November 14, 2025 3:20 am
CM Mamata Banerjee makes surprise entry, calls on foreign filmmakers to explore Bengal's film potential
November 13, 2025 10:27 am
Meanwhile, the weather in Bengal is expected to be sunny and dry today, with a high temperature of 28°C (82°F) and a low of around 17°C.
October 29, 2025 12:07 pm
The week-long international film festival will begin on November 6 with the screening of Uttam- Suchitra starrer ‘Saptapadi’
December 06, 2023 6:31 am
The Trinamool Congress chairperson said this during the inaugural session of the 29th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF).
November 30, 2023 10:45 pm
219 movies from 39 nations be screened, Spain to be focus country.
November 30, 2023 5:09 pm
Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan, who was a regular at KIFF, will not attend the ceremony this year.
April 18, 2022 4:56 am
At a press conference on Saturday, KIFF director Raj Chakraborty said 163 movies from 40 countries will be screened across 10 venues. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the event, he said.
January 05, 2022 6:14 pm
The organisers had on Tuesday announced that the festival would go ahead as per schedule from January 7 to 14 at venues capped at 50 per cent capacity.
January 12, 2021 4:24 am
Titled “Soumitra Chatterjee — The Journey of a Legend”, the exhibition opened for the public on January 10 and will continue till January 15.
January 09, 2021 4:03 am
I would ask the state’s chief secretary to come up with a notification today so that 100 per cent seats can be occupied,” Banerjee said at the inauguration of the 26th edition of the KIFF.
April 25, 2022 8:42 pm
The 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) starts today. Scroll to see some photos from the prep for the festival.


