Busan Winner ‘Birds in the Dark’ to Close Dharamshala International Film Festival, Varun Grover’s ‘Damned’ Among New Titles
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.
In short
- “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.
Explained simply
The Dharamshala International Film Festival is an annual event in Himachal Pradesh that presents films from India and other countries. Its programme includes feature films, documentaries and short films, alongside events supporting local filmmakers.
Shashank Walia’s “Birds in the Dark” centres on a call centre worker who is wrongly identified as a suspect by a police informer. The film’s recent prizes at the Busan International Film Festival connect it to a major international film event, while its planned screening in Dharamshala gives local audiences a chance to see it.
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