10-day long ‘Winter Carnival’ commences at Shimla
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the ten-day long Winter Carnival Shimla at The Ridge here on Tuesday.
Two-day International film festival of Shimla on Saturday began with veteran actress, Deepti Naval stressing the need for a film school or a film studio in the beautiful environs of Shimla.
“People from Mumbai come here to shoot, so why can’t we have something here only for shooting,” she said at the opening of this third film festival in Shimla organised by ‘Himalayan Velocity’ with the support of Himachal Language, Art and Culture department.
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The film actress was ‘celebrity in focus’ at the festival, where 46 documentaries, short films, animation and feature films will be screened in the competitive and non-competitive category.
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As many as 35 filmmakers from 23 countries are participating in it.
Naval said she wasn’t well, but was excited to come to the festival in Shimla.
“There was no way that I could stay away from this festival. But why just once a year? It is a wonderful initiative and should get support from all quarters,” she said.
Naval said such a screening of quality films will actually help the people differentiate between good and bad themes and give exposure.
“There is so much for everyone to watch on You Tube and internet. It is our duty to bring right material to the young minds. They should know why these movies are award winning and why they are good,” she said.
The actress said the film festival of this level in Shimla, with participation of independent filmmakers from across the world, was a positive step towards understanding of the films and film making.
The entries are from the countries including Singapore, Australia, Portugal, South Korea, Hong Kong, Italy, Nepal, Bhutan, Germany, France, USA, UK, Netherland, Canada, Poland, Africa, Switzerland, Japan, Turkey, Oman, Tajikistan, Iran and India.
A package of films provided by Dutch Mountain film festival, Netherlands, Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA) and the International Association of women in Radio and Television (IAWRT).
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