Canada’s International South Asian Film Festival Unveils 2024 Lineup
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Canada‘s International South Asian Film Festival (iSAFF) has unveiled its lineup. The festival will take place in Surrey, British Columbia and run from September 25 to 29.
Featuring 19 world premieres, eight North American premieres, and 23 Canadian premieres, the festival will open with Lakshmipriya Devi’s debut feature Boong.
Boong will have its world premiere at TIFF on September 7. The iSAFF’s closing film will be Amar Wala’s debut feature Shook, which stars Saamer Usmani (Succession, Inventing Anna, Three Body Problem) and Amy Forsyth (CODA).
The Canadian production is financed by Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates. Under this year’s festival theme of “Crossroads,” the lineup also includes Usman Riaz’s The Glassworker, the festival’s first animated feature from Pakistan and dark comedy We Strangers, directed by Anu Valia (Dropout, Jake and Amir).
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