‘All We Imagine as Light,’ ‘Pooja, Sir’ to Bookend as India’s Dharamshala Film Festival Sets Robust Slate With Female Directors in Focus
variety.comNaman Ramachandran India’s Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) has unveiled its lineup for its 13th edition, with female filmmakers helming more than half of the feature selections.
The festival, running Nov. 7-10, will screen over 80 films from 28 countries. Opening the festival is Payal Kapadia‘s “All We Imagine as Light,” which nabbed the Grand Prix at Cannes and marked India’s first Palme d’Or competition entry in three decades.
Deepak Rauniyar’s “Pooja, Sir,” fresh from its Venice premiere, will serve as the closing night feature. The international slate includes Venice titles “Separated” from Errol Morris and Pedro Almodóvar’s Golden Lion winner “The Room Next Door.” The festival secured Busan New Currents Award recipient “MA – Cry of Silence” by The Maw Naing and “Agent of Happiness” by Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó, which topped Biografilm 2024.
Notable Indian selections feature Sundance Audience Award winner “Girls Will Be Girls” by Shuchi Talati, Rima Das’s “Village Rockstars 2,” which collected Busan’s Kim Jiseok Award, and Achal Mishra’s “Chaar Phool Hain Aur Duniya Hai,” set for its world premiere.
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