Saturday, May 24, 2008

The Nashik International Film Festival 2008

State PWD Minister and Nashik District Guardian Minister Chhagan Bhujbal will inaugurate First International Film Festival (NIFF) in Nashik on May 23. Mayor Vinayak Pande, MLA Baban Gholap, renowned cinematographer Debu Deodhar, National Film Archive of India Director Vijay Jadhav, chief co-coordinator Pune Festival Krushnakant Kundale and Film Division Chief Producer Kuldeep Sinha will be present on the occasion. The two-day festival has been organized by Metro Foundation of India and Dadasaheb Phalke Film & Television Institute - Nashik. A Short Film and Documentary competition will be held during the festival. The winner will be honored with the first Golden Camera Awards.
Overall 29 entries have been selected for the competition. These include two entries from abroad, nine from Nashik and 18 from rest of the country. The selection committee and juries include maker of Hanuman - the first animation film in India V G Samant, Costume Designer Mala De, Model Photographer Jagdish Mali, Director Sharbani Deodhar among others. The Golden Camera Awards trophy was unveiled on the occasion.

The Nashik International Film Festival 2008 Cinema is a Reflection of our Dreams!!! Some have in their eyes…Some find it there…Some grow with it…and some just live for it…
NIFF 08 Short Films and Documentaries competition has been organised, for the first ever time, at the birthplace of Shri. Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema. It will commence in the presence of icons, celebrities & dignitaries of the film industry, film lovers as well as film critics, local, national and international media participation and the cinema loving people of Nashik and from around the world. NIFF 08 AimTo start a grand annual film activity in memory of Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, in his home town, Nashik.
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