A three-day festival featuring international and Indian films, a masterclass, and Q&A sessions.
Dates: August 8, 9, & 10, 2025 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Venue: Alliance Française de Pondichéry 58, Suffren Street, Puducherry – 605001
Organized by:
- Alliance Française Pondichéry
- Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Artists Association
- Puducherry Film Forum
Chief Guest: The festival will be inaugurated by A. Sreekar Prasad, a renowned Indian film editor who has edited over 600 films and won nine National Film Awards.
Full Screening Schedule
Friday, August 8
- 5:30 PM: Festival Inauguration by A. Sreekar Prasad
- 7:00 PM: Film Screening: Tori and Lokita (French/Belgium, 2022, 88 min)
Saturday, August 9
- 9:15 AM: Film Screening: Afternoons of Solitude (Spain, 2024, 125 min)
- 11:30 AM: Tea Break
- 12:00 PM: Master Class: “The Future of Cinema” by Editor Sreekar Prasad in conversation with Mr. Sivakumar Mohanan
- 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
- 2:30 PM: Film Screening: Living (UK, 2022, 102 min)
- 4:15 PM: Tea Break
- 4:45 PM: Film Screening: My Favourite Cake (Iran, 2024, 96 min)
- 6:45 PM: Film Screening: Manithargal (Tamil, 2025, 106 min)
- This will be followed by a Q&A session with the Manithargal team.
Sunday, August 10
- 9:00 AM: Feedback on the previous day’s programme
- 9:30 AM: Film Screening: The Delinquents (Argentina, 2023, 190 min)
- 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
- 2:15 PM: Film Screening: A Complete Unknown (USA, 2024, 141 min)
- 4:45 PM: Tea Break
- 5:00 PM: Closing Ceremony
- 6:00 PM: Film Screening: Sister Midnight (Hindi/UK, 2025, 110 min)
Contact for more information: 94861 02777 | 8489389511 | 95853 12993 | 86108 07710
All are welcome.