Bhubaneswar: Odia cinema enthusiasts and aspiring filmmakers, rejoice! The Bhubaneswar Film Festival (BFF) is all set to enthrall audiences for three days, from 7-9 June 2024, at Jayadev Bhawan, here.

Hosted by Bhubaneswar Film Circle, the exclusive Odia Film festival will screen 15 award winning and classic Odia cinemas since 1960. Open to all, the screening at Jayadev Bhawan auditorium starts around 9:30 AM across all 3 days. Each day, a total of 5 cinemas will be screened.

The festival boasts an impressive lineup of guests from Odia and Mumbai film fraternity. The Inaugural ceremony, scheduled at 7:15 PM on 7 June 2024, will be attended by Directors Ketan Mehta and Prashanta Nanda, Cinematographer and Director AK Bir, Actor & Producer Deepa Sahi along with Actor & Director of National School of Drama (NSD) Chitta Ranjan Tripathy.

The occasion will initiate insightful discussions offering a deeper appreciation for Odia cinema's remarkable nine-decade journey. BFF will also felicitate a few personalities for their outstanding contribution to Odia film industry.

The BFF extends a hand towards aspiring storytellers. Exclusive masterclasses are organized which will be led by renowned Bollywood casting director and filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra and acclaimed director Amit Rai. The masterclasses will engage budding actors, screenplay writers & filmmakers of the vicinity gaining insights on the creative industry. The classes will be held on 8 & 9 June for the participants registered online.

The festival will unveil a bilingual scholarly publication, titled ‘Odia Cinema@90,’ showcasing edited articles on different facets of Odia Film industry celebrating its voyage since 1936.

The cinema is a creative & powerful expression to showcase and celebrate our language, culture and identity. Thus, Bhubaneswar Film Festival aims to offer diverse opportunities for the stakeholders, especially the young folks of the industry, to interact with the veteran filmmakers, actors and technicians for networking and learning, while fostering a vibrant film community.

BFF will witness many renowned filmmakers, actors and experts from Odia and Mumbai Film industry. The organisers thus, invite Odisha based cine fraternity, media and movie enthusiasts to join in large number during the 3-day fest.