London Indian Film Festival Celebrates 15th Year With Nationwide Outreach, Expanded, Music, XR and Gaming Strands (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The 15th anniversary edition of the London Indian Film Festival will open on June 26 with the European Premiere of U.S.
indie, tear-jerker drama “Paper Flowers,” directed by Mahesh Pailoor (“Brahmin Bulls”), starring “Deadpool’s” Karan Soni. It will close on July 7 with a screening of ultra-violent Indian actioner “Kill,” which is produced by Karan Johar and Guneet Monga and which represents Lionsgate’s first foray into South Asian film production.
In between, the festival will operate across five additional cities (Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford and Liverpool) and thematically extend itself across feature film, TV series, short films, XR and gaming. “It’s been an incredible journey marking 15 years this year and we are delighted to expand into new U.K.
cities, welcoming Bradford and Liverpool into our 6-city reach. It’s also personally exciting to have such a talented team and innovative partners, as we push ahead to explore new frontiers of South Asian gaming and XR scenes and continue our mission to showcase and celebrate emerging and established filmmakers, diversifying our offer to U.K.
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