The International Film Festival of India ( IFFI ) in Goa is taking cinema to the streets — quite literally. India’s National Film Development Corporation ( NFDC ) and the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) have partnered with Picturetime Digiplex to screen a selection of films in inflatable theaters at the festival’s 55th edition. These include S.
S. Rajamouli ‘s global phenomenon “ RRR ” alongside works from acclaimed filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Mani Ratnam and Imtiaz Ali. The mobile theater initiative will feature two 120-seat inflatable venues at the main festival grounds, complemented by a traveling open-air screen that will move between North and South Goa during the festival’s run from Nov.
20-28. The programming slate combines contemporary Indian cinema with classic titles. Recent selections include Pa.
Ranjith’s “Thangalaan” and Mani Ratnam’s two-part epic “Ponniyin Selvan.” The festival will also screen films from its Indian Panorama and National Film Award sections, including Malayalam drama “Aattam,” Rishab Shetty’s “Kantara” and the Ray-inspired biographical drama “Aparajito.” Classic films getting the inflatable theater treatment include Ray’s “Agantuk,” Kundan Shah’s “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro” and Raj Kapoor’s “Bobby.
” The initiative comes fresh off Picturetime’s partnership with the Dharamshala International Film Festival, where it screened Cannes winner “All We Imagine as Light,” Dibakar Banerjee’s “Tee.
