An international film festival in Jammu announced
The endeavour of Rakesh Roshan Bhat and Rohit Bhat to put Jammu on the world map of international film festivals
Jammu 2/Feb: A big announcement was made today by Rakesh Roshan Bhat and Rohit Bhat to put Jammu on the world map of international film festivals by organising an international film festival annually in Jammu, the winter capital of J&K state.
Talking to the media Rakesh Roshan Bhat, the festival director said that Cinema as a form of art has emerged as a very key form in modern times. Jammu and Kashmir has a lot of inherent talent and has contributed a great deal in all facets of cinema or films. Jammu in specific has great talent but a disconnect exists in terms of formal training avenues or platforms to showcase talent. Also, there is a need to put Jammu on the world map for it's potential with regards to Arts in general and films in particular. Thus, we are starting an annual International Film Festival called 'Jammu Film Festival' from 2019. It is tentatively scheduled to be held in May this year. The exact dates would be announced soon.
A film festival in Jammu will give the Jammu region much-needed visibility since the other two regions of the state Kashmir and Ladakh already has film festivals.
Besides the highly competent local talent, Jammu region also has a lot of scenic locations. Jammu film festival is an attempt to provide a platform to bridge this gap between the industry and the resources available in Jammu, said Rohit Bhat who is also the festival co-director along with Rakesh.
The first edition will be focussed on only short films. A nominal fee will be charged for the entries and a competent jury will select the best movies in each category. A special category will be made for promoting local aspiring filmmakers. Another special category will be focussed on encouraging movies highlighting the conflicts impacting the human race. These conflicts could be man to man or man to nature as well. The festival will recognize and award the winning entries. There will be an annual 'inspiring icon' award given to a person of J&K origin who has made it big in Bollywood. Rest of the details will be available soon on the website www.jammufilmfestival.com
Many Bollywood personalities including the ones from J&K are likely to attend the festival. The festival will showcase the select entries and will feature a lot of workshops on acting and other technical aspects over 2 days.
Lalit Parimoo, a renowned Bollywood actor and acting Guru will be on the jury panel and also conduct an acting workshop. He is also the core team member of the festival.
Both Rakesh and Rohit are noted theatre personalities and have recently ventured into film making too. Rohit has previously managed the production of daily soaps and films and Rakesh is a noted playwright and short filmmaker.
Roots in Fateh Kadal Entertainment owned by Meenakshi Rakesh Bhat will be the strategic partner for the festival
Updated On 2/3/2019 10:38:28 AM