9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017

9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017 (BIFFES 2017) was inaugurated by former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah on 2 February 2017 in Bengaluru.[1] A total of 240 films from 60 countries including Oscar nominees of the year such as The Salesman by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and A Man Called Ove by Swedish director Hannes Holm were screened[2] from 2 February to 9 February 2017.[3]

9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017
LocationBengaluru, Karnataka India
Founded2006
AwardsSpecial Jury Award ()
No. of films240 films
Festival date2–9 February 2017
WebsiteOfficial website

Asian cinema competition
Film name Director Language Country Winner References
A Father's WillBakyt Mukul, Dastan Zhapar UuluKyrgyzKyrgyzstanBest film - A Father's Will[4]
A House on 41st StreetHamid Ghorbani, Hamid Reza GhorbaniPersianIran
By the Time It Gets DarkAnocha SuwichakornpongThaiThailand
Destiny Zhang WeiChineseChina
Four Chinese PoemsCui RenMandarinChina
Land of the Little PeopleYaniv BermanHebrewIsrael
Letters from PragueAngga Dwimas SasongkoIndonesianIndonesia
Light AroseChathra Weeraman, Baratha Gihan HettiarachchiSinhalaSri Lanka
Lost DaughterJacob ChenMandarinTaiwan
Red Butterfly DreamPriyantha KaluarachchiTamilSri Lanka
The Narrow PathSatish BabusenanMalayalamIndia
The Road to MandalayMidi ZMandarinTaiwan
U TurnPawan KumarKannadaIndia
Wihite BlessingSengedorg ChanchivdorgMongolianMongolia

Indian cinema competition
Film name Director Language Winner References
Chronicles Of HariAnanya KasaravalliKannadaBest film - Chronicles Of Hari[5]
K Sera SeraRajeev ShindeKonkani
Lady Of The Lake Haobam Paban KumarManipuri
Lathe JoshiMangesh JoshiMarathi
Maj Rati KetekiSantwana BordoloiAssamese
Revelations Vijay JayapalTamil
Search for the SelfG. PrabhaSanskrit
The Golden WingBobby Sarma BaruahRajbangshi
KalichaatSudhanshu SharmaHindi
ChitrokarSaibal MitraBengali
Ekk AlbelaShekhar SartandelMarathi
KaasavSumitra BhaveMarathi
Kaadu Pookkunna NeramDr. BijuMalayalam

Kannada cinema competition
Film name Director Winner References
6/3R MahanteshBest film - Rama Rama Re...[4]
ActorDayal Padmanabhan
KandhaaSolomon K George
KahiArvind Sastry
DhvaniSebastin David
Rama Rama Re...D. Satya Prakash
Kiragoorina GayyaligaluSumana Kittur
Uppina KagadaB. Suresha
Alemariya AatmakatheAmaradeva
BekkuBaragur Ramachandrappa
PallataRaghu S P
Godhi Banna Sadharana MykattuHemanth M. Rao
Award Film Result References
Popular Kannada CinemaKotigobba 21st[4]
Jaggu Dada2nd
Doddmane Hudga3rd

Jury Mention Award
Film name Director Producer Country Language References
Kaadu Pookkunna NeramDr. BijuSophia PaulIndiaMalayalam[4]

FIPRESCI Critics Award
Film name Director Producer Country Language References
Lady of the LakeHaoban Paban KumarOli PicturesIndiaManipuri[4]

Jury Award for Kannada Cinema
Film name Director Producer Country Language References
Uppina KagadaB. SureshaShylaja Nag, B. SureshaIndiaKannada[5]

Jury Special Award
Film name Director Producer Country Language References
Lathe JoshiMangesh JoshiAmol Kagne, Sonali JoshiIndiaMarathi[5]

References
  1. "Curtains up on ninth edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival". The New Indian Express. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. "Oscar nominees among 240 films to be screened during Biffes". The Hindu. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. "9th Bengaluru Int'l Film Festival to begin on February 2". Deccan Herald. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. "Film award winners at 9th BIFFES". The Times of India. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. "Weeklong Biffes ends with a bang at City of Palaces". Deccan Herald. 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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