The first international film festival in Hyderabad is all set to begin on March 23rd. Chief Minister Y S Rajashekar Reddy will inaugurate the film festival, Hyderabad International Film Festival (HIFF), on March 22nd at Lalitha Kalathoranam.
Director Gowtham Gosh’s Yatra is the inaugural film of HIFF.

Festival is from March 23rd to March 29, 2007.
Festival Theatres
Sensation – Insomnia, Lakadi-ka-pool
Sensation - Sunshine, Lakadi-ka-pool
Every day 5 shows in each theatre.
Entry to the festival screenings in the above 2 theatres is strictly through Delegate Passes.

Prasad Multiplex, NTR Marg
Everday 2 Shows from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. in 2 Screens.

SRINIVASA 35mm, Narayanaguda
Every day 5 shows.
Entry in the above theatre is for public with Show Passes. Some seats will be allotted for Press & Delegates.

Lalitha Kalathoranam - Inaugural Function on 22nd evening.
Lalitha Kalathoranam - Evening show only from 24th to 29th - open to all.

Prasad Multiplex (Screen – 5) – Interaction Sessions, Workshops & (N.T.R. Marg) Seminars

Screening of Films At Festival

FRENCH FILMS
1. French Fried Vacation (Les Bronzes)
2. Santa Claus Is a Louse (Le Pere Noel Est Une Ordure)
3. The Visitors (Les Visteurs)
4. The Goar (La Chevre)
5. Mission Cloepatre (Asterix Et Obelix)

FRENCH FEATURE FILMS
1. The Ax (Le Couperet)
2. They Came Back (Les Revenants)
3. The Role of Her Life (Role De Sa Vie Le)
4. Work Hard Play Hard (Voilence Des Echanges En Milieu Tempere)

IRANIAN FILMS
1. Love Without Boundary
2. Wet Dreams
3. The Insane Flew Away
4. Left Food Forward On The Beat
5. Mama’s Guest

POLAND FILMS
1. Solidarity, Solidarity
2. The Collector
3. Ode To Joy
4. Persona Non Grata

FOCUS: SOUTH AFRICA
1. The Stick
2. Sarafina
3. Cry, The Beloved Country
4. Paljas
5. The Long Run
6. Red Dust
7. Yesterday

FILMS OF ALIREZA RAISSIAN

1. The Deserted Station
2. Reyhaneh
3. Havana File
4. The Journey
5. Infinite Justice (Pakistan)
6. Monkeys in Winter (Bulgaria)
7. Derivative (Turkey)
8. Heart Break (Turkey)
9. Little Vilma (Hungary)
10. God’s Gift (Hungary)
11. Sophie School (Germany)
12. Kebab Connection (Germany)
13. War Child (Germany)
14. Real Life Is Elsewhere (Switzerland)
15. Hearts Affair (Serbia)
16. Banant West El Balad (Egypt)
17. Malek We Ketaba (Egypt)
18. Peep TV Show (Japan)
19. Is The Shadow of The Films (Australia)
20. Rachida (Algeria)
21. Battle of Algeria ((Algeria)
22. The Wind of South (Algeria)
23. Poet of the Waste (Iran/France)
24. Hostage (Azerbaijan)

FILMS UNDER INDIAN CINEMA CATOGERY
1. Nayi Neralu (Kannada; Directed by Girish Kasaravalli)
2. Yatra (Hindi; Directed by Gowtham Ghose)
3. Siara (Malayalam; Directed by Dr.Biju)
4. Vanaja (Telugu; Directed by Rajanesh Domalapalli)
5. Hope (Telugu; Directed by Satish)
6. Kamlee (Telugu; Directed by K N T Shasthry)
7. Joymati (Assamese; Directed by Manju Borauh)
8. Pravha (Kannada; Directed by Ramadas Naidu)
9. Unni (Malayalam; Directed by Murali Nair)
10. Manasasarovar (English; Directed by Anup Kurian)
11. Kathatantra (Oriya and Bengali; Directed by Himansu Khatua)
12. Anuranan (Bengali; Directed by Anirudha Roy Chowdhary)
13. Devrai (Marathi; Directed by Subhas Chedda)
14. Missed Call (English; Directed by Shishir Srivastava)
15. Black Friday (Hindi; Directed by Anurag Kashyap)
16. Water (Hindi, Directed by Deepa Mehta)
17. The Namesake (English; Directed by Mira Nair)

World Classics - 10 Films
Telugu Classics - 6 Films
Retrospective on director Shyam Benegal (6 films)