Global Festival of Documentary Films

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Global Festival of Documentary Films emerges as the most prestigious South Asian Documentary Film Festival as it bags the most awarded and talked about films for participation in the Festival organized by International Film & Television Club of Marwah Studios, a Creative Enterprise.

Eminent film makers like Megan Mylan, Teri McLuhan, A.S. Bedi, Kim Longinotto amongst a long list of internal names enter their films in the festival. Global Festival of Documentary Films is taking place from 20th to 22nd November, ’09 at Marwah Studios Complex, Film City, Noida, U.P.The awards in the Young Film Maker Category would be – 1st prize of Rs. 25,000/-, 2nd prize of Rs. 15,000/- and IIIrd prize of Rs.10, 000/-

The highlights of the Festival are Smile Pinky by Mylan Megan, an Oscar winner this year, and Frontier Gandhi by Terry McLuhan, renowned film maker. These directors will be present to interact with the young film makers to share their experiences and observations. This would be a golden opportunity for the students to learn from the masters in almost one-on-one sessions.

MOVIES TO BE SCREENED :-

Superman of Malegaon
Harishchandra Factory
Smile Pinky
Frontier Gandhi

MORE FILMS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Film Funding Opportunities for Filmmakers: Cinedarbaar is actively taking part in this initiative, so watch out for more updates on this space.

Interaction with Jury Members
Interactions With International Renowned Directors
Market Session for Marketing Films
Interactions with Producers



VENUE: Marwah STUDIO, Sector 16-A, Noida Film City, NCR.

Comments

just another film buff said…
OMG, this is a really superb set of movies. Hopefully people attend with enthusiasm. BTW, why is Harischandra Factory and Superman of Malegaon included in a docu festival any idea? They are fiction right?

Docu filmmaking is vastly unexplored in India. With DV, this should have gained popularity, but nowhere to be seen...
November 11, 2009 at 9:52 AM
nitesh said…
JAFB, Well i'm quite clueless myself regarding many inclusion. We are not involved in the programming or curating aspect so cannot say.

We're excited(Cinedarbaar) if we can channelize some creative funds for documentary through this festival. Let's hope things materialize.
November 12, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Anuj Malhotra said…
JAFB

Superman's a docu.
November 12, 2009 at 4:03 AM
supriasuri said…
The final schedule is yet to be out, the two fiction films are likely to be eliminated. I think we will update it once its out, Hoping to come across some good films as well....
November 16, 2009 at 8:50 AM
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