I View World Film Festival 2025concluded with 4 day star studded Red Carpet at Travancore Palace, New Delhi Showcased powerful films on diversity, migration, social justice

I View World Film Festival took place in New Delhi with a 4 day packed schedule and star attendance. The festival opened on the 12th of March with the premiere of 'My Melbourne' and concluded on 16th March, 2025 with 'Santosh', UKs entry to the Oscars. 

Organised by Engendered, a trans-national arts and human rights organisation, the festival is a platform for thought-provoking conversations around gender, migration, and social justice, using the universal language of cinema. This year's festival red carpet was graced by Kabir Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Sanjay Suri, Onir, Rima Das, Anasuya Sengupta (won the best actress award at Cannes), Omara Shetty, RItuparna Sengupta and others. 

Among the festival’s many highlights is the premiere of The Shameless, directed and written by Konstantin Bojanov. Featuring Anasuya Sengupta, Omara, and producer Mohan Nadaar, the film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where Sengupta won the Un Certain Regard award for Best Actress. SHAMELESS Narrative - In the dead of night, Renuka escapes from a Delhi brothel after stabbing a policeman to death. She takes refuge in a community of sex workers in northern India, where she meets Devika, a young girl condemned to a life of prostitution. Their bond develops into a forbidden romance. Together, they embark on a perilous journey to escape the law and forge their path to freedom.  

Another standout feature at this year’s festival is the city premiere of Puratwan – The Ancient, directed by Suman Ghosh and starring Rituparna Sengupta. The film marks the highly anticipated return of veteran actor Sharmila Tagore to Bengali cinema after 14 years.

Festival director Myna Mukherjee, Founder Engendered said, “We are extremely happy to bring the I View World Film Festival once again to New Delhi. Cinema is a perfect getaway to open up universal conversations around identity/ marginalities, gender/sexuality, justice, class/class, oppression/migration and many other aspects of life as a whole. With I view World we aim to create global awareness of issues which need a much needed attention in today’s time and age.”

Attending the 'I view world film festival' celebrated Director Kabir Khan said "It's a great honour that I view is showcasing our film My Melbourne at this prestigious festival which focuses on diversity, marginalities and human rights. Our film focuses on the Indian diaspora, life of immigrants and human complexities, very honoured to be able to work with other eminent directors, I hope there are more such projects and platforms celebrating diversity and humanity."

Elated being a part of I View World, acclaimed Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali said “Cinema is a bridge that unites cultures and this is a testament to that. It’s rare to see a project that so seamlessly blends multiple narratives while staying true to a shared vision of inclusivity.”

Director Onir said, “ In a world where we are constantly nurturing ‘othering’ and hate , this film seeks to dismantle the image of the enemy. Celebrate the Us that we are forgetting , nurture love and empathy with our film My Melbourne at Iview World Film Festival.”

I-View-World is an international film festival that provides new ways of seeing human rights cinema through the lens of gender marginalities and contemporary culture. It was conceived and convened in New York for several years as I View Film by Engendered (an umbrella arts organization). For more than four years, it was the one of the leading and only South Asian film festivals on gender and sexuality. After making a powerful debut in 2016 in India, I-View is ready for its next edition and is currently the only human rights film festival in Delhi. In the past, the festival has brought together big names from the world of cinema, media, academia and the development sector on a common platform and created robust conversations using the arts as a catalyst to engage, uplift and transform viewer perceptions around issues pertaining to human rights and contemporary culture across the globe. 

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