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and films like Zero Dark Thirty - is expected at<br />
Cineworld, Broad Street on Friday 22 June.<br />
The Festival closes at mac Birmingham with Venus,<br />
a feel-good comedy about a Canadian Punjabi<br />
transgender person who is about to embark on<br />
surgery but suddenly discovers they are the father of<br />
a teenage boy who thinks they are the coolest dad on<br />
the planet. The director Eisha Marjara and talent<br />
are expected on Sunday 1 July.<br />
Wolverhampton-born actor Antonio Aakeel stars<br />
in the feel-good British-comedy Eaten by Lions<br />
written and directed by Jason Wingard. The film<br />
also stars Jack Carroll, Johnny Vegas, and Asim<br />
THE OPENING EVENT WILL BE<br />
THE MIDLANDS PREMIERE OF<br />
LOVE SONIA<br />
The Competition<br />
Chaudhry. Eaten by Lions is<br />
the feature-length adaptation<br />
of the director’s 2013 short film<br />
Going to Mecca, which won<br />
best comedy at the Manchester<br />
International Film Festival.<br />
The film follows half-brothers<br />
Omar and Pete as they embark<br />
on a journey to find Omar’s<br />
estranged father, confronting<br />
him on the day of his daughter’s<br />
engagement party.<br />
Students from Birmingham City<br />
University including the School<br />
of Media will be working on the<br />
festival; volunteering, managing<br />
screenings and creating digital<br />
content, and Professor Rajinder<br />
Dudrah, Indian cinema expert<br />
and Professor of Cultural Studies<br />
and Creative Industries at<br />
Birmingham City University, will<br />
lead a panel debate exploring<br />
independent Indian cinema.<br />
“Birmingham City University is delighted to be a<br />
headline sponsor of this year’s Birmingham Indian<br />
Film Festival and join in the celebrations of South<br />
Asian history, heritage, arts and culture. The 10-day<br />
event will feature a host of inspirational films created<br />
by some of the finest creative professionals. We look<br />
forward to the films being showcased to generate<br />
discussion as well as to entertain.”<br />
Tickets to screenings can be purchased directly<br />
from the cinemas. For more information visit<br />
www.birminghamindianfilmfestival.co.uk<br />
J’AIME HAS TEAMED UP WITH BIRMINGHAM INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL TO OFFER READERS THE<br />
CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE FESTIVAL’S OPENING NIGHT EVENT ON FRIDAY,<br />
<strong>JUNE</strong> 22. OUR LUCKY WINNER AND A GUEST WILL ATTEND THE GLITTERING RED CARPET<br />
EVENT AT CINEWORLD BIRMINGHAM, MARKING THE OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL, BEFORE<br />
TAKING THEIR SEATS FOR THE MIDLANDS PREMIERE OF LOVE SONIA.<br />
TO BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING, SIMPLY ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:<br />
NAME ONE OF THE STARS OF LOVE SONIA.<br />
Send your answer, along with your name, address and telephone number, by email to competitions@<br />
jaimemagazine.com with Birmingham Indian Film Festival competition as the email subject. Entries must<br />
be received by 5pm on Wednesday, June 13, and our winner will be notified by Friday, June 15. Terms and<br />
conditions apply. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and not redeemable for cash or other prizes.<br />
Visit www.jaimemagazine.com for further details.<br />
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