Dharamshala International Film Festival
dharamshala international film festival diff international film festival held annually himalayan town mcleod ganj dharamshala india — home dalai lama tibetan community exile since th edition diff held november mcleodganj dharamshala festival founded filmmaker ritu sarin tenzing sonam promote contemporary cinema art independent medium practice himalayan region diff also aim encourage local filmmaking talent create meaningful platform engage area diverse community diff film fellow programme established give opportunity upandcoming filmmaker himalayan region receive mentorship session filmmaker gurvinder singh anupama srinivasan umesh kulkarni kesang tseten hansal mehta since diff partnered kangrabased organisation organise community screening village school college district jail film appreciation competition introduced student area concept actively critically engaging cinema diff partnered festival de continents’ produire au sud pa launch first edition filmlab south asia dharamshala training workshop focused development packaging film project suitable international coproductions emerging producer–director team second edition lab held october november dharamshala diff announced inaugural advisory board september board advisor include adil hussain arun sarin asif kapadia guneet monga francesca thyssenbornemisza sushil chaudhary th edition diff hybrid event th edition dharamshala international film festival showcased film country including feature narrative feature documentary short film venue onground festival followed online festival lasted day festival accepted film submission india around world festival well known intimate warm atmosphere filmmaker attendee converse freely diff feature many indian premiere international film competition section diffs short programme curated umesh kulkarni since festival introduced childrens programme curated monica wahi bina paul noted filmeditor programmer joined diff director programming festival also feature range talk panel masterclasses attending filmmaker industry professional included kazuhiro soda asif kapadia adil hussain varun grover anurag kashyap jennifer fox manoj bajpayee naseeruddin shah konkona sensharma pa ranjith among others selection film screened location well banner diff road year festival run volunteer programme young people across india work festival week response covid pandemic diff initiated viewing room march using platform provided shift— selection festival alumnus film available audience around world every two week july film include broken camera without tripoli cancelled court placebo ee yau miss lovely nabarun dossier th edition dharamshala international film festival held online october november extended november online edition featured indian premiere day notturno gaza mon amour welcome chechnya yalda night forgiveness identifying feature martin eden exile shell joint rifle bag air conditioner talk programme part diff kickedoff conversation dibakar banerjee followed chaitanya tamhane asif kapadia panel included discussion south asian filmmaker mostafa sarwar farooki afia nathaniel deepak rauniyar geetu mohandas tashi gyeltshen conversation writing screen juhi chaturvedi varun grover look international funding representative hubert bals fund aide aux cinémas du monde wold cinema fund official website