Hyderabad has been a Film maker’s paradise from past decade. With Ramoji Film City, Annapurna Studios and other studios improving the facilities and also being the home for epic movies like Baahubali in India, Hyderabad has captured the imagination of many filmmakers all around the country. To celebrate Cinema in such city, Indywood Film Carnival is back again.
Indywood Film Carnival (IFC), an ambitious initiative of 10 billion US dollar Project Indywood, will be held from December 1 to 4 at Ramoji Film City. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the third edition of the carnival on December 1 at Princess Hall at 6 PM. Union Minister of State for Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, Telangana Minister for Cinematography Talasani Srinivas Yadav will also attend.
The major categories of the carnival are – All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF), Indywood Film Market (IFM), Indywood Talent Hunt (ITH) and Indywood Excellence Awards. All Lights India International Film Festival (ALIIFF) will screen 115 plus movies from 50 countries. The third edition of ALIIFF has received over 1000 film submissions from over 80 countries. Among this, 115 plus films have been shortlisted for screening in six competition and 8 plus non-competition categories respectively.
Renowned filmmaker and Padma Bhushan recipient Shyam Benegal is chairing the event as the Festival Director. ALIIFF 2017 will also showcase a retrospective of Shyam Benegal as a tribute to the master filmmaker. Another highlight will be the trilogy of 11 Palanca Award Winner Filipino Director Jun Robles Lana. ALIIFF will also have a special section dedicated to animation and environmental movies this year.
Indywood Talent Hunt will be an international platform for youngsters to showcase their talents. The competitions will be held in 22 categories including short film, music, dance, still photography, advertisement, educational video, documentary film, animation character, drama, poster designing, dub smash, performance art, film quiz, online promotion, music album, DJ, children’s short film, best reporter or journalists, RJ hunt, VJ hunt, film club and model hunt.
