China will feature as the focus country in the 22nd edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), organisers said on Thursday, emphasising cinema’s reach beyond borders sans political affiliations.
An assemblage of 155 films from 65 countries will be showcased across 13 venues in the festival, which begins on November 11. A delegation of at least eight persons from the Chinese government and film industry will attend the fest, organised by the West Bengal state government, which will screen as many as seven films from the neighbouring country.
“Six government officials, one director and her assistant, one screenwriter, one actor from China will come to KIFF. One film will go for the international competition (women directors),” said China’s Consul Li Suyun.

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