2023 SCHEDULE

Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr, Mississauga

3:30 PM – Opening Ceremony & Press Conference

4:30 PM – Cocktail Reception

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

6:30 PM – Adh Chanani Raat (Punjabi – English subtitles)

6:30 PM – Last Film Show (Gujarati – English subtitles)

6:30 PM – No Land’s Man (English, Bengali, Hindi – English Subtitles)

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Mississauga Convention Centre, 75 Derry Road W, Mississauga

5:00 PM – Red Carpet

6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception

7:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment

10:00 PM – After Party

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Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

2:00 PM – Range Road 290 (Punjabi – English subtitles)

4:30 PM – The Orphanage (Dari – English subtitles) + Bad Omen (Persian – English subtitles)

6:30 PM – Pedro (Kannada – English subtitles)

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Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

2:00 PM – IFFSA Big Shorts I

Ancora Non Lo So (Italian, Urdu – English subtitles)

Copeless (English, Punjabi – English subtitles)

Desi Standard Time Travel (English, Urdu – English subtitles)

Majboor-E-Mamool (English, Urdu – English subtitles)

My Son Went Quiet (English)

Sandstorm – Mulaqat (Urdu – English subtitles)

Sumati – (Hindi – English subtitles)

The Chase (English, Punjabi – English subtitles)

The Silent Echo (Nepali – English subtitles)

Tomorrow My Love (English)

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4:30 PM – IFFSA Big Shorts II

7 Star Dinosor Entertainment (Hindi – English subtitles)

Adventures of Faisal Rehman (Hindi – English subtitles)

Chhoti Shammez (Hindi – English subtitles)

Competitor (English, Punjabi – English subtitles)

Customized (English)

Hinglish (English, Hindi – English subtitles)

Kiss (Hindi – English subtitles)

Lohri (Punjabi – English subtitles)

Reverie (English)

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Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

1:00 PM – Palyad (Marathi – English subtitles)

3:30 PM – Dug Dug (Hindi – English subtitles)

5:30 PM – Shoebox (English, Hindi – English subtitles)

7:30 PM – Anatomy Of A Warrior (English)

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Cineplex Odeon Morningside Cinemas, 785 Milner Ave, Scarborough

2:00 PM – No Ground Beneath The Feet (Bengali – English subtitles) + Morning Coffee (Bengali – English subtitles)

4:00 PM – Rehana Maryam Noor (Bengali – English subtitles)

6:30 PM – Deep6 (Bengali – English subtitles)

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Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

1:00 PM – Irrfaan Khan: Dialogues With The Wind – Masterclass With Anup Singh

4:00 PM – An Actor Prepares: Masterclass With Shabana Azmi

7:00 PM – Talking Films And Songs: Masterclass With Javed Akhtar

9:30 PM – Directors’ Lounge

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Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

11:00 AM – Delegates Rendevous & Networking Sessions

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

6:30 PM – Film Screenings Session

Interdependence: A Sunny Day (No Dialogue)

Interdependence: Last Dance (Icelandic – English subtitles)

Interdependence: Extraction – The Raft of Medusa (English)

Interdependence: Kingdom (German – English subtitles)

Interdependence: Lac (French – English subtitles)

Interdependence: Hungry Seagull (Chinese – English subtitles)

Interdependence: Megha’s Divorce (Hindi – English subtitles)

Interdependence: Tua Ingugu (Portuguese – English subtitles)

Interdependence: Olmo (Italian – English subtitles)

Interdependence: Ka Mura Ka Muri (Maori – English subtitles)

Interdependence: Qurut (English)

8:00 PM – Panel Discussion/Forum On Environment

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The Alderlea, 40 Elizabeth St S, Brampton

5:00 PM – Directors’ Workshop With Gurvinder Singh

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The Alderlea, 40 Elizabeth St S, Brampton

5:00 PM – Directors’ Workshop With Gurvinder Singh

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Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

6:30 PM – Gandhi & Company (Gujarati – English subtitles)

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Gage Park, 45 Main St S, Brampton

5:30 PM – Flowertown Jukebox | Blues, Rythm & Blues, Rock & Roll, Country, Pop | Celebrated Canadian Artists

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Sheridan College Grounds, 7899 Mclaughlin Rd, Brampton

12:30 PM – Music Films Showcase

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Sheridan College Grounds, 7899 Mclaughlin Rd, Brampton

12:30 PM – BTown MegaFest | All Day Fun, Food & Music | Punjabi Pop, Urban, Bollywood | Canadian and International Artists

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Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

2:00 PM – Invisible Demons (English, Hindi – English subtitles)

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6:00 PM EST – Festival Kickoff

• Festival Opening and Welcome
• Message by The Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
• Message by The Honourable Premier Doug Ford
• Message by The Honourable Minister Steven Guillbeaut
• Message by The Honourable Minister Bardish Chagger
• Message by Mayor Bonnie Crombie
• Message by Mayor Patrick Brown
• Message by Consul General of India Apoorva Srivastava
• Message by Other Dignitaries
• 100 Years of Satyajit Ray: Why do we celebrate the Maestro? – By IFFSA Ambassador, and Renowned Director, Anup Singh [TIFF, IFFR, Locarno]
• Tribute to Satyajit Ray – By Renowned Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan [Padma Shri, Eighteen National Film Awards, BFI, Venice]
• Tribute to Satyajit Ray – By Renowned Director Deepa Mehta [Order of Canada, Order of Ontario, Governor General’s Award, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Laws, Canadian Screen Awards, TIFF]
• Tribute to Satyajit Ray – By Renowned Director Goutam Ghose [Sixteen National Film Awards, Cannes, Venice]

6:40 PM EST – An introduction to Satyajit Ray’s The Home And The World (Ghare Baire) – By Dr Suman Ghosh, Subject Leader, Film And Media, Bath Spa University, UK

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6:45 PM EST- Premiere: The Home And The World (Ghare Baire) [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

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9:00 PM EST- The Home And The World – Keynote Address on Satyajit Ray: By Renowned Director Kumar Shahani [Three National Film Awards, Three Filmfare Awards, IFFR FIPRESCI Award Winner]. [WMS 2021]

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6:00 PM EST – Day Two Kickoff

6:10 PM EST – Satyajit Ray Tributes: Mostafa Sarwar Farooki [Oscars, IFFR], Richie Mehta [TIFF, Venice, Emmy], Q [Berlinale, Sundance]

6:20 PM EST – Masterclass with Iconic Actor Shabana Azmi [Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Five National Film Awards, Numerous International Awards and Honorary Doctorates]. Hosted by Renowned Director Pushpendra Singh [IFFR, Berlinale, Busan]. [WMS 2021]

8:10 PM EST – An introduction to Satyajit Ray’s Charulata

IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]

8:15 PM EST– Premiere: Charulata [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only] 

8:30 PM EST – Premiere: The Tenant [Hindi + English with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

8:30 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the duration of the Festival]

• Aloo [Hindi, Marathi + English with English Subtitles]
• Birdwatching [Urdu + English with English Subtitles]
  
• Candlepin [English]
• Chocolate Starfish [Kannada with English Subtitles]
• Elegy [English]
  
• For Each Other [Assamese with English Subtitles]
• Laali [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Mango Jam [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
• Shabnam [Persian with English Subtitles]
• The Miniaturist Of Junagadh  [Hindi with English Subtitles]

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5:00 PM EST – Day Three Kickoff

5:10 PM EST – Satyajit Ray Tributes: Srijit Mukherjee [National Film Award], Aditya Vikram Sengupta [National Film Award, IFFR, Venice]

5:20 PM EST – Journey of a Director: Masterclass with Renowned Director Richie Mehta [TIFF, Venice, Emmy Award]. Hosted by Renowned Journalist Naman Ramachandran [Variety] [WMS 2021]

6:20 PM EST – Masterclass with Renowned Actor Abhay Deol [Dev.D, Manorama Six Feet Under, Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Socha Na Tha, Happy Bhag Jayegi, Line of Descent]. Hosted by Director of Programming, Avi Grewal [IFFSA]. [WMS 2021]

7:10 PM EST – Masterclass with Iconic Actor Sharmila Tagore [Padma Bhushan, Two National Film Awards, Two Filmfare Awards, Cannes, Berlinale]. Hosted by Renowned Filmmaker and Archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur [National Film Awards, MIFF]. [WMS 2021]

8:10 PM EST – An introduction to Satyajit Ray’s The Hero (Nayak)

IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]

8:15 PM EST –Premiere: The Hero (Nayak) [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

8:30 PM EST – Premiere: The Fourth Direction (Chauthi Koot) [Punjabi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

8:30 PM EST – Premiere: 12 x 12 Untitled (Barah By Barah) [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

8:30 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the duration of the Festival]

• Annual Day [Marathi with English Subtitles]
• Congratulations [Urdu + English with English Subtitles]
• Hide And Seek [Spanish with English Subtitles]
• Rammat Gammat [Gujarati with English Subtitles]
• Sambhar Project 2020 PlayLab South Asia [Bengali, Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
• Shadow Bird [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• What Did you Think? [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]

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5:00 PM EST – Day Four Kickoff

5:10 PM EST – Satyajit Ray Tributes: Prateek Vats [Berlinale]

5:20 PM EST – Masterclass with Iconic Journalist, Script Writer and Costume Designer Shama Zaidi [Cannes, Berlinale. Thirty Feature Films with World Renowned Directors including Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Girish Karnad, Muzaffar Ali, M S Sathyu. Filmography: Garam Hawa, Shatranj Ke Khilari, Umrao Jaan, Mandi, The Making Of The Mahatama, Sardari Begum, Mrigtrishna]. Hosted by Renowned Writer, Director and Journalist Madhuja Mukherjee [IFFR, TIFF]. [WMS 2021]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]

6:00 PM EST – Premiere: Fire In The Mountains [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:00 PM EST – Premiere: The Shepherdess And The Seven Songs (Laila Aur Satt Geet)  [Hindi + Gojri with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:15 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• An Early Spring [Pahari, Hindi + Punjabi with English Subtitles]
• Antarvasna [Hindi + Marathi with English Subtitles]
• Blood Moon [English]
• Happy Birthday [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Purple Kisses [Urdu + Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
• Rimi [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
• The Girl With The Red Ribbons [Tamil with English Subtitles]
• The Indignity [Urdu with English Subtitles]
• The Last Rights  [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Unresolved [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
• Weekend [Marathi + English with English Subtitles]

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6:00 PM EST – Day Five Kickoff

IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]

6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Zollywood [Marathi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:10 PM EST – Premiere: The Knot [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:10 PM EST – Premiere: The Last Out [Spanish + English with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:10 PM EST – Premiere: The Single Tumbler [Tamil with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

7:00 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Angh [Konyak with English]
• Distant [English]
• Good Girl Rose [Tagalog + English with English Subtitles]
• Invisible Brown Man [English]
• Letters From Your Far Off Country [Hindi, Urdu + English with English Subtitles]
• Off Duty [English]
• Sita [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• The Beard (Dadhi) [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Unknown Caller [English]

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6:00 PM EST – Day Six Kickoff

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6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Metamorphosis In The Slaughter House [Persian with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

7:00 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• An Irrelevant Dialogue [Bengali with English Subtitles]
• An Open Sky [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Burn [English]
• Checking Out [English]
• Imaginary Homes [Punjabi with English Subtitles]
• MyMirror [Tamil with English Subtitles]
• O.C.D. [English]
• Stardust [English]
• The Great Artist [English]
• The Wonder Girl [English]
• This Bank Of The River [Urdu with English Subtitles]
• Until The Quiet Comes [Urdu with English Subtitles]

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6:00 PM EST – Day Seven Kickoff

6:10 PM EST – Panel Discussion: Love Is Love Is Love [LGBTQ representation in South Asian cinema] Hosted by CBC Radio’s Jason D’Souza. Panelists: Faraz Arif Ansari, Fawzia Mirza, Sonali Patel.

7:00 PM EST – Masterclass with the Versatile Actor Divya Dutta [National Award, FilmFare Award, Cannes, TIFF]. Hosted by Director of Programming, Avi Grewal [IFFSA]. [WMS 2021]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]

8:00 PM EST – Premiere: Fire [English + Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

8:00 PM EST – Premiere: Funny Boy [Tamil, Sinhala + English with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

8:15 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Begum Parvathi [Tamil with English Subtitles]
• Closet Supes [English]
• No Beloved [Urdu with English Subtitles]
• Nothing But A Human [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
• Sheer Qorma [Hindi with English Subtitles – Available for 48 hours only]
• Shikhandi [Bengali + Hindi with English Subtitles]
• The Lonely Prince [English]

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6:00 PM EST – Day Eight Kickoff

6:10 PM EST – Panel Discussion: Funding Diverse Canadian Screen Productions with Rod Butler [Director, Programs and Policy, Canada Media Fund] and Anna Newallo [Program Consultant, Film Fund, Ontario Creates]. Hosted by Acclaimed Canadian Actor, Writer and Producer Supinder Wraich [Canadian Screen Award]. [WMS 2021]

7:10 PM EST – Panel Discussion: The Pitch and Chase – Navigating the Road to Working with OTT Platforms with Zach Feldberg [Head of YA Digital Originals, CBC], Jennifer Shin [Director of Development, Comedy, CBC Gem] and Tina Apostolopoulos [Production Executive, Factual and Reality, Bell Media]. Hosted by Acclaimed Canadian Actor, Writer and Producer Supinder Wraich [Canadian Screen Award]. [WMS 2021]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre [BOOK FREE PASSES]

8:00 PM EST – Premiere: Fall Back Down [English] [Available for 96 hours only]

8:15 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Atone [English]
• Cinnamon Tea [English]
• Inside [English]
• Kal Kare So Aaj [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Khof [Urdu with English Subtitles]
• Me | Her [English]
• Men At War [English]
• Mirror O Mirror [Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
• Perfect Daughter [English + Punjabi with English Subtitles]
• Say No For A Kiss [English]
• Strong Son [English]
• Tadwim [English]
• The Doctrine[English]
• The Mother Wound [English + Punjabi with English Subtitles]

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6:00 PM EST – Day Nine Kickoff

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6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Blue Bird (Neeli Hakki) [Kannada with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Human Nature (Vrutti) [Marathi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:10 PM EST – Premiere: Dhaka Dream [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:10 PM EST – Premiere: The Other Side Of The River (Mrugtrushna) [Gujarati with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:30 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Corona Kaal [Gujarati with English Subtitles]
• Duggi [Bengali with English Subtitles]
• Mixi [No Dialogue]
• Pralhad [Hindi + Marathi with English Subtitles]
• STAGE 3/0 [Punjabi + Urdu with English Subtitles]
• The Guardian Angel [Persian with English Subtitles]
• Witness [Persian with English Subtitles]

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8:00 PM EST – Musical Performance

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5:00 PM EST – Day Ten Kickoff

5:10 PM EST – Satyajit Ray Tributes: Neeraj Ghaywan [National Film Award, Cannes], Pushpendra Singh [IFFR, Berlinale, Busan]

5:20 PM EST – Satyajit Ray’s Music: Masterclass with Renowned Music Composer Shantanu Moitra [National Film Award, Filmfare Award. Filmography: 3 Idiots, Parineeta, Naa Bangaaru Talli, Gulabo Sitabo, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Raajneeti, PK]. [WMS 2021]

6:10 PM EST – An introduction to Satyajit Ray’s The Music Room (Jalsaghar)

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6:15 PM EST – Premiere: The Music Room (Jalsaghar) [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

6:30 PM EST – Premiere: Kaleidoscope Films [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• 1978 [Urdu + Hindi + English with English Subtitles]
• American Anomie [English + Russian with English Subtitles]
• Last Night In Vegas [English]
• Raqs [Urdu with English Subtitles]
• Woh Umeed Ki Manzil [Hindi + Urdu with English Subtitles]

IFFSA Live

8:00 PM EST – Musical Performance

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5:00 PM EST – Closing Day Kickoff

5:10 PM EST – Journey of an Actor: Masterclass with Canadian Actor and Rising International Star Hamza Haq [Canadian Screen Awards. Transplant]. Hosted by the Oscar Nominated Writer, Director and Producer Sami Khan [WMS 2021]

6:00 PM EST – Painting Satyajit Ray’s Cinema: Globally celebrated painter Atul Dodiya in conversation with Anup Singh. [WMS 2021]

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6:30 PM EST – Premiere: Festival Closing Films

• Choronicle Of Space (Sthalpuran) [Marathi with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

• Pebbles (Koozhangal) [Tamil with English Subtitles] [Available for 48 hours only]

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8:00 PM EST – Festival Closing and Musical Performance

IFFSA Virtual Live

6:00 PM – Volunteer Meet & Greet

IFFSA Virtual Live

6:30 PM – Festival Kickoff

6:45 PM – Tribute to Irrfan Khan: Actor Rajkumar Rao [TIFF]

7:00 PM – Tribute to Irrfan Khan: Participants: Director Gurinder Chadha [Cannes, Berlinale, TIFF, Sundance, Bend It Like Beckham, Blinded By The Light], Director Shoojit Sircar [National Awar Winner, Piku, Vicky Donor, Pink, Madras Cafe, October, Gulabo Sitabo], Director Hansal Mehta [TIFF, MAMI], Actor Vijay Varma [Gully Boy, Pink, A Suitable Boy], Actor Mita Vasisht [Avant Garde Actor, Irrfan Khan’s batchmate at NSD], Cinematographer Abhik Mukhopadhyay[National Award Winner, Pink, Gulabo Sitabo, October], Zakir Khan [Comedian], and Manpreet Bacchhar [Manager of Irrfan Khan, CEO Vishal Bhardwaj Films]. Moderated by Tisca Chopra [TIFF].

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

7:30 PM – Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost [Punjabi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

9:30 PM – Panel Discussion: Reminiscing on Qissa and Irrfan Khan’s legacy. Participants: Director Anup Singh [TIFF, IFFR], and Co-stars Tisca Chopra [TIFF], Tillotama Shome [Cannes, TIFF] and Rasika Dugal [Cannes, TIFF]. Moderated by Smriti Kiran, Artistic Director MAMI and Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.

IFFSA Virtual Live

6:00 PM – Day Two Kickoff

6:15 PM – Masterclass with Bombay Rose Director Gitanjali Rao [TIFF] and Producer Tessa Inkelaar [TIFF]. [CMHC Project]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

7:00 PM – Bombay Rose [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only] 

IFFSA Virtual Live

8:30 PM – Festival Opening Celebration

8:45 PM – Special message from Actor and IFFSA Advisor Padma Shri Manoj Bajpayee

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

9:30 PM – Aamis: Ravening [Assamese with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

11:30 PM – Panel Discussion with the Aamis Team: Director Bhaskar Hazarika [Tribeca], Actor Lima Das [Tribeca], Actor Arghadeep Baruah [Tribeca] and Producer Poonam Deol [Tribeca].

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

11:30 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• And sometimes, she loved me too [English]
• Bench [Urdu with English Subtitles]
• Choices [English]
• I Am Vrinda [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Level 13 [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• My Beloved Wife [English]
• Myth of Love [Bengali with English Subtitles]
• Nawab [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• SAHO… What’s your limit [Hindi with English Subtitles]

IFFSA Virtual Live

2:15 PM – Day Three Kickoff

2:30 PM – History of Indian Alternative Cinema – Masterclass presented by renowned journalist Nandini Ramnath. [CMHC Project]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

3:00 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Difficult People [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Custody [Hindi, English, Marathi + Bengali with English Subtitles]
• Gulnara [Kashmiri with English Subtitles]
• Meal [Hindi + Bengali with English Subtitles]
• Neon [Hindi + Marathi with English Subtitles]
• Screw it, Man [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• The Loyal Man [Tamil with English Subtitles]

IFFSA Virtual Live

3:30 PM – Filmmakers’ Forum: Contemporary Voices of South Asian Cinema. Participants: Gurvinder Singh [Cannes], Shahrbano Sadat [Cannes], Bhaskar Hazarika [Tribeca], Pushpendra Singh [Berlinale]. Moderated by Naman Ramachandran [Variety] [CMHC Project]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

4:30 PM – Nirmal Anand Ki Puppy [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

6:00 PM – Eeb Allay Ooo! [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

7:45 PM – Bitter Chestnut [Hindi + Pahari with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

9:30 PM – Nirvana Inn [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

3:00 PM – Day Four Kickoff

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

3:15 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Exam [Persian with English Subtitles]
• Kayantar [Bengali with English Subtitles]
• Ghazaal [Persian with English Subtitles]
• The Shower [English]
• Bebaak [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Proof  [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• A Bloody Mess [English]
• That Touch [English]

IFFSA Virtual Live

4:00 PM – Filmmakers’ Forum: Female Voices. Participants: Konkona Sen [TIFF], Rima Das [TIFF, Berlinale, Oscars], Geetu Mohandas [TIFF, Oscars]. Moderated by the renowned writer and journalist Nandita Dutta. [CMHC Project]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

5:00 PM – Angry Indian Goddesses [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

7:00 PM – Listen To Her: Masterclass with Nandita Das [Cannes, TIFF], moderated by the renowned writer and journalist Nandita Dutta. [CMHC Project]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

8:00 PM – The Song of Scorpions [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

9:30 PM – An Intimate Discussion between Director Anup Singh [TIFF, IFFR], Golshifteh Farahani [Cannes, TIFF, IFFR], and Saskia Vischer [IFFR, Locarno] Moderated by Anurag Kashyap [Cannes, TIFF].

10:35 PM – The Male Gaze And The Female Body: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly- Masterclass with KIFF Festival Director Bina Paul. Moderated by the renowned writer and journalist Nandita Dutta. [CMHC Project]

IFFSA Virtual Live

4:30 PM – Day Five Kickoff

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

4:45 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• 1968 [English]
• A Turban and a Beard [English]
• Autobiography [Punjabi with English Subtitles]
• Coffee Shop Names [English]
• Curd [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Diary of an Outsider [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Gabroo [English + Punjabi with English Subtitles]
• Kul Gov Garem [Kashmiri with English Subtitles]
• Passage [English]
• Rowai [English]
• Speak [English]
• St. Louis Superman [English]
• Two Brothers [Punjabi with English Subtitles]
• Who’s Next? [English]

IFFSA Virtual Live

7:30 PM – Forum: Pain of Prejudice – Participants: Ali Kazmi [Professor at York University], Sami Khan [Director of St. Louis Superman, Oscar] and Jaskaran Singh [Canadian Filmmaker]. Moderated by renowned journalist San Grewal [Founder of The Pointer].

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

8:30 PM – Aani Maani [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

6:30 PM – Day Six Kickoff

6:35 PM – Stories of Courage and Survival

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

6:45 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Awaken [English]
• Anxiety: A Documentary [English]
• Chintu [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• From The Thunder [English]
• Grounding [English]
• Jazz Virk’s Haunted Addict [English]
• Just Breathe [English]
• Nr3535 [English]
• The Quiet [English]
• Things That Fall [English]

IFFSA Virtual Live

9:00 PM – Panel Discussion: Frame of Mind

IFFSA Virtual Live

5:00 PM – Day Seven Kickoff

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

5:10 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Darling [Urdu with English Subtitles]
• Miss Man [Bengali with English Subtitles]
• Season’s Greetings [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Sunday [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• The Booth [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• The Song we Sang [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]

IFFSA Virtual Live

6:30 PM – Stories of Love and Acceptance

6:45 PM – Keynote Address

7:00 PM – Panel Discussion: Love is Love is Love

8:15 PM – Panel Discussion: Frame of Mind [Rescheduled from yesterday]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

8:00 PM – Moothon: The Elder One [Malayalam + Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

6:00 PM – Day Eight Kickoff

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

6:15 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Apne [English + Punjabi with English Subtitles]
• Bleeding Hearts [English]
• Click Here To Play [English]
• Death of Death [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Emergency Contact [English + French with English Subtitles]
• Fermata [Dari with English Subtitles]
• Lovers, Leftovers [English]
• Need Some Light in Purgatory [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
• The Dinner [English]
• Uncle Saaajiid: Live from the Internet [English]
• Worth [Urdu with English Subtitles]

IFFSA Virtual Live

9:15 PM – Panel Discussion: South Asian Canadian Filmmaking

IFFSA Virtual Live

4:30PM – Day Nine Kickoff

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

4:45 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• 1.4 GB [Bengali with English Subtitles]
• Baitullah [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Bhau: Brother [Hindi + Marathi with English Subtitles]
• Face to Face [Bengali with English Subtitles]
• No Symbolical Payment Please [Punjabi with English Subtitles]
• Remakri [Bengali with English Subtitles]
• Sekool [Ladakhi + Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Some Ancient Trees [English + Bengali with English Subtitles]
• The Return [Bengali with English Subtitles]

IFFSA Virtual Live

5:30 PM – Film Forum: Two Bengals, One River – Participants: Mostofa Sarwar Farooki [IFFR, Oscars], Rubaiyat Hossain [TIFF], Goutam Ghose [Cannes]. Moderated by renowned journalist Saibal Chatterjee. [CMHC Project]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

6:30 PM – Made in Bangladesh [Bengali with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

8:00 PM – Gamak Ghar [Maithali with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

9:30 PM – Musical Performance

IFFSA Virtual Live

2:15 PM – Day Ten Kickoff

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

2:30 PM – Kaleidoscope Films Premiere [Available for the Duration of the Festival]

• Apna [English]
• Apna Apna Andaaz [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Dayalu: The Compassionate [Hindi with English Subtitles]
• Fireworks Wednesday [Persian with English Subtitles]
• The Desert Son [English + Hindi with English Subtitles]
• The Fallen [English]
• The Flying Trunk [Pahari with English Subtitles]
• Uncle [English]

IFFSA Virtual Live

3:30 PM – Bhakti and Sufi Music in Hindi Cinema: Masterclass with Madan Gopal Singh [TIFF, IFFR] [CMHC Project]

4:30 PM – Ragas in Film Music: Masterclass with the renowned music maestro Amarendra Dhaneshwar. [CMHC Project]

5:30 PM – Contemporary Film Music Composition: Masterclass with Naren Chandavarkar and Benedict Taylor [Berlinale, Oscars, Udta Punjab] [CMHC Project]

7:00 PM – Journey of the Indian Film Song: Masterclass with the iconic Javed Akhtar Sa’ab. Moderated by the renowned writer Nasreen Munni Kabir. [CMHC Project]

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

7:30 PM – Lajwanti: The Honour Keeper [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

8:30 PM – Pearl of the Desert [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

10:00 PM – Musical Performance

IFFSA Virtual Live

6:30 PM – Closing Day Kickoff

6:45 PM – Introduction to the festival closing films by internationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Amit Dutta’s [Berlinale, Viennale, IFFR] bouquet of closing films by the renowned writer and poet Udayan Vajpeyi.

IFFSA Virtual Theatre

7:00 PM – Festival closing films

• Kramasha: To Be Continued [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

• Chitra Shala [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

• Aadmi Ki Aurath Aur Anya Kahaniyaa: The Man’s Woman and Other Stories [Hindi with English Subtitles] [Available for 24 hours only]

IFFSA Virtual Live

9:00 PM – Festival Closing and Musical Performance

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

12:00 PM – Volunteer Meet & Greet

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

3:50 PM – Press Conference

5:00 PM – VIP Reception

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

7:00 PM – Sir (Hindi) – North American Theatrical Premiere

[Details & Tickets]

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

4:00 PM –  Filmmakers’ Circle and Featurette Film Premieres:

Sound Proof (Hindi)

Binnu Ka Sapna (Hindi)

Zeeshan (Urdu)

A Cold Summer Night (Marathi, Konkani)

The Accordian (Urdu)

Ek Aadmi Ka Nyota (Haryanvi)

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

5:00 PM – Press Conference

9:00 PM – VIP Reception

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

6:30 PM – Bhonsle (Hindi) – North American Premiere

6:30 PM – The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir (English,Tamil)– North American Premiere

6:30 PM – Blinded By the Light (English)– Special Gala Presentation

[Details & Tickets]

Mississauga Convention Centre, 75 Derry Road W, Mississauga

5:00 PM – Red Carpet

6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception

7:00 PM – Dinner & Entertainment

10:00 PM – After Party

[Details & Tickets]

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

1:00 PM – Kabul, City In The Wind (Dari, Pashto) + Fermata (Dari, Pashto) – Special Premiere

3:00 PM – Namdev Bhau (Hindi, Marathi) – Canadian Premiere

5:00 PM – Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon (Hindi) – Canadian Premiere

7:30 PM – Chippa (Hindi) – Canadian Premiere

7:30 PM – The Odds (English) – Canadian Premiere

[Details & Tickets]

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

3:00 PM – Producer’s Workshop – With Harpal Singh

7:30 PM – Masterclass

9:00 PM – Lounge Party

[Details & Tickets]

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

1:00 PM – Film Screenings Session & Discussion

The Field (Hindi)

Bebaak (Urdu)

River In The Desert (Urdu)

Meal (Bengali)

Clubhouse Of Terror – Dark Nun (English)

Clubhouse Of Terror – Clown Love (English)

Clubhouse Of Terror – Zombie Farm (English)

Clubhouse Of Terror – Drown By The Pond (English)

Clubhouse Of Terror – Black Birthday (English)

Mehlan Di Rani (Punjabi)

1968 (English)

A Turban & A Beard (English)

Gabroo (English, Punjabi)

Doori (Punjabi)

A For Apple (Urdu)

The Dancer (English)

Left Behind (English)

[Details & Tickets]

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

5:00 PM – Hamid (Hindi) + Kul Gov Garem (Kashmiri) – Canadian Premiere

7:30 PM – Love Goes Through Your Mind (English, Hindi) – Canadian Premiere

[Details & Tickets]

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

3:00 PM – Theatre Workshop – With Anamika Haksar

7:30 PM – Masterclass With Manoj Bajpayee

9:00 PM – Lounge Party

[Details & Tickets]

Toronto, Ontario

12:30 PM – Film Forum

2:30 PM – Delegates Rendevous

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

6:30 PM – Bulbul Can Sing (Assamese) – Special Premiere + Rishta (English) – World Premiere

[Details & Tickets]

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

6:30 PM – Film Screenings Session

Always Be… (English)

SOCH PSA (English, Hindi)

Anika’s Story – Going To School (English)

My Mom (English)

The Second Coming (English)

Nature’s Call (English)

Mirror Mirror On The Wall (English)

Dia (Urdu)

Haneri (Punjabi, English)

Feel Great (English)

Main Theek Hoon (Hindi)

8:00 PM – Panel Discussion On Mental Health

[Details & Tickets]

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

6:30 PM – Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatien

[Details & Tickets]

Anokhi, 200 County Court Blvd, Brampton

5:30 PM – Cocktail Reception & Networking

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

5:00 PM – VIP Reception

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

6:30 PM – London Singhs (Punjabi) – World Premiere + Singh (English) – World Premiere

[Details & Tickets]

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

6:00 PM – Short Film Screenings & Discussion

Four Walls And A Smile (Malayalam)

Arithmetic (English)

Difficult People (Hindi)

And Sometimes, She Loved Me Too (English)

Deyalu (Hindi, Marathi)

Poster (Bengali)

Purple (English)

Freak (English)

The Imposter’s Laugh (Laugh)

Welcome To Canada (Punjabi, English)

What’s Real? (English)

Courtney And Chester (English)

Sisters (English)

Awakening (Hindi, English)

Among The Soil (English)

Priya (English, Hindi)

The Butcher (Dari)

Scarlet (English)

Coming Home (English)

[Details & Tickets]

Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas, 22 Lebovic Ave, Scarborough (Toronto)

1:00 PM – The Birth Land (Bengali) + The Residence (Bengali) – North American Premiere

4:00 PM – A River Called Titas (Bengali) – Retrospective Premiere + Habib Wahid – Obujhpona (Bengali, English) – North American Premiere

7:30 PM – Visions of Mookajji (Kannada) – North American Premiere + Revival (Bengali) – North American Premiere

[Details & Tickets]

Sheridan College Grounds, 7899 Mclaughlin Rd, Brampton

3:00 PM – Music Films Showcase

[Details & Tickets]

Sheridan College Grounds, 7899 Mclaughlin Rd, Brampton

3:00 PM – FREE Fun Fair For Families | Live Performances By Canadian And International Artists

[Details]

Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas, 22 Lebovic Ave, Scarborough (Toronto)

1:00 PM – Between The Raindrops (Bengali) + Aurora Borealis (Bengali) – North American Premiere

3:30 PM – Sincerely Yours, Dhaka (Bengali) + Day of 71 (Bengali) – North American Premiere

7:00 PM – Pather Panchali (Bengali) – Retrospective Premiere + Some Ancient Trees (Bengali) – North American Premiere

[Details & Tickets]

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

1:00 PM – Short Film Screenings & Discussion

A Sari For Pallavi (English)

Rufus King Park (English)

Deal (English)

The Silence Of Knowing (English)

The Moan (Bengali)

Mister & Missus (Hindi)

Tambur (Hindi)

Everything Is Fine (Hindi, English)

Pearls From The Sky (English)

About The Sharmas (English)

Who Am I (Hindi)

[Details & Tickets]

Courtyard By Marriott, 90 Biscayne Cres, Brampton

3:00 PM – Director’s Workshop – With Anup Singh

7:00 PM – Music Workshop – With Prof. Surinder Singh (Raj Academy)

[Details & Tickets]

Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park, 110 Courtneypark Dr E, Mississauga

2:00 PM – Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? (Hindi) – Canadian Premiere

[Details & Tickets]

Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre lane, Brampton

5:30 PM – Sacred Sounds Of India – Full Symphony Concert with Prof. Surinder Singh and 20+ Performers | Closing Ceremony

[Details & Tickets]