Jaipur,Pink City of Jaipur will be hosting a mega cinema event of 16 International Film Festivals simultaneously later this month.
The gala event, the first experiment of its kind in the world, is being organized jointly by the Jaipur International Film Festival Trust and the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) the prestigious Golecha Cinema daily from May 15 to 22 (5pm to 9pm daily).
Nominated Feature Films (full length):-
Babai (Father) from Kosovo, Family Member from Cyprus, Bridge (Bengali) from India, Utopia from Afghanistan, The Whole World at Our Feet from Kazakhstan, Project Marathwada (Hindi) from India, Definition of Fear from UK
Nominated Documentary Feature Films (full length):-
Jews Step Forward from USA, Seven Stanza from Iran, Istanbul Notes from Turkey, ZANZIBAR SOCCER DREAMS from UK, My China Doll from Tunisia
Selection committee members:-
Mr. Emmanuel Tenenbaum from Netherlands, Mr. Desmond Devenish from USA, Mr. Belal Taheri from Iran
From India - Mr. Gajendra Shrotriya, Dr. Vibhuti Pandya, Mr. Chandra Shekher, Mr. Biju Mohan, Mr. Niranjan Thade, Mr. Vivek Sharma, Mr. Mohsin Khan, Mr. Prashant Sehgal, Mr. Chetan Gandhi, Mr. Sanjay Bugaliya, Mr. Rajendra Bora
A total of 975 films were submitted from 60 countries for the festivals out of which 65 movies have been selected for screening in the festivals. The elected films include seven Feature films, five Documentary feature films, nine Documentary short films, 28 Short fiction films, two Animation feature films, seven Short animation films and seven Advertisement films. (Total - 22 films from India and 43 films from abroad)
Screenings of the films in the festivals would be held at the Golecha Cinema every evening from five to nine PM from May 15 to 22. The day one will start with the opening ceremony and the last day will start with closing ceremony.
Each festival will be dedicated to a specific subject like Development, Democracy, Human Rights, Women Issues, Art and Culture, Children, Politics and Corruption besides Animation and Horror Films etc..
Screening of each film will preceded by a discussion on issues related to films and the film screening will be followed by a discussion of film appreciation.
Founder of the JIFF and 16IFF Hanu Roj said the main objective of the simultaneous film festivals is to create awareness about the issues raised in the selected films. Discussions during the festivals have been designed taking into account intellectual needs of filmgoers in all age groups.
The experiment of holding 16 film festivals simultaneously would be redesigned in future using the experiences gained in the first effort.
