Edmonton Movie Club presents the Third Annual Indian Film Festival of Alberta (IFFA) in six different cities in Alberta in what is the largest Indian film festival in Canada. The film festival will be held in Edmonton July 14-16, Calgary July 21 23, Fort McMurray July 29, Cold Lake July 30, Peace River -August 12, and Red Deer-August 17-18, 2017.
Madhavan’s Vikram Vedha will be premiered at the festival. After the grand success of the previous two editions of the film festival, the third year will continue its reputation to bring the finest Indian movies of 2016-2017
IFFA features eleven award-winning films in eight languages from India, and two from Canada. From cross-border and inter-religious love (Bishorjon, Bengali, 2017) to love during international terrorism (Take Off, Malayalam, 2017), from a family holiday that turns into a thriller (A Death in the Gunj, Hindi, 2016) to a family crisis that turns into a comedy (Ventilator, Hindi, 2016), from an exploration of gender and sexual issues (Lipstick Under My Burka, Hindi, 2017) to an examination of gender violence (Anatomy of Violence, English, 2016, LFFA showcases the best in Indian cinema.
The following are the other highlights of the festival:
Festival inauguration by R.Madhavan, whose movie Vikram Vedha will be opening in the Festival in Calgary on July 21. Kaatru Veliyidai will be screened in Canadian air force base in Cold Lake on July 30. Latest Malayalam hit, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum will be running during the festival North American Premier of Newton starring Rajkumar Rao.