A festival growing young
Posted May 14th, 2018, 11:01 AM IST
There have been children’s film festivals before, in small corners, but not on such a large scale, says Kerala Chalachitra Academy vice chairperson Bina Paul. The academy is joining Kerala State Council for Child Welfare in organising the fest, along with Kerala State Film Development Corporation [KSFDC] and Balasahithya Institute. “They (KSCCW) took the initiative, and we have helped with the programming. They have got all the schools mobilised and all. We have given the films, and also put out a call for films from within the state. Lots of schools are making films too. There was a selection committee,” Bina Paul says.
There are 140 films including features, short films and documentaries to be screened at Tagore theatre, Kairali, Nila, Sree and Kalabhavan theatres. There will be like the IFFK, open forums and workshops for children, and performances by youth festival winners and children from tribal areas.
The directors in focus are Amole Gupte, Majid Majidi, Sivan, Santosh Sivan and Sangeeth Sivan. Amole is known for his work for the film Taare Zameen Par, for which he was screenwriter and creative director. His films like Stanley Ka Dabba, Hawa Hawai, and Sniff!!! will be part of the fest. Majid Majidi’s most known films Children of Heaven and The Color of Paradise will be screened. Johny, Halo, Malli, Abhayam and Kesu done by the Sivan family will also be featured.
Monica Wahi, who is one of the curators of the International Children’s Film Festival of India, has suggested films from across the world, Bina Paul says. “There is an international section, there are classics like Bicycle Thieves that children could enjoy, and there are contemporary films from all over the world. There are also films from within Kerala.”
She adds, “It is summer holidays, and children never get to see content other than commercial cinema or TV content. It is really important that they also get exposure to this kind of cinema.”
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