KARACHI, Dec 5: The KaraFilm Festival continued to attract film buffs from all strata of society on its fourth consecutive day of screening. On Sunday morning, Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the Were Rabbit showed to a packed audience mostly comprising schoolchildren at the auditorium of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs. In the prime time slot during the evening, the audience enjoyed Subhash Ghai’s 1999 grand cinematic spectacle Taal which was a sold out affair.
The audience agreed that there was a major improvement in the audio quality of the screenings as compared to the previous years. Some viewers said that the line-up of films was also much better this year round.
The gala screening at the Alliance Francaise venue also played the Hollywood feature Pride and Prejudice.
Monday added a new venue, the Iqra University off the Korangi Road Bypass, where reruns of several features, shorts and documentaries are being shown. Also at the PIIA, an insight into the cultural history of comedy in Pakistan and a tribute to Rangeela, Death of Comedy was followed by a question and answer session with director Essa Khan and producer Shaan Taseer.
Earlier, his film Diya Aur Toofan in the prime time slot and Subhash Ghai’s Iqbal and Anupam Kher’s Main Ne Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara in the gala screenings also played to appreciative audiences.
On Dec 6, a mix of local and international films featuring a collection of shorts and documentaries from Iran, India, Bosnia and Pakistan are lined up for screening during the day at the PIIA while the Italian feature Mio Cognato (My Brother-in-law) and Rangeela’s Dil Aur Duniya will be played in the prime time slot.
At the open-air venue of the Alliance Francaise, screenings will continue with the South Indian film Akale (at a distance) and a joint production of the UK, Italy and Iran, Tickets.
