‘Partu’ and ‘Halal’ to be screened in Competition section of PIFF
We are all aware that the most prestigious Pune International Film Festival is presently going on in Pune. Earlier, we had heard about screening of Marathi films like ‘Kaul’, ‘Highway’, ‘Ranga Patanga’, ‘Natasamraat’ and ‘Ringan’ to be screened in the competitive section of Marathi films. But, now we understand that two more Marathi films, namely ‘Partu’ directed by Nitin Adsul and ‘Halaal’ directed by national award winning director Shivaji Lotan Patil is also being screened in this competition section of PIFF.
Many films from different countries are also being screened in the international film’s section, besides some special sections. In ‘Marathi Cinema Today’ section, films like ‘Ganvesh‘, ‘The Silence’, ‘Bho Bho’, ‘Anuraag’ & ‘Aakrandan’ will also be screened. The festival will go on till 21st January 2016. From this year onwards, PIFF Bazar will be a new section, to enable films to market their films.