Delhi International Film Festival From Dec 21-27

After getting the glimpse of Arab and Asian cinema at the Osian's Cinefan Film Festival, get set for first ever Delhi International Film Festival (DIFF) Dec 21-27, which the capital hosts. As many as 150 films from across 70 countries including France, Israel, Britain and Brazil will be showcased during the week-long festival showcasing world cinema, that will be held at Siri Fort Auditorium and NDMC Convention Centre. "In my point of view, the DIFF is not just the festival of films. It is the vision of bringing the world together at a universal platform, far away from the lines of controls and boundaries that mankind has created," filmmaker-writer Suresh K. Goswami, who is also the festival director, said at the launch of the festival. He was accompanied by Ram Kishore Parcha, senior film journalist and president of DIFF and filmmaker Sanjay Singh, vice president DIFF. "Moreover, Delhi is rich in terms of culture and heritage, but unfortunately it doesn't have its own platform to showcase creativity and that is the reason why we wanted to have our own international film festival here," he added.