WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERN MENT OF TAMIL NADU
HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER THIRU M.K. STALIN AND HONOURABLE DEPU TY CHIEF MINISTER THIRU UDHAYAN IDHI STALIN.
CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST IVAL PRESENTS ITS 22ND EDITION
Dates of the Festival: 12th to 19th Dece mber, 2024*
*Venues: PVR – Sathyam Cinemas, Chen nai PVR INOX Chennai City Centre*
Opening Ceremony: PVR – Sathyam Cin emas, Chennai Sathyam Screen (12th o f December, 2024 at 6:00 pm) Closing C
eremony: PVR – Sathyam Cinemas, Che nnai Sathyam screen (19th of Decembe r, 2024 at 6:00 pm)
The submission process for the Tamil Films Competition category was comm unicated through the press, postings o n the official website, and social media pages, with the deadline for receiving entries set as 2nd November, 2024. A tal of 25 films were selected by the Pre view Committee.
Similar to the previous year, we organi zed the competition for the World Cine ma category, inviting entries through t he FilmFreeway website, and the respo nse was encouraging. The preview com mittee selected 12 films for this catego ry. The awards for the Tamil film comp etition and World Cinema Competition will be unveiled during the closing cer emony.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 22nd CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL*
Number of Countries: 50 Number of Films: 123
Guests: Diplomats from various Foreig n Missions across India and Film Direc tors from all over the World
Opening Film: The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar (Venice Film Festiva l, Golden Lion Winner)
Closing Film: Anora by Sean Baker (Ca nnes Film Festival, Palme d’O winner
*AWARD WINNING & NOMINATED FIl MS AT PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIO NAL FILM FESTIVALS TO BE SCREENED AT THE 22nd CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2024*
Cannes Film Festival 2024 – Winners & Nominations
1. Emilia Perez by Jacques Audiard (Jury Prize)
2. The Seed of the Sacred Fig by Mohammad Rasoul (Special Prize)
3. The Substance by Coralie Fargeat (Best Screenplay)
4. Grand Tour by Miguel Gomes (Best Director)
5. Norah by Tawfik Alzaidi (Special mention – Un Certain Regard)
6. The Shameless by Konstantin Bojanov – Anasuya Sengupta (Best Actress – Un Certain Regard)
7. Anora by Sean Baker (Palme d’Or Winner)
8. Motel Destino by Karim Ainouz (Nomination)
9. The Girl with the Needle by Magnus Von Horn (Nomination)
10. The Village Next to Paradise by Mo Harawe (Nomination)
11. To a Land Unknown by Mahdi Fleifel (Nomination)
Venice Film Festival 2024 – Winners & Nominations
1. The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar, (Golden Lion Award for Best Film)
2. One of Those Days When Hemme Dies By Murat Fıratoğlu, (Special Orizzonti Jury Prize)
3. Quiet Life by Alexandros Avranas (Nomination)
Berlin International Film Festival 2024 – Winners & Nominations
1. Memories of a Burning Body by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss (Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film)
2. All Shall be Well by Ray Yeung (Teddy Award for Best Feature film)
3. Shahid by Narges Kalhor (International Confederation of Art Cinemas -CICAE Art Cinema Award)
4. Who Do I Belong To by Meryam Joobeur (Nomination)
5. Andrea Gets a Divorce by Josef Hader (Nomination)
6. Above the Dust by Wang Xiaoshuai (Nomination)
7. Scorched Earth by Thomas Arslan (Nomination)
8. In The Blind Spot by Ayse Polat (Nomination)
Films contribution from Embassies an d Cultural Institutes of various counri es German: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 22nd CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST IVAL* (Courtesy: The Goet he-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan, Chen nai) Spain: 3 films (Courtesy: Embassy of Spain in India, New Delhi)
Thailand: 1 film (Courtesy: Royal Thai Consulate- General, Chennai)
Taiwan: 2 films (Courtesy: Taipei Economic and Cultural Center,Chennai) French Films: 2 films (Courtesy: Alliance Française Madras, Chennai)
Iranian films: 5 films (Courtesy: Iran Culture House, Mumbai)
Chile: 1 film (Courtesy: Embassy of Chile in India, New Delhi) Hungary: 2 films (Courtesy: Embassy of Hungary, New Delhi)
Russia: 2 films (Courtesy: Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Chennai) Slovakia: 1 film (Courtesy: Embassy of the Slovak Republic to India, New Delhi) Peru: 2 films (Courtesy: Embassy of Peru in India, New Delhi)
Slovenia: 3 films (Courtesy: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia, New Delhi) Australia: 2 films (Courtesy: Australian Consulate-General, Chennai)
Indian Panorama
A total of 16 films were selected by the preview committee under the Indian P anorama category, representing the be st of Indian cinema. Out of the 16 films we are receiving 6 films from the Direc torate of Film Festivals, National Film Development Corporation of India (NF DC), India.
Short films by the students of Tamil Na du Government MGR Film & Television Institute
Best 10 films by the Diploma students of the Tamil Nadu Government MGR F ilm & Television Institute will be scr eened at the festival.
Master Talks:
A special premiere for over 5+ movies will take place as part of “Master Tal ks” at the 22nd Chennai International Film Festival. This is a first-of-its-kind initiative by the Festival Director, Mr AVM K Shanmugam, which is a special initiative introduced in this edition of the festival. As a part of this initiative film directors and crew will be honou red, and they will be briefly interactin g with the audience before or after the screening of the film.
Masterclasses & Conversations:
A set of over 10 sessions are planned w ith eminent personalities from the fil m industry to conduct a series of mas terclasses and conversations for the student community. The Department of Visual Communication, Avichi Coll ege of Arts & Science will curate and o rganize the masterclasses and conver sations.
Student Volunteers:
This year we will be taking student volunteers from Avichi College of Arts & Science, Ethiraj College for Women and Hindustan College of Arts & Science.
Delegate Registration:
Online registration only – https://chennaifilmfest.com/ , https://insider.in/22nd-chennai- international-film-festival-delegate-registration-dec12-2024/event
For Media Passes: https://chennaifilmfest.com/media-registration-22nd-ciff/