The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival has announce that this year’s programme includes eight films from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. This is part of a worldwide selection of over 180 feature films and over 100 shorts from more than 40 countries.

The Festival runs from October 15 –October 30.

Bangladeshi Feature:
Last Thakur, THE: Dir Sadik Ahmed

Indian Features:
Colours of Passion: Dir, Ketan Mehta
Firaaq: Dir, Nandita Das
Quick Gun Murugan (aka Fast Gun Murugan): Dir, Shashank Ghosh
Tahaan - A Boy with a Grenade: Dir, Santosh Sivan
Welcome to Sajjanpur: Dir, Shyam Benegal

Indian Short films:
Midnight Lost and Found: Dir, Atul Sabharwal

Pakistani Feature:
Ramchand Pakistani: Dir, Mehreen Jabbar (Co-production with the USA)

For the full festival programme, go to: www.bfi.org.uk/lff