#Kamal Haasan, #Aamir Khan and #Mohanlal to grace 11th #CIFF

Posted by : Unknown December 05, 2013

11th Chennai International Film Festival event is all set to commence this December starts from 12th – 19th. Actor Kamal Haasan, Amir Khan, Government Officials, Representatives from Film Industry Associations and sponsors are to grace the festival’s opening function & Actor Mohanlal, Jury of Tamil feature film competition will grace the festival’s closing functions. Both opening and closing functions will held in Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chennai.

A Few Highlights of 11^th CIFF- 2013:

The festival screenings will be held in eight screens in total in five venues namely Woodland Theatre Complex (2 screens), Inox Screens (2 screens), Abirami Mega Mall (2 Screens), Rani Seethai Hall & Casino Theatre.

12 Tamil feature films will compete for the CIFF Award for Best Film (Director & Producer), Second Best Film (Director & Producer) & the Special Jury Award.

The Jury Members for the Tamil feature film competition are Sh R V Udayakumar, Producer | Director will head the jury, Actor, Director Smt. Sripriya – member of the Jury, prominent writer Shri. S. Ramakrishnan – member of the Jury

Amitabh Bachchan award for the “Youth Icon of the Year” is a new award instituted this year.

Flash Mob Dances, Zumba by the Beach, Dance & Music performances during the opening & closing events by popular talented artists are being planned.

163 films from 58 countries will be screened which include films won awards in Cannes, Berlin and Venice IFFs and to name a few