Imphal, May 22 : The Manipur Film Development Corporation Ltd. (MFDC) and Children's Film society, India, Mumbai are jointly organising a children's Film Festival at Imphal from today onwards at three different venues of Imphal East and West.
Various national, international award winning and good films will be screened. Children/students of various schools were also invited for the festival which is aimed to disseminate good knowledge/ wisdom and ideas to the children through film the MD of the MFDC, Sobita said.
Anthony D Souza of the Society said about ten films will be screened. The idea of organising such a festival was to inculcate the value of cinema among children, he said. The Children Film Society was the brain child of Chacha Nehru the first Prime Minister of India he said.
The MD of MFDC, Sobita said about 40 schools of Manipur were contacted and all of the response was overwhelming. It will be a regular festival and this time it will be organised in two districts of Imphal while in the next phase it will be organized in other districts and interior parts she said.
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Various national, international award winning and good films will be screened. Children/students of various schools were also invited for the festival which is aimed to disseminate good knowledge/ wisdom and ideas to the children through film the MD of the MFDC, Sobita said.
Anthony D Souza of the Society said about ten films will be screened. The idea of organising such a festival was to inculcate the value of cinema among children, he said. The Children Film Society was the brain child of Chacha Nehru the first Prime Minister of India he said.
The MD of MFDC, Sobita said about 40 schools of Manipur were contacted and all of the response was overwhelming. It will be a regular festival and this time it will be organised in two districts of Imphal while in the next phase it will be organized in other districts and interior parts she said.
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