Overview
The first edition of the Nitte International Film Festival saw an estimated 10,000 people patronise good cinema over a span of four days. Held between April 24th and 27th 2017, the inaugural generated favourable media coverage and immense goodwill among the cinegoers of Mangaluru. More than 50 films were screened including multiple national and state award winners. It was inaugurated by award winning Marathi film director Sunil Sukthankar, whose film Kaasav (National Award for Best Film, 2017) was also the opening film. The four day event closed with Lijo Jose Pelisserry's Malayalam hit, Angamaly Diaries.
Movies Screened
Reservation
Director: Nikhil Manjoo
Language: Kannada
Director: Nikhil Manjoo
Language: Kannada
Railway Children
Director: Pruthvi Konanur
Language: Kannada
Director: Pruthvi Konanur
Language: Kannada
Zero Made in India
Director: Giridev Hassan
Language: Kannada
Director: Giridev Hassan
Language: Kannada
Harivu
Director: Mansore
Language: Kannada
Director: Mansore
Language: Kannada
Amaraavati
Director: B M Giriraj
Language: Kannada
Director: B M Giriraj
Language: Kannada
Jatta
Director: B M Giriraj
Language: Kannada
Director: B M Giriraj
Language: Kannada
Kahi
Director: Arvind Sastry
Language: Kannada
Director: Arvind Sastry
Language: Kannada
Harikatha Prasanga
Director: Ananya Kasarvalli
Language: Kannada
Director: Ananya Kasarvalli
Language: Kannada
Madipu
Director: Chetan Mundadi
Language: Tulu
Director: Chetan Mundadi
Language: Tulu
Suddha
Director: P N Ramachandra
Language: Tulu
Director: P N Ramachandra
Language: Tulu
Kammatipaadam
Director: Rajeev Ravi
Language:Malayalam
Director: Rajeev Ravi
Language:Malayalam
Unto the Dusk
Director: Sajin Babu
Language:Malayalam
Director: Sajin Babu
Language:Malayalam
Kaliyachan
Director: Farook Abdulrahiman
Language:Malayalam
Director: Farook Abdulrahiman
Language:Malayalam
Angamaly Diaries
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery
Language:Malayalam
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery
Language:Malayalam
Kaasav
Director: Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar
Language: Marati
Director: Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar
Language: Marati
Ventilator
Director: Rajesh Mapuskar
Language: Marati
Director: Rajesh Mapuskar
Language: Marati
Lathe Joshi
Director: Mangesh Joshi
Language: Marati
Director: Mangesh Joshi
Language: Marati
Bakita Byaktigato
Director: Pradipta Bhattacharya
Language: Bengali
Director: Pradipta Bhattacharya
Language: Bengali
Antaheen
Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Language: Bengali
Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Language: Bengali
Unto the Dusk
Director: Sajin Babu
Language: Bengali
Director: Sajin Babu
Language: Bengali
Teenkahon
Director: Bauddhayan Mukherji
Language: Bengali
Director: Bauddhayan Mukherji
Language: Bengali
Amdavad ma Famous
Director: Hardik Mehta
Language: Gujarati
Director: Hardik Mehta
Language: Gujarati
Wrong Side Raju
Director: Mikhil Musalebr
Language: Gujarati
Director: Mikhil Musalebr
Language: Gujarati
Good Road
Director: Gyan Arora
Language: Gujarati
Director: Gyan Arora
Language: Gujarati
Haal E Kangaal
Director: P N Ramachandra
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Director: P N Ramachandra
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Raman Raghav 2.0
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Island City
Director: Ruchika Oberoi
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Director: Ruchika Oberoi
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Qissa
Director: Anup Singh
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Director: Anup Singh
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Ugly
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
JMasaan
Director: Neeraj Ghaywan
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Director: Neeraj Ghaywan
Language: Hindi / Punjabi
Pink
Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Language: Hindi
Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Language: Hindi
Queen
Director: Vikas Bahl
Language: Hindi
Director: Vikas Bahl
Language: Hindi
Soegija
Indonesia
Indonesia
Sanctuary
Germany.Ireland
Germany.Ireland
24 Weeks
Germany
Germany
Red Butterfly Dream
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Destiny
China
China
Guest List
| Sunil Sukthankar | P N Ramachandra | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury | Bijaya Jena | Mansore |
| Nikhil Manjoo | Mikhil Musale | Chetan Mundadi | Sajin Babu | B M Giriraj |
| Mr. Shekhar Kulkarni | Mr. Sheshadri P | Mr. Manjunatha S | Dr. Biju Kumar | Mr. Prakash bare |
| D Satyaprakash | Prithvi Konanur | Arvind Sastry | Lijo Jose Pellissery | Giridev Hassan |
| Mangesh Joshi | Niranjan Kumar Kujur | Medini Kelamane | Raveendra Parameshwarappa |
