Kolkata International Film Festival aims to bring cheer during the pandemic Anubhav Sinha explained the rationale behind his recent ''socially relevant'' films as a guest speaker at the 26th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival on Saturday. Image Credit: Supplied Kolkata: It took some courage on part of the organisers of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) to host their 26th edition in the middle of the country still fighting the pandemic - but the cinema-loving city is slowly waking up to it. Shah Rukh Khan, brand ambassador of the event, inaugurated the third oldest festival of the country in a virtual keynote address on Friday evening.