11th Chennai International Film Festival
th chennai international film festival took place chennai tamil nadu india december event organised indo cine appreciation foundation icaf support government tamil nadu festival curated actressdirector suhasini maniratnam inaugurated kamal haasan aamir khan japanese drama like father like son marked beginning fest director rakeysh omprakash mehra presided valedictory function presented award thanga meenkal haridas paradesi tamil film competition composer anirudh ravichander awarded newly instituted amitabh bachchan award youth icon year chennai international film festival ciff instituted year indo cine appreciation foundation icaf nonprofit organisation icaf registered film society work promotion meaningful cinema organising country centric festival throughout year obtaining film embassy consulate around member including film director cinematographer technician government tamil nadu began supporting event sponsoring part fest reinvented following involvement actordirector suhasini spiraled direct involvement film personality coordinating fest later fund raised wellwishers substantial enough support event state government extended support financed fest donation ₹ million u since government supporting subsequent edition festival fest conducted every year month december festival award best tamil cinema tamil feature film competition shortlisted film compete every year prize money ₹ lakh apart award best feature film second best feature film special jury award film buff award webbased award given person watch maximum number film give personalized account film watched th edition film festival also organised icaf emanadar thangaraj general secretary icaf invited actordirector suhasini maniratnam curate event fest conducted december total film screened screen across venue presented national newspaper hindu tamil satellite channel pudhuyugam event saw participation country film festival celebrated spirit international cinema centenary indian cinema though festival supported state government fund raised mainly sponsorship donation celebrity volunteer specially designed poster unveiled november anthem song set tune prakash nikki lyric written rohini sung andrea jeremiah vallavan yuki song used promotional purpose released day fest began norm fest tamil feature film competition press conference held november thangaraj made official announcement registration began early june last date extended september november producer tamil film censored october october invited apply competition th edition also saw institution new award amitabh bachchan youth icon award token respect bachchan graced closing ceremony fest previous year ironically though ciff documentary contest took place previous year absent actress shabana azmi expected present inaugural following invite thangaraj could make presence event set motion around pm december sir mutha venkata subba rao concert hall fest inaugurated tamil actordirector kamal haasan bollywood actordirectortv anchor aamir khan presence celebrity including mohanlal khan resides mumbai attended event chennai expense following example set amitabh bachchan previous year week prior inauguration curtainraiser interview hindu khan emphasised need social commitment film following inauguration open stage interaction suhasini haasan underlined importance script writing quoted saying book book make cinema even shakespeare learn scriptwriting response question raised singer p balasubrahmanyam need qualified critic censor board haasan also called film industry take responsibility censoring film felt censor board qualified enough part inaugural speech khan wished chain theatre showcase world cinema indian arthouse film throughout year claiming film attract considerable audience inauguration compered actress abhirami ramya ciff event began poetry reading select tamil film song actress rohini poornima bhagyaraj followed music session performance vocalist karthik pianist anil srinivasan rendered song ilaiyaraja part event dancer shobana swarnamalya student presented thematic dance performance main event fest constitutes screening film includes tamil film part tamil feature film competition film indian panorama three documentary one elli r dungan gemini ganesan k subramanyam film festival featured retrospective goran paskaljevic serbia seven film claire denis france five film istvan szabo hungary three film event also included special section showcasing six film contemporary turkey apart country focus taiwan iran fest special focus awardwinning film international film festival like cannes berlin venice screened venue screening woodland multiplex screen inox screen abhirami mega mall screen casino theatre rani seethai hall three documentary film screened special section american madras documentary americantamil film director elli r dungan documentary result research karan bali upperstallcom film website focus classic independent indian cinema luminary tamil romanticdrama kadhal mannan documentary veteran actor gemini ganesan popularly known moniker kadhal mannan third documentary director k subramanyam titled swam colonial current docu made public service broadcasting trust psbt new delhi krishnaswamy subrahmanyams son fest got rolling screening hirokazu koreeda directed like father like son english remake right bought steven spielberg red carpet screening include hunt walesa man hope past omar great beauty harmony lesson claudia lacotte eye film francebased distribution company addressed film industry aspiring filmmaker importance circulating feature film across film festival around globe event conducted three forum discussion two english one tamil first three held inox crowd fund movie moderated filmmaker alphonse roy director pawan kumar directed kannada hit lucia completely crowdfunding documentary filmmaker amudhan rp discussed possibility way crowdfunding film project rohini independent filmmakerjournalistfilm critic sudhish kamath also participated lively discussion another discussion woman behind cinema moderated suhasini panel including female producer entrepreneur pushpa kandasamy kavithalayaa production archana kalpathi ag cinema sitara suresh nivedha priyadarshini discussed difficulty faced woman filmmaker technician third forum also held inox titled realising novel idea successfully discussed bringing novel idea film team behind naduvula konjam pakkatha kaanom along writerfilmmaker amshan kumar gautami sudhish kamath took part question make film cropped suhasini quoted walt disney saying dont make movie make money make money make movie excluding aforementioned cinema cruelty discussion tamil cinema pondered excessive violence found tamil film influence citing paruthiveeran subramaniapuram started trend inspiring even acclaimed filmmaker anurag kashyap make film like gang wasseypur great beauty parviz walesa man hope hunt blue warmest colour omar midhunam like father like son jury member tamil feature film competition introduced rohini jury headed producerdirector r v udayakumar constitutes actordirector sripriya prominent writer ramakrishnan twelve film short listed total entry day film festival came close december closing ceremony held sir mutha venkata subba rao concert hall mohanlal reported one chief guest evening skipped made inauguration director rakeysh omprakash mehra sole chief guest closing anchored karthi anu hasan following live concert composer anirudh ravichander chief guest handed various award thanga meenkal haridas first second place tamil competition child actor newly instituted award best child artiste special jury award individual excellence presented adharvaa performance paradesi anirudh maiden amitabh bachchan award youth icon year winner online film buff award announced pavithran sivam facebook page organiser decided get city involved event suhasini say that’s decided stage flash mob year also zumba festival tee student volunteer cinema hall several star move publicise fest among public organiser held flash mob dance zumba beach december day event began dancer professional dance group community entertainment created flash mob atrium express avenue joined vijay sethupathi jayam ravi suhasini etc fiveminute performance afterparty following inauguration professional dancer rehearsing zumba joined khan mohanlal suhasini would perform later morning december set erected schmidt memorial besant nagar beach zumba performed celebrity including suhasini anita ratnam shanthanu bhagyaraj vj ramya subramaniam ashok kumar maanu abhirami retrospective goran paskaljevic retrospective istván szabó retrospective claire denis best feature film thanga meenkal ₹ lakh producer director second best feature film haridas ₹ lakh producer director special jury award adharvaa paradesi amitabh bachchan youth icon year anirudh ravichander best child artiste sadhana thanga meenkal prithiviraj da haridas online film buff award pavithran sivam event jointly presented hindu pudhuyugam sponsored south india shelter pvt ltd si foam india associate sponsor sponsor qube cinema network real image technology award sponsor pvp cinema tv madras talkie indian overseas bank savera gamesa hot bread tripadam logistics casino theatre woodland multiplex inox abirami mega mall nithra indiaglitz rani seethai hall fingrid deco aro ticket new reliance entertainment institut francais goethe institut official website th chennai international film festival internet movie database chennai international film festival hindu tamil