New Delhi. Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal’s first production ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ will be screened on August 25 at the closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the ‘Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)’. Directed by Shuchi Talati, the film has received praise at many international festivals including Cannes. It was screened in Cannes under ‘Cannes Ecrans Juniors’ and also received an award at the Sundance Film Festival. Fazal and Chadha, who produced the film through Pushing Button Studios, said that they are looking forward to the ‘Australian premiere’ of ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ at IFFM.
Fazal said, “We are extremely honored that ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ has been selected to close this prestigious film festival. The journey of this film has been remarkable and we are thrilled to share it with the Australian audience. We are sure that the film will receive as much love as it has received internationally so far.” Chadha said, “We are extremely thrilled that ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ will close the ‘Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)’ 2024…. Thank you for this widespread support and we are grateful to IFFM for choosing our film to close their 15th edition.”