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MUMBAI: The 10th Third Eye Asian Film Festival, that
got underway on 22 December, screened as many as 100
feature films and 50 short films.
The
films were selected from among over 400 entries received
from different Asian Countries including Iran, China,
Japan, Israel, Philippines and Indonesia.
The
festival that had Turkey as the focus country, promoted
and showcased several Turkish films like My Marlon And
Brando, Uzak ( Distant) and Yamurta (Egg) that were
earlier appreciated at other festivals around the world.
The
seven-day affair paid tributes to departed film luminaries
like Ashok Kumar and Dev Anand whose cult film Guide
was screened in the presence of his son Suniel. Tributes
were paid to Ashok Kumar by screening of his B R Chopra-starrer
Gumrah.
The
festival, that rolled with the premiere of the Chinese
film 11 Flowers, ended with Ketan Mehta's Rang Rasiya.
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