Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2015
Bollywood blockbusters, documentaries and independent features, plus gala events, filmmaker Q&As and more.
Overview
The southern hemisphere's biggest showcase of Indian cinema, The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is back for another year. Celebrating its fourth anniversary, IFFM 2015 will once again shine a spotlight on the very best Bollywood blockbusters, documentaries and independent features, plus gala events, filmmaker Q&As and more.
With events at Hoyts Melbourne Central, Hoyts Highpoint, the National Gallery of Victoria and Federation Square, this festival begins on Friday, August 14, with opening weekend timed to coincide with Indian Independence Day the following day. The theme of this year's festival is 'equality,' as highlighted by such films as Newborns, about women who have survived acid attacks, and Tell Me A Story, about gay men living in Bombay.
Other standout titles include a Bollywood adaptation of Hamlet titled Haider, as well as political thriller Phantom which will bring the festival to a close.
For the full IFFM 2015 program, visit their website.
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