Mumbai: From Kazakhstan’s ‘Bopem’ and the Brazilian ‘Carandiru’ to ‘A Royal Affair’ from Denmark and the Serbian ‘Falsifikator’, the forthcoming Yashwant International Film Festival 2016 will bring together over 75 acclaimed movies from across the world, screened over a week. This is the sixth edition of the festival, organized by the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, in collaboration with the Pune Film Foundation and supported by the government of Maharashtra. Held from January 22-28 at Nariman Point’s YB Chavan Centre, it kicks off with an inauguration by Sharad Pawar, who’s also the president of the Pratishthan. “We’re very excited about it,” said festival director and veteran filmmaker Dr Jabbar Patel, at a press conference on Tuesday. “These films let us get a glimpse into what’s happening across the globe – from what the socio-political struggles in other countries are like to how relationships work.”

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