The International Film Festival of MP(IFFMP),Central India’s Biggest Film Festival is being held at Indore,in the state of Madhya Pradesh,India on the 1st,2nd and 3rd February 2019 at the Devi Ahilya University,Takshila Campus Main Auditorium and the EMRC Auditorium at the same campus.
The festival will showcase selected films, Feature (International & Indian),Festival Shorts (less then 20 mins)and Student Films(less then 4 mins).
The following category of films are invited for Selection,Screening & Awards
· Feature Films (more then 60 mins) from any part of the world.
· Festival Shorts (upto 20 mins) from any part of the world.
· Student Films (Upto 4 mins) for University and College Students from any part of the world
In the Student Film Section,University Students in India and Abroad can participate with their films.The student films (less then 4mins) should be based on the theme”My Country, My Vision”.Students can also send their short films, less then 20 mins in the Festival Shorts section.”This Special section of our festival is focussed to celebrate their independent spirit in Film making and to encourage and support the work of the young filmmakers by providing them a wider audience and platform”,says Amitabha A Gupta,Festival Director.
The Festival is being managed by AAG Films alonwith NETPAC,as Festival Partner.EMRC(Educational Multimedia Research Centre is a Govt of India Organisation)Indore,is the Event Partner.
The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is a worldwide organization of 29 member countries.It was created as the result of a conference on Asian cinema organized by Cinemaya, the Asian Film Quarterly, in New Delhi in 1990 at the instance and with the support of UNESCO, Paris.Headquartered in Singapore,is a pan-Asian film cultural organization involving critics, filmmakers, festival organizers and curators, distributors and exhibitors, as well as film educators. It is considered a leading authority on Asian cinema.
Master Classes will be held on all the 3(three) days of the festival.Master Class on Screenplay and Dialogue writingwill be conducted by Mr.Mayank Tewari(Writer of National Award winning film NEWTON,India’s official entry to Oscars 2018).Master Class on Sound Designing and Recordingwill be conducted by Mr.Nithin Lukose,and FTII alumnus and sound designer of National and Multiple Award winning film THITHI. Master Class on Film makingwill be conducted by Mr.Pankaj Roay & Ms.Gargi Nandi,Director of Institute of Moving Images,Mumbai-India’s leading Film making school with more then 5000 aluminis.
The Festival has roped in Somnath Gupta,National Award Winning Film Director & Former Jury Member of National Awards to head the Jury for selection of Films & Awards.
Prominent Bollywood(Indian Film Industry based in Mumbai,India) Film Directors,Lyrist,Actors,Writers,Models are likely to attend the Festival.
For further details pls visit our website www.iffmp.com
