Chambal film festival kicks off, highlights social messages
Films conveying social messages were the highlights of the two-day long Chambal International Film Festival which kicked off in Kota on Saturday. Short films, documentaries, music videos and animation films from across the world were screened.
Short film of debutant director Gajesh Kamble, 'The Anniversary Gift' grabbed attention of viewers at the film festival. The film is based on ill effects of passive smoking with love affair in the background.
Like Kamble's movie, short film of director, Aditya Sangwan, 'Luharu' dealt with the issue of the dilapidated condition of Luharu fort of Haryana, known to be house of the in-laws of legendary poet, Mirza Ghalib.
“My film is based on the social cause of conservation of the Luharu Fort,” Sangwan said.
‘Bhuru’ of director Abhishek Tiwari talks about inspirational tale of a ragpicker child becoming an IITian. Tiwari said that the film has won two awards at the International Film festival and five awards at National Film Awards.
Festival director Kapil Siddharth said that the movies showcased at the festival are thought provoking, inspirational and spreads awareness on social issues.
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Lyricist Sayeed Quadri, music composer Kshitij Tarey and Chairman of Urban Improvement Trust (UIT) Kota, RK Mehta inaugurated the film festival organised at the UIT Auditorium of Kota.
The two-day festival will be organised by the Anugoonj Media Pvt. Ltd and the fest will give filmmakers an opportunity to showcase their talent to film buffs across the city, Siddharth said.
He added that audience will get a chance to watch short films, documentaries, animation films and music videos of a number of filmmakers from across the world. “This is for the first time that Kota is hosting an international film festival,” Siddharth said.
316 films from 28 countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, France, Japan, China, Belgium and Denmark, among others, have been nominated in the fest, out of which, 163 will be selected for screening, Siddharth said. Awards in 15 categories, including the best film, best director, best actor, best actress will be given, he said. “The nominated film-makers will be awarded a certificate of merit for official selection.” Harishchandrachi Factory that marked India’s official entry at the Academy Awards 2010 in the best foreign language film category was also screened on Saturday.
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