Poster launch conducted in 64 colleges across the region.

Actor Aroh Velankar, Director Shantanu Rode, documentary filmmaker Chandrashekhar Kulkarni, Dr. Shivdarshan Kadam, and music director Rohit Nagbhide were present.

The festival began with a “Chitra Dindi” (film procession).
A grand exhibition on theatre & film culture as well as Lata Mangeshkar was a major attraction.

Under the Touring Talkies initiative, the locally produced film Ranragini was screened.