8th Jagran Film Festival

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8th Jagran Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening film The Fakir of Venice (film)
Closing filmXiang Yang De Ri Zi ( Sun Flower)
Location Delhi Kanpur Lucknow Allahabad Varanasi Patna Dehradun Ranchi Jamshedpur Bhopal Indore Hisar Ludhiana Meerut Raipur Mumbai, India
Founded2010
Festival date1 July 2017 – 24 September 2017
Website www.jagranfilmfestival.co.in

The 8th Jagran Film Festival is organized in 16 cities of India namely, Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Dehradun, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bhopal, Indore, Hisar, Ludhiana, Meerut, Raipur, and Mumbai. This edition of the festival will showcase 185 films from all around the world. The festival is an initiative of Jagran Prakashan Group, a publishing house listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India, aimed at promoting the appreciation of the cinematic art beyond the major metropolitan cities of India to smaller towns. The 8th Jagran Film Festival was held from July 1 to September 24, 2017. The first edition of Jagran Film Festival [1] was held in the year 2010.

Contents

Jury

Indian showcase jury

The following people were on the jury for the Indian Features section: [2]

Jagran shorts jury

The following people were on the jury for Jagran shorts section:

Cinema Of The Sellers jury

The following people were on the jury for Cinema of the Sellers section:

International jury

The following people were on the jury for International Features section:

Official selections

Indian Showcase

This section is dedicated to the Indian Feature Films from all the regions of the country. The following films are under the Indian Feature section:

World Panorama

This section is dedicated to Foreign Feature Films. It includes feature films from different countries. The following films are under World Panorama section:

Special Screening

The following films are under the Special Screening section:

Homage

The 8th edition of Jagran film festival pays homage to some of the veteran actors by screening their popular films. The following films were screened under the Homage section:

Awards

The following prizes were awarded: [3] [4]

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References

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  2. "Jagran Film Festival 2017: Jagran Jury". JFF. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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