‘Girls Will Be Girls’ to Close Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2024

It’s confirmed now that the long-awaited film, ‘Girls Will Be Girls’, produced by Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha, those powerhouse actor duo, is going to be the Closing Film at the 15th annual Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024 on 25 August. IFFM is now the biggest celebration of Indian cinema outside India and celebrates its milestone 15th year with grand celebrations slated between 15-25 August.

This film has already been critically acclaimed on many international platforms and goes on winning by securing this most prestigious slot at IFFM; it is going to have its Australian premiere in the festival. Further glamour addition to the closing ceremony and excitement, Preeti Panigrahi is planning a visit. The film has gripped many hearts all across the globe with its powerful storyline and outstanding performances.

“Ev are absolutely thrilled that ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ will be closing such a prestigious film festival. The journey of this film has been astounding, and we are certain to enthral the Australian audience.
We are sure the film will get much love the way it has so far internationally”, said Ali Fazal.

“‘We are beyond thrilled that ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ will close the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2024. It’s been a labor of love kind of film, and it feels great that the world is liking it. Thank you for the immense support and we are grateful to IFFM to choose our film to close their 15th edition of the festival”, Richa Chadha says.

While commenting on the film, Festival director, Mitu Bhowmick Lange AM, expressed, “It’s our absolute honour to have Girls Will Be Girls at our festival and as our closing night film. The section was specifically made as the film truly speaks of the current times and is an absolute true to the coming of age genre.”. The film has traversed such an incredible journey across internationally and we are really proud to present the film in Australia with its official Australian premiere at IFFM”.

‘Girls Will Be Girls’ has already had significant precedence at the international film festival circuit. It had its world premiere at the Sundance International Film Festival, where it received very enthusiastic reviews for its bold storytelling and exceptional performances, and won two top honors. This original film has been breaking borders since its world premiere in January, having screened at Cannes, Sundance London, and taken home the Grand Jury prizes at Transylvania International Film Festival, Romania, Biarritz Film Festival, France, and IFFLA in LA.
Girls Will Be Girls has been a joint production by Pushing Button Studios, Crawling Angel Films, Dolce Vita Films, Blink Digital and Cinema Inutile.