The best part about attending a film festival, or any other
arts and cultural festival, is that you get a package of everything that you
love and enjoy tied up together for the space of a week. It usually can be a stressful
time where you sacrifice a lot and ignore the rest of the world as you fade
into the pleasure of something that you love during the span of the festival.
The most enjoyable part of a film festival is the
atmosphere. There is a constant buzz in the air as people rush about from one
screen to another trying to catch a film they want to see. The happy faces and
eager minds that exit the theatre at the end of a screening are always
discussing what happened in the dark hall for the past few hours and explain
the whole point of how life can pass us by as we sit down to relax and
experience a few films for a few days.
The 14th Mumbai Film Festival which is underway
in 2012 has a stellar line-up. It has probably brought the best films from
around the world to this year’s festival, better than any of its previous
years. With more segregations and sections of films this year, it covers a wide
range of films including the International Competition, Above The Cut, World
Cinema, The Real Reel, and more. The selection this year has various films from
France, Italy, Afghanistan, South Korea, and many more countries. The Restored
Classics also features plenty of loved and acclaimed films from both
international and Indian cinema, while there is a celebration of new as well as
old directors.
A film festival really manages to cover the best of the best
in the world of cinema. This year’s Mumbai Film Festival has managed to become
bigger and better, and it isn't over yet.
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