The city of lakes and the sacred ground from where the legendary king Maharana Pratap belonged, Udaipur is fully prepared to come before the film world in an absolutely unique way.
The Jaipur International Film Festival trust will organize the first Udaipur International Film Festival on 15th and 16th September, 2012.

The Udaipur International Film Festival will be launched after the grand success of Jaipur International Film Festival in the last 4 years.  The chief objective behind the film festival is to develop Rajasthan as a ‘model state’.

With the launching of this festival, the localites of Udaipur will not only get benefited with sheer entertainment and purposeful messages but also attain numerous means of employment.  It will revive the art and culture and will also open the new doors of opportunities for the tourism sector.

The city of Udaipur will find a golden opportunity to directly connect with the whole world and the film fraternity.

The festival will showcase 47 films from 21 countries around the globe.

It is worth notable that there will be a special workshop for the youngsters on ‘film script writing’.  A large number of renowned filmmakers from the industry will make a visit to Udaipur from Mumbai to conduct the workshop.

The inauguration ceremony of the festival will be commenced on the 15th of September at 10:00 AM at Drapan Auditorium.  The festival will be held at the distinguished venues of the city, Darpan Auditorium-Westeren Zone Cultural Center and  Celebration Mall.

There will be a flamboyant cultural concert during the Udaipur International Film Festival.

It is worth mentioning that the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) is successfully being organized since the last 4 years in Jaipur.  This year i.e. in 2012 the festival screened 178 films (finally selected) received from 70 countries of the world.

Those who are keen to participate in the observance can fulfill the registration process at www.jiffindia.org Besides, the registration can also be done at the venue.

After Udaipur International Film Festival, *‘Seven Sisters International Film Festival’* in the north-east states and *‘New Delhi International Film
Festival’* will be held in Delhi.

The launching of ‘NEW DIFF’ be done soon and will be the world’s most luxurious and beautiful film festival of its kind.

Udaipur International Film Festival