January 02, 2025 6:02 pm
Over 150 films from 81 countries will be screened at the Pune International Film Festival.
January 02, 2024 11:23 pm
An international jury will judge the entries and the Maharashtra government has announced a prize of Rs 5 lakh fo the best film.
June 24, 2023 6:57 am
The screening, which will commence at 6.30 pm, is open to all on a first-come-first- served basis.
February 12, 2023 7:12 am
For his evocative recreation of the 70s, Mayur Pawar bagged recognition for production design, while Kunal Vedpathak was conferred with the award for Best Art Director.
February 05, 2023 10:11 am
A software engineer-turned-filmmaker, who went to the New York Film Academy, Konanur made a short film in the beginning, A Conditional Truce, which was shot in Sri Lanka and well-received in the festival circuit worldwide.
February 03, 2023 12:10 pm
Audiences can find a direct relation between Bisht’s 2014 film, In Search of Fading Canvas, about the lost practice of making film posters by hand, and Bhavishya ki Talash Atit Mein: Back to the Future, which shows how digital technology killed the celluloid and resulted in technicians suffering and single-screen halls closing down, among others.
January 05, 2023 8:16 am
Pune News Highlights: The Maharashtra State Electricity Workers’ Federation had called a three-day strike from Tuesday midnight to oppose privatisation and the entry of Adani Transmission Ltd in power distribution.
November 18, 2021 8:53 am
The film festival will be held at three venues - PVR Icon at Pavillion Mall on Senapati Bapat Road, Inox at Camp and the NFAI auditorium on Law College Road.
December 15, 2020 2:41 pm
Can't hold two festivals simultaneously, will announce new dates in about a week, says PIFF Director Jabbar Patel.
January 22, 2016 3:23 am
The closing ceremony kicked off with a performance by the band, Triom, followed by a speech by chairman of the festival, Jabbar Patel.






