Pune International Film Festival to be held in December
The Hindu
19th edition of Maharashtra’s official film festival was postponed by the pandemic
After undergoing postponements owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), Maharashtra’s official film festival, is finally set to be held in its physical form from December 2 to December 9, 2021.
The 19th edition of the popular film festival was earlier scheduled to be held in March this year (instead of its traditional commencement date in January), but had to be called off again in the wake of the lethal second wave of the pandemic, which hit Pune district particularly hard. The film fest was then held in an online format in March under the shadow of the pandemic, with only a select few films available for viewing.
Filmmakers, distributors, film festival organisers and cinephiles heaved a sigh of relief after the Maharashtra government finally gave the green signal for the reopening of cinema halls, theatres and auditoriums on October 22 this year.