MUMBAI: Forty six films from 16 countries will be screened in the 8th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival to be held New Delhi from 5 to 7 March. The programme includes three curated packages of films from Japan, Turkey and Hong Kong.

24 filmmakers from 10 countries will also be present to lead the discussions following the screening of their films. These films would be shown at the India International Centre Auditorium at Alliance Française on 6 March.

Apart from the film screenings, there will be a seminar on ‘Representing Children’s Worlds: Gender, Media and Society’ on 5 March.

A panel discussion on ‘Does Nuclear Power have a Future?’ will be held on 6 March.

The festival is being organised by IAWRT – India, in association with the India International Centre, Sangat South Asia, Japan Foundation and Alliance Française.