By Samachar Digital News
Chandigarh 27th August:- From time immemorial, the desire of
powerful storytelling has triggered humans to seek questions to mull over. The
widely acknowledged significance of storytelling was upheld by Chitkara
International School (CIS) as it organised its annual mega film festival and
award ceremony on Tuesday, celebrating the tenacity of tricity’s budding
filmmakers. The school was abuzz with a great deal of excitement as the mega
film festival called ‘CineMaestro–shaping future filmmakers’, held
screening of veritably impactful films that were conceived by
participants. The mega film festival, ranging from the three-day workshop
to the concluding award ceremony was conscientiously shaped by CIS in its
rewarding collaboration with Cinevidya, Mumbai. Cinevidya, a futuristic project
and a highly distinctive social enterprise, is being helmed by Amitabha Singh,
a notable Indian cinematographer and film producer known for Chillar Party,
Khosla ka Ghosla etc.
The students
had a hands-on experience of making films and were edified on modules
like Film Craft, Acting, Animation, Choreography and Advertisement.
Cinevidya team lead by Mr Amitabha Singh along with other industry experts like
Anant Vidhaat Sharma, Ms Amritpal Kaur Barot, Ambar Chakravarty, Ms Latha
Bs. and Ms Nidhi Chauhan fervently apprised 300 students from 16 schools of
tricity with a fixed intent and purposeful
aim of unleashing
and subsequently strengthening the filmmaking skills of the children.
Raghubir Yadav, an
Indian film, stage and television actor, music composer, singer and set
designer, graced the event as the honourable chief guest. Raghubir Yadav who has garnered two International Awards as Best Actor
for Massey Sahib, FIPRESCI Critic's Award, Venice Film Festival,
1986 and the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Silver Peacock Award (only Indian
actor to have received) at the 11th International Film Festival of India, judged the short films along with Amitabha Singh.
Raghubir Yadav said that the industry advancement that has exponentially widened the possibilities
of experimenting in the field of filmmaking, choreography, animation,
advertisement etc. poses as the testament of a promising future for the
upcoming generation. And in the backdrop of the same, the know-how of filmmaking that is being imparted to
the students by CineMaestro in cooperation with Cinevidya is undeniably laudable.
The school
witnessed innumerable submissions of short films, stretching from genre of
fantasy, thriller, horror, touching themes of love and care to light hearted
comedy. Many of the budding filmmakers also held the attention of audience by
inculcating gripping narrative including importance of education, feminism etc.
Dr Niyati
Chitkara, Principal of Chitkara International School, eloquently enounced, “The incomparable power that cinema possesses stands
crucial for cultural elevation as well as moral edification. The invincible
collaboration with Cinevidya, Mumbai has helped CIS witness the striking
nuances of filmmaking and experience the unmatched compelling power of motion pictures
on a first-hand basis.
Expressing
his extreme delight, Amitabha Singh stated that the experience of teaching the
children on the rudiments of cinematography and then watching the short films
crafted by them was truly overwhelming. The young prodigies were exceptionally
thorough in incorporating the facets of module learnt in the 3-days workshop.
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