Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 1: Award Winning Film Makers, Rahat Kazmi and Tariq Khan conducted interactive Film Making Workshops for the youth of J&K and Ladakh in multiple locations like Surankote, Poonch, Rajouri etc.
The first ever ‘Dil Maange More Short Film Festival’ curated by Internationally Acclaimed Festival Curator Captain Rahul Bali is an initiative of Northern Command of Indian Army in association with Innovations India for Empowering the Youth of J&K and Ladakh in line with the vision of PM Modi reiterating the importance of activities for ‘Nation Building’.
A mega Filmmaking Workshop as part of this coveted project was conducted in Jammu today.
Maj. Gen. S.S Patil, GOC, Udhampur Sub Area, Ramesh Kumar, Divisional Commissioner Jammu and Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor Central University of Jammu presided over the workshop and felicitated the celebrity guests.
Speaking on the occasion Divisional Commissioner, Ramesh Kumar said that it is heartening to see that Filmmaking is not only limited to Mumbai today and initiatives like ‘Dil Maange More Festival’ not only lead to empowering the youth of J&K but is a fabulous step towards Nation Building.
‘Dil Maange More Short Film Festival 2022’ is dedicated to the independent, talented and discerning film makers from J&K and Ladakh, who crave to showcase their deftness and craft of film making to the world via short films. This month long first of its kind mega short film festival will culminate with a grand finale on December 16, 2022, at HQ Northern Command in Udhampur where a number of dignitaries and renowned film personalities from Bollywood would be present to give away awards and prizes to the winners.
Highlight of the festival is that apart from cash prizes and merit certificates, the top five winners of the Short Film Making Competition at the Fest would be mentored by world renowned award winning Film Makers Imtiaz Ali, Rahul Mittra, Umesh Shukla, Rahat Kazmi and Tariq Khan.
The winning films would also be showcased at International Indian Film Festivals curated by Captain Rahul Bali across the world catapulting the winners to national and international fame.
The festival is duly supported by Imtiaz Ali’s Window Seat Films, Rahul Mittra Films, Umesh Shukla’s Merry Go Round Studios, IFFW, Punit Balan Group, Rahat Kazmi Films, J&K Cinema Association, Central University of Jammu and Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri.
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