The eleventh International Film Festival began in Kolkata on November 10. About 140 films from 33 countries will be screened in eight movie theatres in the 8-day-long film festival. The Central Information and Broadcasting Minister of India, Jaipal Reddy inaugurated the festival. Around 41 foreign guests will participate in the festival, which kicked off with the French film The Chorus.

A five-member representative team from Bangladesh is attending the festival. The members include General Secretary of Bangladesh Film Directors' Society, Shah Alam Kiron, film directors Abu Sayeed, FI

Manik, Abdus Samad Khokon and Mahiuddin Faruq. Five Bangladeshi films will be screened in the festival, which include Humayun Ahmed's Shyamalchhaya, Chashi Nazrul Islam's Megher Porey Megh¸ Maushumi's Kakhono Megh Kakhono Brishti, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's Bachelor and Abu Sayeed's Kirtonkhola.