The 10th Third Eye Asian Film Festival, which started on December 22, screened 100 feature films and 50 short films. The films were selected from among over 400 entries received from different Asian countries including Iran, China, Japan, Israel, Philippines and Indonesia. The festival that had Turkey as the focus country, promoted and showcased several Turkish films like My Marlon And Brando, Uzak (Distant) and Yamurta (Egg), which were appreciated at other festivals around the world.

The seven-day affair paid tributes to departed film luminaries including Ashok Kumar and Dev Anand. The festival, which rolled with the premiere of the Chinese film 11 Flowers, ended with Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya.