NEW DELHI: 25 short films from 14 countries including India will be screened during a three-day women’s cinema festival to coincide with the International Women’s Day on 8 March.

Organised by the Indian chapter of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) and the India International Centre from 6-8 March, the festival based on the theme of ‘Broken Boundaries: Shared Spaces’ will be inaugurated by Prasar Bharati board chairperson Mrinal Pande.

There will also be two seminars – the first on 'women and public space', and the second on ‘caught in a madding mass media’ with sessions on ‘are we confronting real issues’ and ‘what viewers think about TV’.

Countries being represented include Pakistan, South Korea, Singapore, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Japan, Sri Lanka, Australia, Iran, France, Norway, the United States, the United Kingdom and India.

The seminars will be addressed by experts from India and abroad, according to IAWRT India president Jai Chandiram.