Every International film festival has its own identity and Yashwant Film Festival too is known for its distinctiveness. This year it will be their 8th year and the festival is all set to start from Thursday 19^th January 2018 at the Y.B.Chavan Centre , Mumbai. The highlight of this year’s Film festival will be the live chat with versatile actor Sachin Khedekar in the special programme held in memory of Late Smita Patil and it will be held on Saturday 20^th January 2018 at 5 pm.

The festival will be hosted jointly by Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan and Pune Film Foundation, with the presence of former Agriculture Minister of India Mr. Sharad Pawar and M.P. Ms. Supriya Sule. The other dignitaries who are expected to be present on this occasion will be Jabbar Patel, Sharad Kale, Hemant Takle, Nitin Pai, Mahendra Teredesai & Sanjay Bansode This year, Veteran Film maker Mr. Ramesh Sippy will be felicitated for his contribution to Indian film industry. Till now, the hosts have felicitated renowned celebrities like Pankaj Kapoor, Anupam Kher & Waheeda Rehman . The festival will go on till 25^th January 2018 with the screening of 85 films selected from different countries.