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GUWAHATI
The 2nd variation of the Guwahati Asian Film Festival (GAFF) opened astatine Jyoti Chitraban, Guwahati, connected Thursday (January 22, 2026), bringing unneurotic stories, voices, and visions from crossed the continent.
Over 4 days, GAFF 2026 volition surface 26 regional, nationalist and planetary films from 10 Asian countries, reaffirming its spot arsenic a unsocial taste level successful northeast India. The festival opened with the Uzbekistan feature Sunday, directed by Shokir Kholikov, mounting the code for a showcase rooted successful mundane quality stories and divers cinematic traditions.
The opening time besides featured the Indian premiere of Japanese filmmaker Masahiro Ota’s S in the Asian Cinema section, alongside Bishal Swargiary’s An Evening Ballad, screened successful the Indian Showcase (non-competition) segment.
Organised by Trending Now Media with enactment from the National Film Development Corporation and the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GAFF 2026 has been curated from implicit 200 movie submissions, including 90 entries from extracurricular India.
“The overwhelming effect to our archetypal variation encouraged america to deliberation bigger. This year, we person expanded the festival’s standard and reach, with much filmmakers from crossed Asia joining america to observe the diverseness and extent of Asian cinema,” Monita Borgohain, GAFF’s honorary festival director, said.
Films from Vietnam, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Myanmar, Iran, Kazakhstan, and China volition beryllium screened alongside a wide scope of Indian productions. Indian entries span aggregate languages, including Marathi, Bajjika, Malayalam, Hindi, Tulu, Nepali, Assamese, Karbi, Bodo, Mishing, Manipuri, and Bengali, underlining the linguistic and taste richness of some the portion and the country.
Beyond screenings, GAFF 2026 volition big masterclasses, sheet discussions and interactive sessions featuring filmmakers, critics and manufacture professionals from India and crossed Asia, offering audiences deeper insights into the creation and trade of cinema.
Positioned arsenic the lone Asian movie festival of its benignant successful this portion of the country, GAFF continues to carve a chiseled individuality by bringing modern Asian cinema to the northeast. With its beardown absorption connected cross-border storytelling and taste exchange, the festival has steadily emerged arsenic a gathering constituent for filmmakers and movie lovers alike.
