The 3rd Orange City International Film Festival (OCIFF) begins from February 7 in Nagpur and will go on till February 10. This time there has been less buzz about the festival for some reason. The OCIFF 2019 will be inaugurated by the city's Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on February 7 at 5 pm IST at the Persistent Systems auditorium in Nagpur, following which the opening film My Own Good (Italian), directed by Pippo Mezzapesa, will be screened.
Organized by the Orange City Cultural Foundation in association with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, the OCIFF 2019 will feature 31 feature films from across the world and 25 short films. Apart from the Persistent Systems Auditorium, the screenings will be held at Inox Jaswant at Tuli Mall.
The films to be screened at OCIFF 2019 include three movies by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, including Last Tango in Paris. There will be some Marathi films, including Nagraj Manjule's Naal, and a Hindi film called Rakkhosh directed by Srivinay Sulian which was shot in Nagpur.
Renowned filmmaker Jahnu Barua will be honoured for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema at OCIFF 2019, and Marathi filmmaker Rajdutt will be presented with the Orange City Cultural Foundation award.