Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha’s Girls Will Be Girls to close Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024 | Parami News

Girls Will Be Girls is a much-anticipated film to close the 15th annual Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024 on August 25, a project that was produced by Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha. The largest celebration of Indian cinema outside India is the IFFM, now celebrating its milestone 15th year with grand celebrations slated between 15-25 August.

This film has already been widely acclaimed in many international platforms and as it continues this winning streak, it secures this prestigious slot at IFFM, making its Australian premiere in the festival. Preeti Panigrahi will be present at the closing ceremony to enhance the excitement and glamour of the evening. It is therefore not surprising that this film has mesmerized audiences all over due to its captivating narrative and brilliant performances.

“We are extremely privileged that Girls Will Be Girls has been selected for such an important closing event of a festival. It’s been an extraordinary journey for this movie and we cannot wait to share it with our Australian audience knowing how well it has been received internationally.”: Ali Fazal said.

“It will close the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2024 and we couldn’t be happier. We put our hearts into making this movie, so it’s amazing to see people around the globe love it as much as we do. Thank you for your immense support and we are thankful to IFFM for selecting our film as their curtain closer for their fifteenth edition”, says Richa Chadha.

The director of the film Mitu Bhowmick Lange AM said “We feel very privileged having Girls Will Be Girls here in our festival as our closing night film. This program was specifically made since this movie truly represents today’s times thus sticking true to coming-of-age genre’. As part of its international journey so far, including even being showcased at Cannes after premiering in Sundance, it comes with its official Australian premiere at IFFM.”

It has already made a significant impact on the international film festival circuit. Boldly narrated and with outstanding performances, this movie was highly lauded during its world premiere at Sundance International Film Festival and won two major awards. The film has since January had a big following having shown at Cannes, Sundance London and even bagged grand jury prizes in Transylvania International Film Festival in Romania, Biarritz Film Festival in France as well as IFFLA in LA.

Girls Will Be Girls is a joint product of Pushing Button Studios, Crawling Angel Films, Dolce Vita Films, Blink Digital and Cinema Inutile.