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13-11-2025
Closing Ceremony of 31st KIFF- 2025
Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was present at the closing ceremony of 31st edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). She conferred the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Awards for the Best Director and the Best Film in the ‘International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images’ category. She expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the jury members, foreign delegates, and every member of film fraternity who have worked tirelessly to make this festival a grand success. She also congratulated all the awardees and to every artist whose work found a place in this global celebration of cinema.
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12-11-2025
Achievement of the Honorary D. LIT degree from Japan’s Okayama University - 2025
Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee received Honorary D.Litt. degree from Japan’s Okayama University. Distinguished representatives from the prestigious Okayama University in Japan travelled all the way to West Bengal to confer the degree upon her. She thanked President Yasutomo Nasu, Prof. Masaharu Senoo, Prof. Toyohiko Watanabe, Daiki Nishiyama, Hiroshi Fukuda (Director General, Citizens Cooperative Bureau), Ayumi Okazaki, and Masakazu Moriyasu for their warmth, grace, and nobility. Hon’ble Chief Minister specially thanked to SNU Chancellor, Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, for his kind invitation and for fostering a meaningful academic collaboration between Sister Nivedita University and Okayama University. The partnership would open new frontiers for the students, teachers, and researchers of West Bengal and further deepen the ties of friendship between Bengal and Japan, she said.
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06-11-2025
Inauguration Ceremony of 31st KIFF - 2025
Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the 31st edition of KIFF at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium. The programme was graced by eminent dignitaries, celebrated filmmakers, actors, and artists from across the globe. Hon’ble Chief Minister informed that 215 films, including 185 feature films and 30 short and documentary films, from 39 countries would be screened across 20 venues. The festival would showcase 18 Indian language films, including Bengali, and 30 films in foreign languages, she added. Being Poland as the Focus Country of the present year festival, Hon’ble Chief Minister expressed her hope to deepen the cultural bond between the two nations. Besides, she conferrred the Banga Bibhushan Award upon legendary singer Smt. Arati Mukhopadhyay and iconic actor Shri Shatrughan Sinha for their outstanding contributions to the world of music and cinema.
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