata Film Festival Venues
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The 13th Kolkata Festival was held between 10th and 17th November. The venues were :
- Nandan 1, Nandan 2, and Nandan 3 at 1/1, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata - 700 020
- Rabindra Sadan and Sisir Mancha at 1/1, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata - 700 020
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Panchasayar, E.M. By-Pass, Kolkata - 700 094
- New Empire Cinema in 1 & 2, Humayun Place, Kolkata - 700 013
- Purbashree in Eastern Zone Culture Complex, Salt Lake, Kolkata
- Madhusudan Mancha in Dakshinapan Comples, Gariahat Road South, Kolkata - 700 031
- Star Theater in 79/P/4, Bidhan Sarani, Hatibagan, Kolkata - 700 006
- Rabindra Okakura Bhavan in 27/A/1, DD Block, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 064
Films from foreign countries and India are shown in the Kolkata Film Festival which attract dignitaries and common viewers.
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