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International Gujarati Film Festival is back

this year with its 3rd Edition from May 20

OUR BUREAU
Atlanta, GA
he 3rd Edition of Vadilal Inter-
national Gujarati Film festival
T(IGFF) will be held between
May 20th to 22nd, 2022 at ATLAN-
TA, GA, USA, the cinematic cultural
festival is also supported by Gujarat
Tourism. After the gap of two years
due to Worldwide corona pandemic,
IGFF is all set to host the three-day
film festival which is armed with a sin-
gular goal of promoting Gujarati cin-
ema on a scale that was never seen or
heard of before on international level. lanta, Dignitaries &Gujarati com-
IGFF aspire to elevate Gujarati munity, and Gujarati Film fertility
Cinema from local to global level. It from Gujarat along with the Festival
was the first event of its kind to bring Director Umesh Shukla, Jury Mem-
professional and amateur filmmak- ber Faroukh Mistry, Gopi Desai, Jay
ers together to celebrate the evolving Vasavada and Saumya Joshi. As sur-
world of Gujarati Cinema. From rem- prise Gujarati Film Actors all the way
iniscing the rural life to melodramatic from India to Atlanta GA are going
modern youth. From fun of our every- to make their presence at these mega
day relationships to fierce valor of our three days festival.
martyrs. We have tread to showcase “The film industry in Georgia is
the culture and art of Gujarat to the the largest in the United States. At-
world. With the filmmakers and re- lanta is the center of the film industry
gional cinema exposed as the main with all the studios located along with
protagonists, the IGFF is the first the multicultural Indian community
regional film festival of India to take also Gujaratis being the most in num- ceremony along with the award night. 22nd May. The schedule and listing of
place outside of India. bers as community made our decision We hope a greater number of Gujara- the films will be declared in April end
IGFF was previously held in the very strong to host the festival at this ti community members to attend the for an audience to choose the best film
year 2018 at New Jersey and in the most beautiful city. This year Venue festival he mentioned.” IGFF has one they want to see. The Festival Direc-
year 2019 at Los Angeles and New for the event is Venture Cinema. The goal, to show that a Gujarati Cinema tor and Indian film Director Umesh
jersey. The festival was attended by festival will open on 20th May, with has the potential of creating scripts and Shukla will also be present along with
more than 5000 attendees in both the the Opening red-carpet Ceremony, movies which can stand shoulder to the festival jury, Gopi Desai, Saumya
year and got over whelming response the most talked about Gujarati film by shoulder with any other movie industry. Joshi and Jay Vasavada. Indeed, The
from the audience. Film Festival Will Pan Nalin ‘The Last Film Show’ will be Final selection of the selected Last film show director Pan Nalin will
be attended by Who’s who of At- the opening film of the festival. closing films will be screened during 21st and be there on the opening night.

THE FESTIVAL LIST
Following is the list of officially selected Feature films, short films, Documentary films, Gujarati Language Web series and short film on
“OUR HERITAGE” in Vadilal International Gujarati Film Festival 2022.
FEATURE FILMS: • Kothi 1947 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS:
• The Last Film Show ( Chhelo Show ) • Nayika Devi • Sur Shabdnu Sarnamu
• 21mu Tiffin • Vachan Ek Promise • Shrimad Rajchandra
• Bharat Maro Desh • Yuva Sarkar • And DOCUMENTARY FILM:
• Dear Father, SHORT FILMS: • Okhamandal - Ek Anokhu Andolan
• Dhumass WEB SERIES:
• Divaswapna • Gandhi
• G The Film • Parnettar from Saurashtra ni Rasdhar • Benaqaab
• Gajab Thai Gayo • Shiro - A Story Of Hope And Faith • Ghaat
• Gandhi And Co. • And SHORT FILM • Kshyadyantra
• Gandhi Ni Bakri “OUR HERITAGE”: • Vaat Vaat Ma
• Gujarat Nu Gaurav • Roha Fort - Ek Visraati Viraasat • Vitthal Tidi

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