Kolkata: The Bengal Government has “temporarily postponed the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival” after assessing the current Covid Country situation “, taking into account” the possibility of further contamination of Covid among cine lovers and “and” cine personality attached to The Film Festival Committee and many others “who have tested positively.
Late on Tuesday night, Chairman of Raj Chakraborty has tweeted to notify that he has been tested positive.
This is the second time he is infected.
Incidentally, Chakraborty is on his way to recover from waterpox when He tested positive.
Parambrata Chattopadhyay, short chairman and documentary and part of the KIFF Advisory Committee, was tested positive on Wednesday.
He attended the KIFF press conference on Tuesday at the Mancha Comb.
On Wednesday morning, Chakraborty spoke to everyone involved with this festival .
“Many organizations of the festival have been tested positively.
I also have a word with the head of the Secretary and Secretary of the Department of I & CA.
We all feel the festival must be suspended now.
I then talked to our main minister.
We will have a festival so the situation is increasing, “he said.
Arindam Sil, member of the Apex Kiff Advisory Committee, said,” The film Committee asked our main minister to call the Festival.
I thank him for paying attention to our request and put health before anything else.
Watching a movie is a festival.
It can’t happen when sick.
“Premendra Mazumder, Vice President of the Federation of Indian film activities (FFSI), has been welcomed the decision.” FFSI is one of the official KIFF collaborators from the start.
This is the right decision by remembering the covid surge, “he said.
Director of Amartya Bhattacharya, the film ‘Adieu Godard’ is in the competitive part of Indian language, which is called” Wise “decision in Kolkata on Friday.
But celebrations can occur only after the situation increases.
I waited for the situation to be better and for a new date.
I’m sure the 2022 KIFF which is postponed will be bigger and better.
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