LIFFI - 2016

The first edition of the festival was a grand success. Several esteemed artists and film makers from the Indian film industry like Shyam Benegal, Naseeruddin Shah, Ketan Mehta, Govind Nihalani, Sudhir Mishra, Anant Mahadevan, Deepa Sahi, Rajit Kapoor and many more graced the event. Veteran filmmaker Govind Nihalani was presented the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by ace filmmaker Shyam Benegal. Other than the internationally acclaimed films like Pyaasa, Tamas, Ardh Satya, Drohkaal many commendable short films and documentaries were also screened in the festival. Interactive question and answer sessions were conducted and moderated by eminent personalities on various aspects of cinema and filmmaking.

Festival 2016
Festival 2016

The attendance and response to the first edition was overwhelming with several visitors coming from all over India to watch path breaking films in the scenic hill station of Lonavala. This year the festival will be offering a different experience to its visitors and patrons. The theme for this year is "An Entertaining Family Weekend". There will be more than 30 films across various genres that will be shown in Two screens in Triose Plaza over the weekend. Each film will be a beautiful rendition that will be a one of its kind experience for every member of the family. Amongst some of the well-known films that we plan to screen this year are - "I am Kalam", Andaz Apna Apna, Jalpari – The Desert Mermaid, Hum Aapke Hain Koun , Hum Saath Saath Hain, The Goal, Chota Sipahi , Baaja, Jadugar. There will be many more films and we shall finalise the list shortly.