Leading brand promotions company Brandsmith hosted the 4^th India International Women Film Festival in the capital city today. This unique seven day festival would exhibit around 140 films from 44 countries over the coming week.

Apart from many international films, the highlight of this year’s festival was the selection of talented director Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion which was screened as part of the ’Male Voice’ section of the festival, amidst a roaring applause from cine-goers, film students and media.

A special retrospective on seven women directors from India would include “42”- Manju Dey, Megh O Raudra - Arundhuti Devi, Closed Window - Prema Karanth, Pasteonjee - Vijaya Mehta, Saalam Bombay - Mira Nair, Yuganta - Aparna Sen and Daman - Kalpan Lajmi, apart from many international feature and short films.

The festival was kick started by Turkish film Istanbul My Love By Seckin Yang at the Little Theatre Group Auditorium, followed by dinner at the Asiad Tower Complex in Khel Gaon. Prominent attendees were CEO Brandsmith Rahul Mittra, socialite Shalu Jindal, AAFT President Sandeep Marwah, Turkish culture & tourism Counselor N.Sevgi Boz, noted eye surgeon Dr Nabin Pattnaik, jewelry designer HR Singh, Festival Director Shyamli Banerjee, Healthcare advisor Gurinder Singh Rance, DLF GM Rahul Narvekar, NPI Infrastructure MD Atul Mittra, Mother Dairy Group Director HR Saugata Mitra, Cityinfo MD Shantanu Chaterjee, Oasis Excursions MD Ramesh Nambiar, Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime Shibesh Singh, Asiad Tower MD Mahesh Kapoor, amongst others.

The festival aims to highlight the talent of national and international women filmmakers and was supported by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, AAFT, ASSOCHAM and