# Busan Winner ‘Birds in the Dark’ to Close Dharamshala International Film Festival, Varun Grover’s ‘Damned’ Among New Titles

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/busan-winner-birds-in-the-dark-to-close-dharamshala-international-film-festival-varun-grovers-damned-among-new-titles/
- Published: 2026-10-29T07:44:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T08:19:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/busan-winner-birds-in-the-dark-dharamshala-film-festival-1236933942/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Film, Geopolitics, Politics, World

## Key points

- “Birds in the Dark” closes the festival after winning two Busan prizes.
- The event runs from 29 October to 1 November in Dharamshala.
- Seven Himalayan filmmakers are taking part in a feature-film fellowship.

## Summary

Shashank Walia’s “Birds in the Dark” will close the 15th Dharamshala International Film Festival with its India premiere. The film follows a call centre executive mistaken for a suspect by a police informer, and recently won two prizes at the Busan International Film Festival.

The festival runs from 29 October to 1 November at Tibetan Children’s Village in Upper Dharamshala. New additions include Mehrdad Oskouei’s “A Fox Under a Pink Moon”, Paromita Vohra’s “Working Girls” and Varun Grover’s short “Damned”; the wider programme includes films from India and abroad, while a fellowship supports seven Himalayan filmmakers and community screenings are being held across Kangra.

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