13th Film Festival | 17 Dec 2022

Why In News?

On December 16, 2022 in a press conference held at Chajju Bagh, senior litterateur Yadavendra, film festival convenor Preeti Prabha and Hiral convenor Santosh Jha said that the 13^th Patna Film Festival will be celebrated in Patna from December 19 to December 21.

Key Points

• The festival, to be held at Kalidas Rangalaya will showcase a dozen films which the audience will be able to watch free of cost.
• A total of eight filmmakers from Mumbai, Kerala, Kolkata, Delhi, Aligarh and Ranchi are coming up with their films at the festival. There will also be a section of local young filmmakers.
• The 13th Film Festival will be inaugurated by senior Hindi poet and professor at IIT, Hyderabad, Harjinder Singh Laltu. The first day will showcase films based on two literary works, namely Samvadiya (Phanishwar Nath Renu) and Laut Rahi Hai Bela Ekka (Arun Prakash). The screening of the film will be followed by an audience interaction session with the directors present.
• The last film to be screened at the festival will be "Matto Ki Cycle". Well-known film director Prakash Jha has played the lead role in it. The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. Its director. Ghani will also attend the film festival.