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.