MUMBAI: The forthcoming third edition of the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF), to be held between 27 to 30 January will focus on French cinema. In all, it will screen 141 films from across the globe.

More than 60 entries are from France and many French filmmakers are also expected to attend the film extravaganza, revealed JIFF founder director and organiser Hanu Roj.

The films to be screened at the festival have been chosen based on the topicality of the subject, its technique and filmmaking quality. 

Of the 140 selected entries, 71 are from the country, 58 are from foreign nations while 12 would be from Rajasthan.

Short fiction, animation and feature films, apart from documentaries will also be screened at the Pink city‘s selected cinema halls during the event.

The films will be shown under various categories like ‘World wood-International‘ for international competition, ‘Indian Panorama‘ for Indian filmmakers, ‘Coming Stars‘ for student filmmakers and ‘U-Turn Rajasthan‘ for the state film makers.

Among the Indian film celebrities who are expected to attend the festival are Sharmila Tagore, Jagmohan Mundhra, Madhur Bhandarkar and Kamal Kumar Barjatya among others.