Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha’s debut production, Girls Will Be Girls will be the closing film at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024. The film will be making its Australian premiere at the festival. Lead actor Preeti Panigrahi will attend the closing ceremony which is scheduled to take place on August 25.
Speaking about the same, Ali said in a statement, “We are incredibly honored that Girls Will Be Girls has been chosen to close such a prestigious film festival. The journey of this film has been remarkable, and we are thrilled to share it with the Australian audience. We are certain the film will find much love the way it has so far internationally.”
Richa added in her statement, "This film has been a labour of love, and it's incredibly rewarding to see it resonate with audiences worldwide. Thank you for the immense support and we are grateful to IFFM to choose our film to close their 15th edition of the festival.”
Festival director, Mitu Bhowmick Lange AM, expressed, “It’s our absolute honour to have Girls Will Be Girls at our festival and as our closing night film. The section was specifically made as the film truly speaks of the current times and is an absolute true to the coming-of-age genre. The film has made such an incredible journey across internationally and we are proud to present the film in Australia with its official Australian premiere at IFFM”.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance International Film Festival earlier this year, where it received rave reviews and won two top honours. Since then, it was showcased at Cannes, Sundance London and even won the grand jury prizes at Transylvania International Film Festival in Romania, the Biarritz Film Festival in France and IFFLA in LA.
It is directed by Shuchi Talati and also stars Kani Kusruti in a pivotal role. It has been jointly produced by Pushing Button Studios, Crawling Angel Films, Dolce Vita Films, Blink Digital and Cinema Inutile.
