The seventh edition of the India EU initiative the Florence Indian Film Festival has begun in the historic city of Florence from December 7 to December 13. This prestigious event showcases Indian films and also included three prestigious awards for Best Feature Film, Best Short Film and Best Documentary.

This year the retrospective section of the film festival River to River features the well respected and talented film director Bimal Roy. Three of his most famous hits Do Bhiga Zameen, Bandini and Devdas are being screened. In the 1954 Cannes Film Festival Do Bhiga Zameen won the Prix International Award.

The venue of the festival is the Cinema Gambrinus which is situated on Piazza della Repubblica in Florence. It is about ten minutes away from the Duomo and the closest train station is the Santa Maria Novella Station.

The River to River festival showcases mainly Indian films including short films, feature films, animation films and documentaries. To get a wider impact and give a broader perspective films form the neighbouring countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. There is no entrance fee.

This film festival is an excellent way to nurture cultural ties between India and Italy including economic ties as the Indian film industry especially the animation industry is growing by leaps and bounds. There is a rich and varied set of films which are being showcased at the festival so come and enjoy the Florence Indian Film Festival 2007 River to River.

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