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New Delhi: Films from Germany, Czech Republic and Poland will take center stage at the 10th edition of Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth, starting from April 9.
Organized by Delhi-based NGO Smile Foundation in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to India, the festival will feature 150 films from 40 countries, with the inauguration and awards ceremony scheduled to be held at PHD House here.
Apart from the national capital, the festival will be held simultaneously at more than 50 different locations across the country.
“As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the festival, this year we are trying to reach out to a larger youth audience and spread additional smiles at multiple locations across the country.
“We are going to be screening 150 films from 40 countries, along with ten different types of film-related interactive sessions and capacity building workshops for children and youth, free of charge,” SIFFCY Festival Director Jitendra Mishra said in a statement. Will be held in.”
Billed as one of the largest children’s film festivals in India, the event will include features, short films, documentaries and films made by children.
The festival will showcase 10 films made by students from BATA University, Czech Republic and eight award-winning films from Germany, presented by the SCHLiNgel International Film Festival.
“Eight classic animations curated by TV Studio Animated Films, Poland will be presented by Poland’s acclaimed film personality Mr. Jerzy Moszkowicz in collaboration with Polish Institute New Delhi,” the organizers said.
The event will also showcase films placed under various categories, including ‘International Competition’, featuring features and shorts; ’70mm Smile’, which will screen non-feature films; And the ‘Yellow Carpet’ section celebrating diverse Indian regional cinema in Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Rajasthani, Karbi and other languages.
A number of films made on important topics by children from more than 30 different countries, including the United States, Spain, Colombia, Portugal, Belgium, Ukraine, Croatia, Greece, Austria, Germany and Estonia, will be made available to young film lovers.
Additionally, films made by children can be seen in ‘Take One’, and ‘Extra Smiles’ will bring together the best of SIFFCY from older versions as well as the classics.
This year, the film festival will organize 10 different workshops, masterclasses and panel discussions on wide-ranging topics such as environment, family values, war and peace and road safety.
It will end on April 11.
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