Kolkata International Film Festival Called Off Due To COVID Situation In West Bengal | Details Here

Kolkata International Film Festival Latest News Today: The organisers of the twenty seventh Kolkata International Film Festival on Wednesday mentioned they’ve referred to as off the occasion within the wake of current Covid state of affairs within the state. Notably, the Kolkata International Film Festival was scheduled to be held between January 7-14, 2022.Also Read – Covid-19: India Records First Omicron Death in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, Confirms Health Ministry The growth comes only a day after the organisers mentioned they’ve determined to go forward with the occasion by limiting the capability of the venues to 50 p.c. During a press convention on Tuesday in Kolkata, the organisers mentioned that the one-week occasion will begin from Friday and can characteristic 200 reveals of 180 movies. Also Read – Omicron: Chhattisgarh Orders Imposition of Night Curfew In Raipur; Restaurants, Hotels To Operate Till 11 PM twenty seventh Kolkata International Film Festival referred to as off within the wake of the current Covid state of affairs in West Bengal. It was scheduled to be held between January 7-14, 2022.— ANI (@ANI) January 5, 2022

Also Read – Odisha Imposes Fresh Restrictions; Markets, Cinema Halls to Close at 9 PM Amid Omicron Cases As a part of the occasion, the movies had been speculated to be screened in 10 completely different theatres throughout the state capital. The movie competition was speculated to be inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a small operate on the assembly corridor of Navanna, which is the headquarters of the state secretariat. The inaugural operate can even be screened nearly. Notably, for this 12 months’s version of the movie competition, the main target nation was Finland and the competition was speculated to open with Satyajit Ray’s 1970 traditional ‘Aranyer Din Ratri’. The transfer to name off the movie competition comes at a time when West Bengal on Tuesday reported 9,073 recent Covid-19 infections, a rise of over 49.27 per cent in a single day, with Kolkata accounting for over half of them. The state additionally logged 16 recent fatalities that pushed the loss of life toll to 19,810. The tally went as much as 16,64,301 on Tuesday.

West Bengal on Monday had registered 6,078 new instances, whereas the determine on final Tuesday was solely 752. The metropolis accounted for the utmost of 5 recent fatalities whereas neighbouring North 24 Parganas district reported three, it added. There had been over 100 medical doctors, together with colleges, post-graduate trainees (PGTs) and interns of the Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, have examined optimistic for the virus, whereas almost 80 colleges and PGTs of one other institute of town, the Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital have been troubled with the illness, sources within the well being division mentioned. Former India cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla, who can also be an ex-minister of the state, singer-turned politician Babul Supriyo, famous Bengali poet Srijato additionally examined optimistic for Covid-19. They Film director-turned Trinamool Congress MLA Raj Chakraborty mentioned that he and his spouse, actor Subhasree, are additionally down with the virus.