Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would inaugurate the 13th International Film Festival on Art & Artists to be organised here by the painter Jatin Das-headed JD Centre of Art in partnership with the Department of Tourism and Culture from February 7 to 9.
The festival would showcase fiction, documentary and animation films on art from across the country and abroad. Besides, illustrated lectures, workshops, performances and an exhibition would also be held along with showcasing of traditional crafts and textiles, art and audiovisual installations, poetry, music, performances by tribal troupes, illustrated lectures and Odia cuisine.
Performances by singer Vidya Shah, tribal dancers and musicians of Odisha, workshops by Nandan Saxena on digital filmmaking would also be held. Master classes on Chinese painting would be conducted by Chinese artist Weipu Chang.