Chennai International Film Festival to commence on December 12; here’s the list of films to be screened

The 22nd Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) is all set to happen later this month. The festival will commence on December 12, 2024, and the screenings will continue till December 19 with both the opening and closing ceremony scheduled to happen at PVR Sathyam Cinemas.

A total of 25 films have been selected by the Preview Committee for the Tamil Films Competition category and 12 films have been picked for the World Cinema category. The awards for the Tamil film competition and World Cinema Competition will be unveiled during the closing ceremony.

123 films chosen from 50 countries will be screened at the festival with The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar and Anora by Sean Baker chosen as the opening and closing films respectively.

Here’s a list of films that won or got nominated at other film festivals that will be screened at CIFF.

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)

Embassies and Cultural Institutes of various countries have also contributed to the festival. The Australian Consulate-General presents two critically acclaimed Australian films, My Melbourne (14 December, 12:15 pm at Six Degrees PVR Sathyam Cinemas)and Force of Nature – The Dry 2 (13 December, 10 am at PVR INOX Citi Centre Mall). The other countries include Germany, Spain, Thailand, Iran, Russia, France, Chile, Hungary, Slovakia, Peru and Slovenia.