The 41st International Film Festival was inaugurated in your city in the presence of eminent personalities. As a newspaper reporter, prepare a report of the same in about 120-150 words, with the help of the clues given below. You are Priya /
Praveen.
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The 25th Kolkata International Film Festival has set a new record. The highest number of entries and films will be screened - 2,492 and 366 respectively - from 76 countries at this year’s KIFF. Those films will be screened at 17 venues that include single-screen theatres such as Minar, Bijali, Priya, Navina, Ajanta and New Empire, and Radha Studio, now called Cinema Centenary Bhavan, among others.
Germany focus country
Germany will be the focus country with 42 critically acclaimed films. “Germany is a world leader in technology. One of the nine categories is early Indo-German co-productions. Shiraz: A Romance of India (1928), Prapanch Pash: A Throw of Dice (1929) and Achhut Kanya (1936) will be shown,” stated Vivek Kumar, director general of KIFF and principal secretary of the information and cultural affairs department. The first two are silent films co-produced and starring Himansu Rai, while the third one, featuring Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani, is a Hindi-Urdu production, produced again by Rai. All three films are directed by Franz Osten. Some classic German films like ‘Nosferatu’, ‘Dr Mabuse’ and ‘Metropolis’ will also be screened.
3D films for the first timeThis year’s Kolkata International Film Festival will see some first of its kind initiatives in the history of the festival. For the first time, 3D films will be shown at KIFF 2019 which will be be screened at Priya and Bijali. The first one is a 2011 documentary ‘Pina’, based on dance choreographer Pina Bausch and the second one is ‘The Meaning of the World’, based on explorer and naturalist Alexander von Hum-boldt.
Satyajit Memorial Lecture by Kumar Shahani
Satyajit Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Kumar Shahani, renowned film director and screenwriter, popular for his out of the box cinema on the topic ‘Future of the Individual’. 56 foreign film personalities from 24 countries and 60 film personalities from India will attend the festival as filmmakers and speakers on several important sections (completion and non-competition). An exhibition 'KIFF: A journey of 25 years' to mark the 25 years of the festival will be inaugurated at Gaganendra Pradarshala on November 9. KIFF inauguration will be a gala event