Archive · 29 Dec 2025
London Indian Film Festival to Honor Shyam Benegal
The London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) is going to happen in 2026.
They are going to honor a famous filmmaker named Shyam Benegal, who passed away in 2024.
The festival will show some old movies from the 1950s that have been fixed up, as well as movies by Shyam Benegal.
They want to show movies in different languages like Punjabi, Gujarati, Assamese, and South Indian, not just Hindi.
They also want to show movies made by women and stories about LGBTQ people.
The festival director, Cary Sawhney, said they want to make sure Shyam Benegal's memory lives on and that they want to show unique stories.
The London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) will honor filmmaker Shyam Benegal posthumously in 2026.
The festival is scheduled to take place from June to July 2026.
LIFF will screen restored classics from the 1950s and films by Shyam Benegal.
The festival aims to showcase diverse Indian cinema, including films in Punjabi, Gujarati, Assamese, and South Indian languages.
LIFF is actively seeking films by women directors and LGBTQ stories to represent unique narratives.
- Who
- London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) director Cary Sawhney and filmmaker Shyam Benegal (posthumously)
- What
- Honoring Shyam Benegal and screening diverse Indian films
- When
- June to July 2026
- Where
- London, UK
- Why
- To celebrate and preserve the legacy of Shyam Benegal and showcase the diversity of Indian cinema
- Event
- London Indian Film Festival 2026
- Honoree
- Shyam Benegal (posthumously)
- Festival Dates
- June to July 2026
- Films to be Screened
- Restored classics from the 1950s, Shyam Benegal's films, diverse Indian cinema
- Languages Represented
- Punjabi, Gujarati, Assamese, South Indian, Hindi
- Special Focus
- Women filmmakers, LGBTQ stories, unique narratives
- Festival Director
- Cary Sawhney
- Shyam Benegal's Notable Films
- Ankur, Mandi, Manthan
