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Screening works of young talents
The National Students' Video Festival, to be held this Friday at Sacred Heart College, Thevara, will offer a unique opportunity to take a look into what the young Indians think.
The festival, to be held as a joint venture of Jehangirabad Media Institute, Lucknow; Chetana Media Institute, Thrissur; Chavara Cultural Centre, Ernakulam; and Sacred Hearts College, Thevara, will showcase 15 short videos that won awards at a festival held in April at Lucknow. The festival was an attempt by the Jehangirabad Media Institute to offer the young film enthusiasts of the country a chance to present their works before a discerning audience.
Following the successful conduct of the festival at Lucknow, where 118 films participated in the competition, the institute decided to make it a touring festival, taking the award-winning films to different parts of the country. And so it was decided to screen these films at least one time in all metropolitan cities, before sending them to major film festivals the world over.
The 15 films are being taken to New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram, besides many other smaller ones.
The films include 'Xeno,' a seven-minute-film by Albert Kurien, which won the award for the Best Film on Communalism, 'Raat Ke Dusre Kinare Par... ,' a 13-minute film directed by Fahad Hussain and Faraz Ahmed for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aligharh Muslim University, which won the Best Award on Marginalised Sector, 'And the Next Is... .,' a Malayalam film with a duration of 12.20 minutes directed by Harish Babu V.H., produced by Chetana Media Institute, Thrissur; 'Muthhi Bhar Aasman,' a 15-minute Hindi film directed by Vinod Tiwari, which won the award for Best Film on Women Empowerment. 'Bhet,' a Marathi film, directed by Anand Pande, for the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Pune, which won the Best Short Fiction Award, 'Beyond Crusades,' a 14-minute-long Hindi film directed by Fawad Hussain and Zoheb Alam for MJMC, Aligarh Muslim University, which won the Best Long Fiction Award; 'Deesha,' the Marathi film which won the Best Long Fiction Film, directed by Nishukunt Pardesi; 'Early Men,' directed by Karan Thapliyal and Souveek, which won the Best Short Non-fiction Award, produced by Sri Aurobindo Institute of Mass Communication in Film Studies, New Delhi, and 'One Show Less,' a 19-minute English film directed by Nayantara Koitan for the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad which won the award for Best Non-Fiction Long film.
The other films include, 'Slice of Life,' directed by Sagir Krishnan; 'Belaus,' directed by Showkat Nanda, a student of Media Education and Research Centre, University of Kashmir; 'Sapera - The Snake Charmer,' directed by Ravish Kumar, a student of Masters in Communication at Lucknow University; 'Platform No.8,' directed by students of Kamala Nehru College, New Delhi; and 'Barsaat,' directed by S.R. Mukesh, for Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata, which won the Special Appreciation Awards. Also included is, 'Close Shave,' directed by Samera Khan Rehmani and Shams Shahnawaz, for MJMC, Aligarh Muslim University.
The screenings will be held from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Friday at the seminar hall of the college.
RENU RAMANATH
(The Hindu - June 7, 2006)
Screening works of young talents
The National Students' Video Festival, to be held this Friday at Sacred Heart College, Thevara, will offer a unique opportunity to take a look into what the young Indians think.
The festival, to be held as a joint venture of Jehangirabad Media Institute, Lucknow; Chetana Media Institute, Thrissur; Chavara Cultural Centre, Ernakulam; and Sacred Hearts College, Thevara, will showcase 15 short videos that won awards at a festival held in April at Lucknow. The festival was an attempt by the Jehangirabad Media Institute to offer the young film enthusiasts of the country a chance to present their works before a discerning audience.
Following the successful conduct of the festival at Lucknow, where 118 films participated in the competition, the institute decided to make it a touring festival, taking the award-winning films to different parts of the country. And so it was decided to screen these films at least one time in all metropolitan cities, before sending them to major film festivals the world over.
The 15 films are being taken to New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram, besides many other smaller ones.
The films include 'Xeno,' a seven-minute-film by Albert Kurien, which won the award for the Best Film on Communalism, 'Raat Ke Dusre Kinare Par... ,' a 13-minute film directed by Fahad Hussain and Faraz Ahmed for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aligharh Muslim University, which won the Best Award on Marginalised Sector, 'And the Next Is... .,' a Malayalam film with a duration of 12.20 minutes directed by Harish Babu V.H., produced by Chetana Media Institute, Thrissur; 'Muthhi Bhar Aasman,' a 15-minute Hindi film directed by Vinod Tiwari, which won the award for Best Film on Women Empowerment. 'Bhet,' a Marathi film, directed by Anand Pande, for the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Pune, which won the Best Short Fiction Award, 'Beyond Crusades,' a 14-minute-long Hindi film directed by Fawad Hussain and Zoheb Alam for MJMC, Aligarh Muslim University, which won the Best Long Fiction Award; 'Deesha,' the Marathi film which won the Best Long Fiction Film, directed by Nishukunt Pardesi; 'Early Men,' directed by Karan Thapliyal and Souveek, which won the Best Short Non-fiction Award, produced by Sri Aurobindo Institute of Mass Communication in Film Studies, New Delhi, and 'One Show Less,' a 19-minute English film directed by Nayantara Koitan for the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad which won the award for Best Non-Fiction Long film.
The other films include, 'Slice of Life,' directed by Sagir Krishnan; 'Belaus,' directed by Showkat Nanda, a student of Media Education and Research Centre, University of Kashmir; 'Sapera - The Snake Charmer,' directed by Ravish Kumar, a student of Masters in Communication at Lucknow University; 'Platform No.8,' directed by students of Kamala Nehru College, New Delhi; and 'Barsaat,' directed by S.R. Mukesh, for Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata, which won the Special Appreciation Awards. Also included is, 'Close Shave,' directed by Samera Khan Rehmani and Shams Shahnawaz, for MJMC, Aligarh Muslim University.
The screenings will be held from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Friday at the seminar hall of the college.
RENU RAMANATH
(The Hindu - June 7, 2006)
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