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NEW DELHI: Over 25 films from Germany, Nepal and India are to be
screened in the First Frame 2007 international students’ film
festival being held on February 6 and 7 in the capital.
Organised by the Madhubala Institute of Communication and Electronic
Media (MBICEM), the Festival will feature documentary, fiction and
short films. Awards will be presented for best Direction, Best Cinematography,
Best Film, and a special award to be presented by the co-sponsor
UNITECH.
First Frame 2007 has gone global this year and the media partner
for the event is SAHARA NCR. The event has been co-sponsored by
UNITECH and is supported by Bajaj Hindustan and other corporate
organizations.
Former Film and Television Institute of India Director Mr. Mohan
Agashe, senior film critic and indiantelevision.com Consulting Editor
Mr. B B Nagpal, and KATHA Centre for Film Studies Director Mr. Prabodh
Parikh are among the jury for the Festival. The final entries were
shortlisted from those received from Germany, Sri Lanka, Pakistan,
Canada, Nepal and India by a four-member panel comprising renowned
poet Kailash Bajpai and filmmakers Pankaj Singh, Ajay Bedi, and
Raza Haider.
Many of the entries received have been to prestigious festivals
including the Mumbai International Film Festival, Berlin Asia Pacific
Film Festival, Asian Film Festival (Singapore), Indian Social Forum
3-Screen Festival, and the first Wordless International Short Film
Festival.
The Film Festival opens on February 6, and screenings are open to
all. Ancillary activities include workshops like Reality Films by
renowned documentary filmmaker from Magic Lantern Foundation, Delhi,
Gargi Sen, and Gone in 30 seconds, conducted by Advertising professional
Azaz Ahmed, Creative Head, Publisis India. These workshops can be
attended by registration and payment of nominal fee.
Started in 1996, MBICEM is a media institute affiliated to Guru
Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, imparting education in Print
Media, Radio, Television, Advertising and Video Production. The
institute aims to equip the students with professional skills to
meet the requirements of the corporate media world.
First Frame in its very first edition in 2003 screened both fictional
and documentary films. The participation of students was from three
media colleges of Delhi; MBICEM, IP College for Women and Sri Aurobindo
Institute of Mass Communication. Mrs. Aruna Vasudev, Editor, Cinemaya,
was the guest of Honor for the event. The 2004 edition was bigger,
inviting participation from institutes at national level like MCRC,
St.Xavier's College Mumbai, YMCA and FTII.
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