The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is celebrating their tenth year in Melbourne, Australia. It is the largest festival of its kind, celebrating the best of Indian cinema in all its forms, from Bollywood’s Hindi blockbusters to regional cinemas in various languages and films from the Indian subcontinent.
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will go on from 8 to 17 August in Melbourne, Australia. The festival will screen over 60 films from all across India and the subcontinent in over 22 languages.
The festival welcomes some of the country’s most exciting filmmakers and movie celebrities, while hosting a wealth of unique and interactive live events. Presented by the State Government of Victoria, the festival is a key initiative to foster closer ties between India and Australia.
The events during the ten day long festival are: Opening and Closing Night, IFFM Awards Night, Indian Independence Day Flag Hoisting Ceremony, Bollywood Dance Competition, Master classes, Roundtable Discussions and Question & Answer sessions.
A sense of pride and patriotism as we witness the #MelbourneStar lit up with Indian tricolour for #IFFM2019
#iffm #iffmwithsrk #openingnight #bulbulcansing@PwC @iamsrk @rimadasFilm @mitublange pic.twitter.com/0GggQ7VdRG
— @IFFM (@IFFMelb) August 9, 2019
The festival provides an opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their film on an international platform, to be noticed by most eminent film personalities from India and Australia.
The award-winning film festival celebrations began with an opening press conference that took place at the Central Business District, Melbourne. Several stars from Indian cinema were present, such as Shah Rukh Khan, Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie Shankar, Tabu, Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor, Sriram Raghavan, Rima Das and Zoya Akhtar.
We thrive for such #PicturePerfectMoments ! @iamsrk, @VijaySethuOffl , @SGayathrie, #Tabu and @arjunk26 in one frame exclusively at #IFFM2019 !@FilmVictoria @visitvictoria #VisitMelbourne #iffm #iffmpresscon #iffmwithsrk #big10 #bestofindiancinema #TheKingHasArrived pic.twitter.com/MBcoZMZibB
— @IFFM (@IFFMelb) August 8, 2019
We feel blessed to host such an illuminated panel at the #IFFM2019PressCon ! @SGayathrie @VijaySethuOffl @arjunk26 #Tabu , #ZoyaAkhtar #ThiagarajanKumararaja @rimadasFilm @FilmVictoria @mitublange @visitvictoria #IFFM #IFFM2019 #TheKingHasArrived #IFFMwithSRK #IFFMPressCon pic.twitter.com/lCF33S6dvH
— @IFFM (@IFFMelb) August 8, 2019
Taking charge of the event, Mitu Bhowmick Lange, Director of the festival introduced the programs. Martin Foley, Minister for Creative Industries for the Victorian Legislative Assembly, was also present at the event.
Today marks the beginning of the 2019 @IFFMelb – a highlight on our creative calendar. This year will be one of the best, with global superstar @iamsrk flying in as a special guest. Make sure to check out the amazing films on offer over the next 10 days https://t.co/LCx6Ue4aIe pic.twitter.com/4XZrsF7AOJ
— Martin Foley (@MartinFoleyMP) August 8, 2019
Tamil film ‘Super Deluxe’ was nominated for three honours opposite several Bollywood biggies such as ‘Andhadhun’, ‘Gully Boy’, ‘Badhaai Ho’ and ‘Sui Dhaaga’.
Shah Rukh Khan, the guest of honour at the festival, addressed the audience.
A pleasure to welcome Shah Rukh Khan @iamsrk to Victoria for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne @IFFMelb @Creative_Vic @FilmVictoria pic.twitter.com/QUfoF4so76
— Governor of Victoria (@VicGovernor) August 8, 2019
He also grooved with the kids when he went on stage to receive the award for ‘Excellence in Cinema’. He danced on the song ‘Apna Time Ayega’.
And then @iamsrk breaks into an impromptu performance with the @emotion21inc rockstars!
A moment we cherished the most!@FilmVictoria@visitvictoria#IFFMAwardsNight2019 #IFFMwithSRK #iffm2019 pic.twitter.com/hETL5MZbOu
— @IFFM (@IFFMelb) August 8, 2019
The actor-producer was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at La Trobe University for his Humanitarian work.
‘I am deeply grateful to @latrobeuni for its graciousness in offering scholarships for the education of young women from my country. I doff my hat a million times to you!' – @iamsrk
Read about the La Trobe PhD scholarship in honour of Shah Rukh Khan: https://t.co/JWkOXJ9Wl8 #SRK pic.twitter.com/fJ7ldcbCMN
— La Trobe University (@latrobe) August 9, 2019
Filmmaker Karan Johar also took the stage and stated that the panel at the festival is reflective of the glorious courage and changing face of Indian cinema. The IFFM host is the popular TV actor Karan Tacker.
Truly a genius in the world of #filmmaking – @karanjohar it's an honour, and we are so thankful you joined us at the #IFFM2019 !#IFFM #IFFM2019 #TheKingHasArrived #IFFMwithSRK #IFFMPressCon #Big10 #SRKInMelbourne @FilmVictoria @visitvictoria @mitublange pic.twitter.com/1ZyA6IK5IM
— @IFFM (@IFFMelb) August 8, 2019
A huge round of applause to our host of the evening @karantacker !#IFFM #IFFM2019 #TheKingHasArrived #IFFMwithSRK #IFFMPressCon #Big10 #SRKInMelbourne pic.twitter.com/sBMWN15Zq2
— @IFFM (@IFFMelb) August 8, 2019
The list of winners at the film festival were announced at the Palaias Theatre in Melbourne.
