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{{short description|2022 Indian film festival}}
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{{Infobox Film festival
| name = 28th Kolkata International Film Festival
| image = 28th Kolkata International Film Festival.jpg
| caption = Official logo
| opening = ''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]'' by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
| closing =
| location = Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
| founded = 1995
| awards = {{Plainlist|
* '''Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film:''' ''[[Upon Entry]]'' and ''[[The Golden Wings of Watercocks]]''
* '''Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Director:''' Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina for ''Hitler's Witch''}}
| host = [[Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs (West Bengal)|Information and Cultural Affairs Department]], [[Government of West Bengal]]
| number = 183
| date = Opening: {{Start date|df=y|2022|12|15}} Closing: {{End date|df=y|2022|12|22}}
| website = {{URL|https://kiff.in/}}
| previous = [[27th Kolkata International Film Festival|27th]]
| main = [[Kolkata International Film Festival]]
| next = [[29th Kolkata International Film Festival|29th]]
}}

The '''28th [[Kolkata International Film Festival]]''' was held from 15 to 22 December 2022 at [[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. The festival opened with 1973 film ''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]'', by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]. 183 films including 130 feature films and 52 short and documentary films from 42 countries were screened during 7 days of the festival.<ref name="fest">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/28th-kiff-heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-kolkata-international-film-festival/photostory/96225477.cms |title=28th KIFF: Here's all you need to know about Kolkata International Film Festival|publisher=Times of India|date=14 December 2022|access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref> The opening ceremony was attended by [[West Bengal]] Chief Minister [[Mamata Banerjee]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jaya Bachchan]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and cricketer [[Sourav Ganguly]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/big-b-flags-free-speech-shah-rukh-the-narrowness-driving-social-media-8327214/ |title=Kolkata Film Festival: Amitabh Bachchan flags free speech, Shah Rukh Khan the 'narrowness' driving social media |author=Premankur Biswas|publisher=The Indian Express|date=16 December 2022|access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/social-media-is-divisive-driven-by-narrowness-shah-rukh-khan-says-at-the-kolkata-international-film-festival/article66267703.ece|title=Social media is divisive, driven by narrowness, Shah Rukh Khan says at the Kolkata International Film Festival|first=Shiv |last=Sahay Singh|website=The Hindu|date=16 December 2022|access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref>

The festival closed on 22 December at [[Rabindra Sadan]] hosted by [[Saheb Chatterjee]]. Spanish film ''[[Upon Entry]]'' by Alejandro Rojas, and Juan Sebastian Vasquez and Bangladeshi film ''[[The Golden Wings of Watercocks]]'' by Muhammad Quayum, jointly won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for best film, whereas Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for best director was won by Ernesto Ardito and Virna Molina for their film ''Hitler's Witch''.<ref name="kiff:ott"/>

==Highlights of the year==
'''Retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan'''

A retrospective on [[Amitabh Bachchan]], celebrating his life and works, was presented by screening his films.

'''Paying homage through special tribute'''

Filmmaker [[Tarun Majumdar]], veteran actor [[Pradip Mukherjee]], classical musician [[Shivkumar Sharma]] and American actor [[Angela Lansbury]], who all died in 2022, were given special tribute in the festival.

'''Centenary celebration'''

Centenary tribute was given to the French film director and screenwriter [[Alain Resnais]], Italian filmmaker [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]], Greek film actor and director [[Michael Cacoyannis]], alongside Indian cinema's legendary figures [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]], [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]], Bharati Devi, [[K. Asif]] and Hindustani classical musician [[Ali Akbar Khan]].

'''Game On, A new category'''

From this year a new category 'Game On' was introduced. Seven sports related films including [[Soumitra Chatterjee]]'s 1984 film ''[[Kony (film)|Kony]]'', 2016 film ''[[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]'', 2021 film ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' were screened to promote sports among young generation.<ref name="fest" />

==Jury==
===International jury===
'''International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images'''
* Iliana Zakopoulou, (Chairperson), Head of the Department of Sales and Promotion (Hellas Film) of the Greek Film Centre.
* Mano Khalil, a Kurdish-Swiss film director and producer
* Shalini Dore, an editor with Variety
* Tanvir Mokammel, current director of Bangladesh Film Institute (BFI)
* Tannishtha Chatterjee, an Indian actress and director

'''Competition on Indian Language's Films'''
* [[Siddiq Barmak]], (Chairperson), an Afghan film director and producer
* Gulnara Abikeyeva, a Kazakh film critic and film researcher
* Viera Langerová, Slovak film critic, lecturer and scriptwriter
'''Asian Select (NETPAC Award)'''
* Latika Padgaonkar (Chairperson), a columnist, translator and editor of several books, also member of the NETPAC (India), and the FIPRESCI.
* Italo Spinelli, a director and author, the founder and artistic director of Asiatica International Film Festival, Rome
* Supriya Suri, the founding member of Cinedarbaar in India and a film curator, and runs her production company Maison Su.
'''Competition on Indian Short Films'''
* Jaya Seal Ghosh, an Indian actress, dancer and producer
* Prasun Chatterjee, an Indian filmmaker, also the founder of Kathak Talkies, a Kolkata-based film production company
* Raajhorshee De, a writer and creative director, also project head for two channels in Bengal— [[Colors Bangla]] and [[Zee Bangla]].
'''Competition on Indian Documentary Films'''
* Anindita Choudhury, the current Vice President of Original Content for [[Zee5]] Kolkata and Bangladesh
* Manas Mukul Pal, an Indian film director and writer
* [[Sani Ghose Ray]], a creative entrepreneur. Currently heading [[Acropoliis Entertainment]]

== Official selection ==
{{Small|Source:}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kiff.in/movie-schedule/category |title= 28th Kolkata International Film Festival: Category Wise Schedule |website=Kolkata International Film Festival|date=15 December 2022|access-date=16 December 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kiff.in/archive/2022/official-selection |title= 28th Kolkata International Film Festival: Categories of 28th KIFF |website=Kolkata International Film Festival|date=15 December 2022|access-date=16 December 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/films/the-28th-kolkata-international-film-festival-features-rare-language-films-and-long-queues |title= The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival features 'Rare Language Films' and long queues|author=Amarabati Bhattacharyya |website=National Herald|date=21 December 2022 |access-date=22 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>

===Inaugural Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#FAD6A5"|Inaugural Film
|-
| 1973
| colspan=2|''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]''
| [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
| India
|-
|}

=== Competition categories ===
====International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images====
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/argentine-film-hitlers-witch-is-about-hate-patriarchy-without-being-preachy-director/1275234/ |title= Argentine film 'Hitler's Witch' is about hate, patriarchy without being preachy: Director |work= The Print |date=21 December 2022|access-date=22 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>

:Highlighted title indicates award winner

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-style="background:#eedd82;"
| 2021
| ''[[The Golden Wings of Watercocks]]''
| ''Kura Pokhhir Shunye Ura''
| [[Muhammad Quayum]]
| Bangladesh
|-
| 2022
| ''Silent Glory''
| ''Shokouhe Khamoush''
| [[Nahid Hassanzadeh]]
| Iran
|-
| 2022
| ''The Lord of Creations''
| ''Samaresh Basur Projapoti''
| [[Subrata Sen]]
| India
|-
| 2022
| ''The Warm Blues''
|
| [[Rishabh Kumar]]
| India
|-
| 2022
| ''The Deadman's Bride''
| ''Mireasa Mortului''
| Cornel Gheorghita
| Romania
|-
| 2022
| ''First snow''
| ''ПЕРВЫЙ СНЕГ''
| Nathalia Konchalovsky
| Russia
|-
| 2022
| ''In Limbo''
| ''Mezhsezone''
| Alexander Hant
| Russia
|-
| 2022
| ''The Wedding Parade''
| ''Berbu''
| Sevinaz Evdike
| Syria
|-
| 2022
| ''The village''
| ''AUL''
| Serik Aprymov
| Kazakh
|-style="background:#eedd82;"
| 2022
| ''Hitler's Witch''
| ''La Bruja De Hitler''
| Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina
| Argentina
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Europe''
| Philip Scheffner
| Germany, France
|-style="background:#eedd82;"
| 2022
| colspan=2|''[[Upon Entry]]''
| Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastian Vasquez
| Spain
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Travels inside foreign heads''
| Antonio Amaral
| France
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous''
| Wissam Charaf
| France, Italy
|-
|}

====Competition on Indian Language's Films====
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/chhaad-the-terrace-paoli-dam-starrer-premieres-at-kolkata-international-film-festival-after-europe-6659941.html |title= Chhaad -The Terrace: Paoli Dam Starrer Premieres At Kolkata International Film Festival After Europe |work= News18 |date=20 December 2022|access-date=21 December 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
:Highlighted title indicates award winner

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
| 2022
| ''The Faded Footprints''
| ''Lokkhir Paa''
| [[Abhik Das]]
|-
| 2022
| ''Salt Of The Earth''
| ''Bhoomiyude Uppu''
| [[Sunny Joseph]]
|-
| 2022
| ''Colours of a Rebel Sprout''
| ''Akoman''
| [[Pranjal Saikia]]
|-
| 2022
| ''Sattha Soothakada Suttha''
| ''Sattha Soothakada Suttha''
| Therunalli D
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Beginning''
| Jagan Vijaya
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Tora's Husband''
| [[Rima Das]]
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''The Fallen are Connected''
| [[B.S. Pradeep Varma]]
|-style="background:#eedd82;"
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Muthayya''
| Bhaskar Maurya
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Global Aadgaon''
| Anilkumar Salve
|-style="background:#eedd82;"
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Naanera''
| Deepankar Prakash
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''OCD''
| [[Soukarya Ghosal]]
|-
| 2022
| ''If Only Trees Could Talk''
| ''Sikaisal''
| [[Bobby Sarma Baruah]]
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Sthalam''
| [[Dr. Biju|Bijukumar Damodaran]]
|-style="background:#eedd82;"
| 2022
| ''The Terrace''
| ''Chhaad''
| Indrani Chakraborty
|-
|}

====Asian Select (NETPAC Award)====

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
| 2022
| ''Home for Sale''
| ''Продаётся дом''
| Taalaibek Kulmendeev
| Kyrgyzstan
|-
| 2022
| ''The River Breathes''
| ''Ano ko no Yume wo Mizuninagashite''
| Shoji Toyama
| Japan
|-
| 2022
| ''The Keysmith''
| ''Chabiwala''
| Raja Ghosh
| India
|-style="background:#eedd82;"
| 2022
| ''Fortune''
| ''DOV''
| Muhiddin Muzaffar
| Tajikistan
|-
| 2022
| ''Incredible Coorg''
| ''Pommale Kodag''
| Kottukattira Prakash Kariyappa
| India
|-
| 2022
| ''Doosra''
| ''Doosra''
| Channa Deshapriya
| Sri Lanka
|-
| 2022
| ''Hijab''
| Munni
| Ismail Moodushedde
| India
|-
|}

====Competition on Indian Short Films====
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bandits-bazooka-a-quirky-neo-noir-shot-by-a-kolkata-boy-is-set-to-premiere-at-28th-kiff/cid/1905239 |title= Bandit's Bazooka, a quirky neo-noir shot by a Kolkata boy, is set to premiere at 28th KIFF |author= Sohinee Basu |work= The Telegraph India |date=22 December 2022|access-date=22 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
| ''Outlaw's Gun''
| ''Bandit'S Bazooka''
| Divyesh Gandhi
|-
| ''The Cremation''
| ''Daah Sanskaar''
| Falguni Bhakta
|-
| ''The Arrival of Shurponakha''
| ''Shuruponakhar Agomon''
| Suchandra Vaaniya
|-style="background:#eedd82;"
| ''I am, Mehmood''
| ''Mein, Mehmood''
| Prataya Saha
|-
| ''Void''
| ''Xunyota''
| Nabapan Deka
|-
| ''The Divine Touch''
| ''Haater Sporsho''
| Dr. Prosenjit Choudhury
|-
|}

====Competition on Indian Documentary Films====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
| ''In Search Of Neelpawan Baruah''
| ''Neelpawan Baruak Bichari''
| Keshar Jyoti Das
|-
| ''My Country''
| ''Amar Desh''
| Suman Sen Gupta, Subhra Mukhopadhyay, Saswata Sarkar
|-
| colspan=2|''Imroz - A Walkdown Memory Lane''
| Harjit Singh
|-style="background:#eedd82;"
| colspan=2|''Nybreum - The Unsettled Shade''
| Neha Sharma
|-
| ''Dream For Livelihood''
| ''Bhat Kaporer Swapno''
| Raktim Mondal
|-
| colspan=2|''Mizo Soundscapes''
| Joshy Joseph
|-
| ''The Edge Of The Sunshine''
| ''Dhoop Kinaara''
| Shadab Farooq
|-
|}

===Non-Competition Categories===
====Amitabh Bachchan: A Living Legend====
Source:|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kiff-2022-amitabh-bachchan-retrospective-to-be-held-183-movies-to-be-screened/article66250912.ece |title= KIFF 2022: Amitabh Bachchan retrospective to be held; 183 movies to be screened |work= The Hindu |date=11 December 2022|access-date=22 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
| 1975
| colspan=2|''[[Deewaar]]''
| [[Yash Chopra]]
|-
| 2005
| colspan=2|''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]''
| [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]
|-
| 1979
| colspan=2|''[[Kaala Patthar]]''
| [[Yash Chopra]]
|-
| 1973
| colspan=2|''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]''
| [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
|-
| 1982
| colspan=2|''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]''
| [[Ramesh Sippy]]
|-
| 1981
| colspan=2|''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila]]''
| [[Yash Chopra]]
|-
| 1971
| colspan=2|''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]''
| rowspan=2|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
|-
| 1982
| colspan=2|''[[Bemisal]]''
|-
|}

====Bengali Panorama====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
| 2022
| ''Grassland''
| ''Ghasjomi''
| Sumantra Roy
|-
| 2022
| ''NeetiShastra''
| ''নীতিশাস্ত্র''
| Arunava Khasnobis
|-
| 2022
| ''Taranga - The Wave of Life''
| ''তারাঙ্গা''
| Palash Dey
|-
|}

====Centenary tribute====
: '''International'''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#EDC9AF"|[[Alain Resnais]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Private Fears in Public Places (film)|Private Fears in Public Places]]''
| ''Cœurs''
| France
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Hiroshima mon amour|Hiroshima, My Love]]''
| ''Hiroshima mon amour''
| France
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#EDC9AF"|[[Pier Paolo Pasolini]]
|-
| 1964
| ''[[The Gospel According to St. Matthew (film)|The Gospel According to St. Matthew]]''
| ''Il vangelo secondo Matteo''
| Italy
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom]]''
| ''Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma''
| Italy, France
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Oedipus Rex (1967 film)|Oedipus Rex]]''
| ''Edipo re''
| Italy, Morocco
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#EDC9AF"|[[Michael Cacoyannis]]
|-
| 1971
| colspan="2"|''[[The Trojan Women (film)|The Trojan Women]]''
| United States, United Kingdom, Greece
|-
| 1977
| colspan="2"|''[[Iphigenia (film)|Iphigenia]]''
| Greece
|-
| 1962
| colspan="2"|''[[Electra (1962 film)|Electra]]''
| Greece
|-
| 1964
| ''[[Zorba the Greek (film)|Zorba the Greek]]''
| Alexis Zorbas
| Greece, United States
|-
|}
: '''Indian'''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#EDC9AF"|[[Dilip Kumar]]
|-
| 1960
|''[[Mughal-e-Azam|The Great Mughal]]''
| Mughal-e-Azam
| [[K. Asif]]
|-
| 1961
|''[[Gunga Jumna|Ganga Jamuna]]''
| Gunga Jumna
| [[Nitin Bose]]
|-
| 1982
|''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Power]]''
| Shakti
| [[Ramesh Sippy]]
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#EDC9AF"|Bharati Devi
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Sagar Sangamey|The Holy Island]]''
| ''Sagar Sangamey''
| [[Debaki Bose]]
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#EDC9AF"|[[Ali Akbar Khan]]
|-
| 1960
| ''Hungry Stones''
| ''Khudhito Pashan''
| [[Tapan Sinha]]
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#EDC9AF"|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
|-
| 1975
| colspan=2|''[[Mili (1975 film)|Mili]]''
|-
| 1973
| colspan=2|''[[Anuradha (1960 film)|Anuradha]]''
|-
| 1971
| colspan=2|''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]''
|-
| 1966
| colspan=2|''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]''
|-
| 1973
| colspan=2|''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]''
|-
| 1982
| colspan=2|''[[Bemisal]]''
|-
| 1969
| colspan=2|''[[Satyakam]]''
|-
| 1973
| colspan=2|''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]''
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#EDC9AF"|[[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]
|-
| 1956
| colspan=2|''Chalachal''
|-
| 1963
| colspan=2|''[[Uttar Falguni]]''
|-
| 1959
| colspan=2|''[[Deep Jwele Jaai]]''
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:#EDC9AF"|[[K. Asif]]
|-
| 1960
| colspan=2|''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]''
|-
|}

====Cinema International====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Decision to Leave]]''
| ''헤어질 결심''
| Park Chan-wook
| South Korea
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Alcarràs (film)|Alcarràs]]''
| ''Alcarràs - L'ultimo raccolto''
| [[Carla Simón]]
| Spain, Italy
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Five Devils]]''
| ''Les cinq diables''
| [[Léa Mysius]]
| France
|-
| 2022
| ''[[One Fine Morning (film)|One Fine Morning]]''
| ''Un beau matin''
| [[Mia Hansen-Løve]]
| France, Germany
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2| ''[[Close (2022 film)|Close]]''
| [[Lukas Dhont]]
| Belgium, Netherlands, France
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Rule 34 (film)|Rule 34]]''
| ''Regra 34''
| Julia Murat
| Brazil, France
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Prison 77]]''
| ''Modelo 77''
| [[Alberto Rodríguez Librero|Alberto Rodríguez]]
| Spain
|-
| 2022
| ''[[When the Waves Are Gone]]''
| ''Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon''
| [[Lav Diaz]]
| Philippines, France, Portugal, Denmark
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Blue Caftan]]''
| ''Le Bleu du caftan''
| [[Maryam Touzani]]
| France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark
|-
| 2022
| ''How Is Katia?''
| ''Yak Tam Katia?''
| Christina Tynkevych
| Ukraine
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Victim (2022 film)|Victim]]''
| ''Obet''
| Michal Blasko
| Slovakia
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Nightsiren]]''
| ''Svetlonoc''
| [[Tereza Nvotová]]
| Czech Republic, Slovakia, France
|-
| 2022
| ''Queens''
| ''Malikates''
| Yasmine Benkiran
| France, Morocco
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Heartbeast''
| Anio Suni
| Norway
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''Alma Viva''
| Cristèle Alves Meira
| Portugal, France, Belgium
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''[[Joyland (film)|Joyland]]''
| [[Saim Sadiq]]
| Pakistan
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''[[Blanquita]]''
| Fernando Guzzoni
| Chile
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''[[Boy from Heaven]]''
| [[Tarik Saleh]]
| Sweden, France, Finland
|-
| 2022
| ''[[I Have Electric Dreams]]''
| ''Tengo sueños eléctricos''
| [[Valentina Maurel]]
| Belgium, France, Costa Rica
|-
| 2022
| ''Call Of God''
| ''Kõne taevast''
| Kim Ki-duk
| South Korea
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''[[The Whale (2022 film)|The Whale]]''
| [[Darren Aronofsky]]
| United States
|-
| 2022
| ''[[No Bears]]'' || ''خرس نیست (Khers Nist)'' || [[Jafar Panahi]] || Iran
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''[[Triangle of Sadness]]''
| [[Ruben Östlund]]
| Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Germany
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Broker (2022 film)|Broker]]''
| ''브로커''
| [[Hirokazu Kore-eda]]
| South Korea
|-
| 2022
| ''The Ocean Angel''
| ''Maariya''
| Aruna Jayawardana
| Sri Lanka
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''[[Crimes of the Future (2022 film)|Crimes of the Future]]''
| [[David Cronenberg]]
| Canada, Greece
|-
| 2022
| ''My Sailor, My Love''
| ''Rakkaani Merikapteeni''
| [[Klaus Härö]]
| Finland
|-
| 2022
| colspan=2|''[[Rhinegold (2022 film)|Rhinegold]]''
| [[Fatih Akin]]
| German
|-
|}

====Game On====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
| 2021
| colspan=2| ''[[83 (film)|83]]''
| [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]]
|-
| 2016
| colspan=2| ''[[M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]]''
| [[Neeraj Pandey]]
|-
| 2007
| colspan=2| ''[[Chak De! India]]''
| [[Shimit Amin]]
|-
| 2016
| colspan=2| ''[[Dangal (2016 film)|Dangal]]''
| [[Nitesh Tiwari]]
|-
| 2013
| colspan=2| ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]''
| [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]]
|-
| 2014
| colspan=2| ''[[Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]''
| [[Omung Kumar]]
|-
| 1984
| colspan=2| ''[[Kony (film)|Kony]]''
| [[Saroj Dey]]
|-
|}

====Homage====
Four films will be showcased to pay homage to [[Jean-Luc Godard]], the French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Alphaville (film)|Alphaville]]''
| ''Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution''
| France
|-
| 1961
| ''[[A Woman Is a Woman]]''
| ''Une femme est une femme''
| France
|-
| 1961
| ''[[Contempt (film)|Contempt]]''
| ''Le Mépris''
| France, Italy
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Breathless (1960 film)|Breathless]]''
| ''À bout de souffle''
| France
|-
|}

====Short and Documentary Panorama====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
| colspan=2|''Ripples Under the Skin''
| [[Farha Khatun]]
|-
| colspan=2| ''How do I Show the Ocean Space You Carried Inside You''
| Abeer Khan
|-
| ''[[Eewai|The Ripple]]''
| ''[[Eewai]]''
| [[Khwairakpam Bishwamittra]]
|-
|}

====Special Screening====
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/three-bangladeshi-films-screen-kolkata-intl-film-festival-3194181 |title= Three Bangladeshi films to screen at Kolkata Int'l Film Festival |website=The Daily Star Festival|date=12 December 2022|access-date=16 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Hawa (2022 Bangladeshi film)|Wind]]''
| ''Hawa''
| Mejbaur Rahman Sumon
| Bangladesh
|-
| 2020
| ''Captive''
| ''Nazarband''
| [[Suman Mukhopadhyay]]
| India
|-
| 2022
| ''Lakadbaggha''
| ''Lakadbaggha''
| Victor Mukherjee
| India
|-
| 2021
| colspan=2|''Neighbours''
| [[Mano Khalil]]
| Syria
|-
|}

====Special tribute====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#FD9966"|[[Pradip Mukherjee]]
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Jana Aranya|The Middleman]]''
| ''Jana Aranya''
| [[Satyajit Ray]]
| India
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#FD9966"|[[Shiv Kumar Sharma]]
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Continuation]]''
| ''Silsila''
| [[Yash Chopra]]
| India
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#FD9966"|[[Angela Lansbury]]
|-
| 1945
| colspan="2"|''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 film)|The Picture of Dorian Gray]]''
| [[Albert Lewin]]
| United States
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#FD9966"|[[Tarun Majumdar]]
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Nimantran|The invitation]]''
| ''Nimantran''
| rowspan=3|[[Tarun Majumdar]]
| rowspan=3|India
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Ganadevata (film)|The People]]''
| ''Ganadevata''
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Balika Badhu (1976 film)|Child Bride]]''
| ''Balika Badhu''
|-
|}

====Unheard India: Rare Language Films====
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/kolkata/story/kolkata-international-film-festival-2022-unpopular-language-films-unheard-india-rare-language-films-2311639-2022-12-21 |title= Unheard India: Rare language films enthral film buffs at Kolkata film festival 2022|author=Suryagni Roy |website=India Today|date=21 December 2022 |access-date=21 December 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/rajbanshi-film-attracts-cinephiles-at-28th-kiff-502788 |title= Rajbanshi film attracts cinephiles at 28th KIFF |website= Millennium post
|date=20 December 2022|access-date=20 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Language
!scope="col" | Director(s)
|-
| colspan=2|''TUSU''
| [[Kurmali language|Kurmali]]
| Biswait Roy
|-
| colspan=2| ''Dhairya''
| [[Beary language|Byari]]
| Aditya R Chiranjeevi
|-
| colspan=2| ''Lotus Blooms''
| [[Maithili language|Maithili]]
| Pratik Sharma
|-
| ''Tortoise Under The Earth''
| ''Dharti Latar Re Horo''
| [[Santali language|Santhali]]
| Shishir Jha
|-
| colspan=2| ''Mansai-Beyond River''
| [[Rangpuri language|Rajbanshi]]
| Ashutosh Das
|-
| ''The Monk And The Courtesan''
| ''Bhagavadajjukam''
| [[Sanskrit]]
| Yadu Vijayakrishnan
|-
| ''Darling''
| ''Nasimay''
| [[Rabha language|Rabha]]
| Hiren Bora
|-
|}

== Winners ==
Source:<ref name="kiff:ott">{{cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/kiff-films-from-bangladesh-and-spain-bag-best-film-paolis-chhaad-gets-a-special-jury-nod/4b12d81d7b670 |title= KIFF: Films from Bangladesh, and Spain bag Best Film, Paoli's Chhaad gets a Special Jury nod |author= Shamayita Chakraborty |website= OttPlay |date=22 December 2022|access-date=22 December 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/curtains-on-kiff-with-two-films-from-bdesh-spain-sharing-top-51l-award/articleshow/96440929.cms|title=Curtains on Kolkata International Film Festival with two films from Bangladesh & Spain sharing top Rs 51 lakh award|first=Priyanka|last=Dasgupta|date=23 December 2022|access-date=26 December 2022|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
* '''Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film:'''
** ''[[Upon Entry]]''
** ''[[The Golden Wings of Watercocks]]''
* '''Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Director:''' Ernesto Ardito, Virna Molina for ''Hitler's Witch''
* '''Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Short:''' ''I Am, Mehmood'' by Prataya Saha
* '''Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Documentary:''' ''Nybreum - The Unsettled Shade'' by Neha Sharma
* '''Special Jury mention''' (Innovation in Moving Pictures): ''Silent Glory'' by Nahid Hassanzadeh
* '''Hiralal Sen Memorial Award Best Film''' (Indian language's films) : ''Muthayya'' by Bhaskhar Maurya
* '''Hiralal Sen Memorial Award Best Director''' (Indian language's films) : Deepankar Prakash for ''Naanera''
*'''Special Jury mention''' (Indian language's films):
** ''The Terrace'' by Indrani
** ''If Only Trees Could Talk'' by Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah
* '''NETPAC Award for Best Film''' : ''Fortune'' by Muhiddin Muzaffar
* '''Special Jury mention''' (Indian Short Films):
** ''Void'' by Nabapan Deka
** ''The Divine Touch'' by Dr. Prosenjit Choudhury

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}

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28th Kolkata International Film Festival - Revision history

Abhishek Mandal at 19:35, 23 April 2026