A five-day film festival — Jammu & Kashmir International Film Festival (JKIFF) will be held in October in the disputed Himalyan State.
With some recent films including Imtiaz Ali’s Highway, Rahat Kazmi’s Identity Card and Vishal Bhardwaj’s forthcoming film Haider having been shot in the picturesque region, the stage seems set for re-opening of movie theatres in Kashmir, which is currently hit by floods.
And to facilitate this move towards the resurrection of movie culture, a group of filmmakers is planning a film fest.
“This festival is an initiative and effort to revive cinema in Kashmir, as we all know cinemas are closed there for several years, and the state has been through a bad period. Now thankfully, the conditions are much better,” Kazmi said.
“The people of the valley are cinema and art lovers. We are making efforts to bring some excellent cinema from as many countries as we could and we would try hard to invite media from many countries to cover the event,” he added.
JKIFF is slated to have its opening night Oct 12, and it will close Oct 17.
