Director of British Council launches UK-India Year of Culture 2017 in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: The New Director of British Council in India. Alan Gemmell OBE announced the launch of ‘2017 UK-India Year of Culture’ campaign and a string of other initiatives in Ahmedabad today.

On his maiden visit to Ahmedabad, the new Director of the council in India emphasised the need to promote cultural exchange and to create educational opportunities for stronger ties between India and the UK.

As part of the cultural initiatives, British Council also announced 20films20weeks programme which will showcase some of the best British Cinema between September 2016 and January 2017. While in Ahmedabad, Alan also met with academics, artists, authors, creative and social entrepreneurs to talk about the potential of the Year of Culture 2017.

As part of the celebrations a programme called 20 Films 20 Weeks will also be launched. Under this 20 films will be screened in each of British Council’s nine centres and libraries which includes Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Bangalore, with one film shown per week from 5 September onwards. Each month will have a specific theme, with a major showcase film for each theme, the Director said.