IFFI Goa 2015, Festival Diary, VII

This is being written the day before the closing ceremony, where the winners will be announced. I have missed Filosofi Kopi (Philosophy Coffee, Indonesia), Labyrinth of Lies (Germany) and Journey to the Shore (Japan/France). Moreover, one competition film has yet to be screened, so my front-runner list may face an upset. But then, the upset can come anyway, if the jury’s opinions differ from mine.

So, these are the films I have seen, and my favourites from the playing eleven I have seen are … read on!

3000 Nights: Palestine/France/Lebanon/Jordan: **1/2

Cinemawala: India: **

Eisenstein in Guanajuato: Netherlands/Mexico: ***

Embrace of the Serpent: Colombia/Venezuela/Argentina: ****

Enclave: Serbia/Germany: ****

Kapo in Jerusalem: Israel: **

Natoker Moto: India: **

The Man Who Became a Horse: Iran: **

Mustang: Turkey: ***

Rams: Iceland: **1/2

Sealed Cargo: Bolivia/Mexico/Venezuela/France: ***1/2

So, so far, it is a toss between Enclave and Embrace of the Serpent. Maybe both will win a prize each.

The countdown has begun!