5th Lonavala International Film Festival India to be held digitally

The 5th Lonavala International Film Festival India (LIFFI) 2020 will be held online this year in view of the pandemic. In its fifth year, LIFFI is paying a tribute to veteran film producer NN Sippy and will be screening some of his classics like Woh Kaun Thi, Gumnaam, Devata, Sargam, Fakira, Chor Machaaye Shor and others.

Apart from these, films like Papa Kehte Hai and the internationally-acclaimed Mukti Bhawan will also be screened. Audiences can watch the scheduled films by downloading the PLEXIGO app.

Madhav Todi, Festival Director, LIFFI, says, "We have not let the pandemic break our spirit and hence are conducting the festival online this year. We wanted to continue our endeavour of entertaining and edutaining the people of India with interesting films and interactive master classes and workshops. This year we can’t organise a physical edition, though we have tried our best to put together an interesting selection for everyone to enjoy with their family from the comfort of their homes."

The first four editions of the festival were held in Lonavala in Maharashtra and attended by film industry stalwarts like Shyam Benegal, Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Ketan Mehta, Govind Nihalani and others.