Vinterberg’s Another Round to open 51st IFFI, Kurosawa’s Wife of a Spy to have India premiere
Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, starring actor Mads Mikkelsen, would be the opening movie on the upcoming 51st version of International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
The movie, which is Denmark’s official entry for Oscars 2020, revolves round 4 weary highschool academics experimenting with the liberating results of alcohol.
The 51st IFFI can be opening with the Indian Premiere of Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, starring Cannes Best Actor Award Winner Mads Mikkelsen on sixteenth January 2021.
The movie Another Round is Denmark’s official entry to the #Oscars.@theofficialmads.#51IFFI
— International Film Festival of India (@IFFIGoa) January 2, 2021
The historic drama “Wife of a Spy” by Kiyoshi Kurosawa will carry the 51st #IFFI to an in depth on twenty fourth January 2021. The Japanese movie, which bagged the Silver Lion for Best Director at Venice International Film Festival, may have its India Premiere at #51IFFI. pic.twitter.com/W6e9dawxcZ
— International Film Festival of India (@IFFIGoa) January 2, 2021
Another Round had its in-cinema world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2020. At the San Sebastian International Film Festival the film gained the Silver Shell for greatest actor for Mikkelsen and co-stars Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang and Lars Ranthe in addition to Silver Shell for greatest director for Vinterberg. It was additionally a part of Cannes Film Festival’s official choice.
IFFI, which takes place in Goa from November 20-28 yearly, was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and can now be held from January 16 to January 24.
Japanese historic drama Wife of a Spy, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, may also have its India premiere on the upcoming nine-day movie gala.
Wife of a Spy first launched in Japan as a tv film in June final yr. A theatrical model of the movie was chosen in the principle competitors part of the 77th Venice International Film Festival and gained the Silver Lion.The film options actors Yu Aoi and Issey Takahashi.
A complete of 224 movies can be screened beneath totally different sections on the 51st IFFI, which can be organised in a hybrid format within the wake of the pandemic. The competition may also mark world premier of “Mehrunisa”. The movie by Sandeep Kumar will premier mid-fest. Starring actor Farrukh Jaffar, the film narrates the story of a girl’s lifelong dream.
