The festival will open on 2 September with the world premiere of Malayalam movie ‘Veeram’, directed by Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair. Photo: BloombergNew Delhi: Ahead of the eighth BRICS summit to be held in Panaji, Goa on 16 and 17 October, the government will conduct a five-day film festival in Delhi, where four movies each from BRICS nations will be screened. “BRICS film festival would be a bioscope that would showcase distinct cultures, cuisines and arts from the participating countries. A step taken to build bridges and bring harmony amongst the BRICS countries, the festival would ensure more people-to-people contact between member countries especially youth,” I&B minister M. Venkaiah Naidu told reporters. The BRICS summit is expected to attract 900 delegates from member countries.

Source: Mint August 24, 2016 19:18 UTC