Vijyender Sharma
Shimla, March 26: Shimla Film Festival – 2014 has received a tremendous response for the number of films entered for the festival, both from Himachal Filmmakers Category and Open Filmmaker Category. They are much more than we anticipated.
In all, on close of film entries (25th March), we have received 94 Film Entries of which 43 are from Himachal Filmmakers Category and 51 from Open Filmmakers Category.
In the Himachal Filmmakers Category entered there are 6 Feature Films, 15 Short Film, 12 Documentaries, 8 Music Video’s and 2 Short Spot films. There have been no entries in the corporate/promotional category of films.
In the music video section for Himachal Filmmaker Category section, we have even received two music videos from USA.
In the open category, we have received 7 Feature Films, 20 Short Films, 22 Documentaries, One Corporate Film and One Music Video film. There are no spot films received in the open category.
In the Open Filmmaker Category, reputed organizations such as the media center of Tata Institute of Social Sciences has entered films for the festival, just as we have received entries from regional cinema, national cinema and films screened internationally also.
The good response Shimla Film Festival has got has partially fulfilled one of the objectives we had set up when the event was being planned. It has definitely created a buzz among Himachal Filmmakers, who have been emboldened to participate in such a large number. One thing for sure, there is definitely a large talent pool of local filmmakers in the state and they need support and appreciation.
Two awards per category will be selected by an independent jury. We have a panel of three eminent people; filmmaker Vivek Mohan, journalist Rakesh Lohumi and photographer Sanjay Austa as the jury for the film festival. Governor Himachal Pradesh Urmila Singh will be the Chief Guest for the award ceremony on April 13 evening.
In the open section category, filmmakers will not compete for any awards but the best films entered will get a commendation and will be screened during the film festival.
The two days Shimla Film Festival – 2014 on April 12 & 13, an initiative of Himachal Media Pvt Ltd, is an humble attempt to be a bridge between Himachal and Global Filmmakers for making and viewing of good cinema.
About Himachal Media Pvt Ltd (HMPL):
Founded in 2011, HMPL is a Shimla based digital media services company specializing in content development, social media marketing and IT solutions. Hill Post is an HMPL online news venture.
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