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A glimpse of KIFF in 2019 at Kolkata's film and cultural centre Nandan (Image Credit: India Blooms File)

26th KIFF rescheduled to Jan 2021 over Covid-19 spread

| @indiablooms | Oct 29, 2020, at 07:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The 26th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) has been rescheduled to January, 2021 over the spread of Covid-19.

The festival will run here from Jan 8, 2021 to Jan 15, 2021.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted, "After receiving global film fraternity's consent, I hereby inform all stakeholders of Kolkata International Film Festival & cine lovers that our festival has been rescheduled, given the current circumstances. It will now be held from Jan 8-15, 2021. Let the preparations begin!"

The KIFF is held in the month of November under normal circumstances.

However, the scale in which the latest edition of the festival will be held amid Covid-19 is yet to be known.

The inaugural ceremony of KIFF witnesses the presence of popular Indian actors including legend Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan who is also the brand ambassador of West Bengal.

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