Films play an indispensable part in our daily lives.
They capture stories that we fail to see and celebrate characters that we fail to notice. But most importantly they make us realize the beauty in simple things. Films are not just a medium of entertainment rather they are lessons to appreciate the life!
Film festivals are the events that celebrate the entire medium of video.
Films, short films, musical videos and documentaries made by passionate cine lovers come together to a common platform to exchange their visions.
We present you the list of important short film festivals happening around the country.
1. Indian Cine Film Festival- 2019
Events Date : 20th August
Event Venue : Meerut
Website: http://miniboxoffice.com/indiancinefilmfestival/
The Indian Cine Film Festival is a decade old festival. Launched in Meerut, the Festival gained a reputation of attracting international participation in its debut event.
The ICFF- 19 aims to give a momentum to the independent cinemas.
Besides the main event, the ICFF, with collaboration with International Competitive Film Screening, conducts master classes and discussions related to Industry and the film markets.
It creates a useful point for meeting and discussion of film professionals and new talents.
2. Vintage International Film Fest -2019
Events Date : 17th August
Event Venue : Shahu Smarak Bhavan, Kolhapur
Website : https://www.vintageiff.com/
The Vintage film festival has its roots in one of the most culturally celebrated city of India, the Kolhapur.
It believes that local talents don’t get a platform in spite of the immense talent, so it aims to give an international platform to such local artists.
Besides the event, it will also organize workshops.
Shahu Smarak Bhavan, Kolhapur is going to host this event on 17th August.
3. Nagaon International Short and Documentary Film Festival
Events Date : 23rd to 25th August
Event Venue : Nagaon, Assam
Website : https://www.cinemalay.com/
The Nagaon Short and Documentary Film Festival promote and celebrate art through visual mediums!
The local Cine-lovers, students, and filmmakers in association with Cinemalaya and Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Vishwavidyalaya created this Festival.
The main objective of the Festival is to create quality cinema while bridging the distance between the filmmakers and small-town audience.
The event will be happening in Nagaon, Assam from 23rd to 25th August.
4. Glance International Short Film Festival
Events Date : 3rd and 4th September
Event Venue : Prabhadevi, Mumbai
Website : http://www.gisffindia.com/
The Glance International film festival promotes and encourages international films from across the globe. It creates awareness and appreciation for the cultural background of the stories to promote international brotherhood.
It celebrates every department and talent of filmmaking like the music department or the cinematography department.
The Festival also aims in giving production support to the deserving stories.
The event will commence on 3rd and 4th September.
The award show will be held on 24 April 2021, a day before the Oscars.The Spirit Awards or the Film Independent Spirit Awards was founded in 1984 and is dedicated to independent directors.
The 35th Spirit Award was held on 8 February 2020, and the nominations of the show announced on 21 November 2019 by actress Natasha Lyonne and Zazie Beetz.
Anna Thomas and Gregory Nava founded the Independent features Project.
Board member Jeanne Lucas conceived the FINDIE Awards in 1984 with writer and director Sam O’Brien as an event producer.
Jamie Lee Curtis And Peter Coyote presented the Plexiglas pyramid to the winners who were designed by Carol Bosselman.In the 36th Spirit Awards, there is a lot to look forward to including some great categories like new scripted or documentary series, best new scripted series, female performance, male performance, and the ensemble cast.
The organization also confirmed that the show would premiere on Tuesday of 2021 on TV with broadcasting partner IFC, and the submission for the award show is finally open.The board chair of the Film Independent, Mary Sweeney, said that The Independent is supporting a wide range of creators for a decade now.
And over 69% of the total population, that is, 46 million people, will be impacted by the new measures.In the latest curfew, over 54 total residential areas are involved (38 new cities are added to the list), and as France is sensing the chance of spreading COVID-19, the government declared a strict curfew from 9 PM to 6 AM.The box office and cinema theatres will be affected by the curfew.
However, next week, the upcoming Cannes Film Festival has to rescheduled its timetable and screening slot.In an interview with Deadline, a festival rep shares that the organization has rescheduled the screening and will be pushed to 6 PM.
The screening time was initially slated for 7 PM from 27 to 29 October.
And some films will also be screened during day time.Cannes Film Festival was initially planned to take place from 12 to 23 May this year.
In September 2020, The organizers announced the festival would be held on 27-29 October on the Croisette and screened a few short films and four officially selected films.
Last year, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite won the Palme d’Or award.The Prime Minister of France, Jean Castex, declared this evening that the curfew is extended for at least six weeks.
Thursday morning, April 18,marked the announcement of films chosen for the 72ndCannes Film Festival 2019 in a press conference in Paris.
Out of the 47 films announced on Thursday, 12 are directed by women, one being co-directed by two women.
Also, four among these films are chosen for the coveted Palme d’Or.
The U.S. is significantly represented with films by Terrence Malick who is presenting ‘’A Hidden Life’’ which is a war time drama, Ira Sachs who is set to unveil Isabelle Huppert starrer “Frankie” and director Jim Jarmusch, with “The Dead Don’t Die”.
“The Dead Don’t Die”, a zombie satire isannounced as the opening night film.Jarmusch is back with a bangin the prestigious Palme d’Or competitionwith this filmaftershowcasing “Paterson” in 2016.
Elton John willgrace Promenade de la Croisette
Creative dreamers and enthusiasts, who are willing to create & recreate moving audiovisual miracles, out of vulnerable, will come up with a robust Argus to reset sins in scenes.
Hundred eyes with millions of dreams inside one brain will balance reel and real.We present Argus in 2021with millions and millions of heads and minds of you all, overcoming the limitations of 10 headed Ravana and multiply ourselves with a complimentary third eye to set some fireworks that will purify the blindness of nepotism setting parallel greetings for all deserving capables.
