Mumbai, Nov 9: The 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which begins in Goa from November 23, will have a ‘Soccer in Cinema’ package, to celebrate the game that is passionately followed in the coastal state. The package will be a separate section of films, based on the theme of football, to be showcased everyday from 8 pm to 10 pm at IFFI this year, director of IFFI Shankar Mohan, said in a statement. Films that will be showcased in this section, will not only invoke the euphoria of the game, but also hold high cinematic values in terms of form and treatment. The package will have films from different parts of the world, which are chosen to take a look at how different ethnicities and sensibilities handle the sport and how effectively they have integrated the spirit of the sport into the medium. Films to be showcased in the ‘Soccer in Cinema’ package are: ‘A Barefoot Dream’ (South Korea) - directed by Kim Tae-gyun-Mario Filho, ‘Creators of Crowd’ (Brazil) - directed by Oscar Maron Filho, ‘Foot of God’ (Italy) - directed by Louis Sardiello, ‘Argentina Futbol Club’ (Argentina-USA) - directed by Juan Pablo Rubio, ‘The Best Women in the World’ (Germany) - directed by Britta Becker, ‘More Than Just a Game’ (South Africa)- directed by Junaid Ahmed, ‘Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait’ (France) - directed by Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parrenodsax.
