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A new dawn for short film makers

Fifty films to be screened in two categories

NEW VISTAS: Still from the film `Dark Streets' to be shown in the festival.

It is meant to be a platform for young filmmakers and give a boost to the budding short-film industry. "Twilight 2007", a three-day festival of Indian short films beginning this Wednesday, will bring to the Capital the award-winning "Printed Rainbow" and also showcase the works of students.

Fifty films will be screened at India International Centre (IIC) and Alliance Francaise in the open and competitive categories. The festival, organised by the Sri Aurobindo Institute of Mass Communication, will open with Sudipto Sen's "Akhnoor" starring Yashpal Sharma at IIC. It will be followed by Anurag Kashyap's play, "When God said Cheers", starring Tom Alter and Cyrus Dastur at Alliance Francaise.

A highlight of the event will be Gitanjali Rao's "Printed Rainbow", winner of the critic's award at Cannes Film Festival 2006, which will be the closing film on January 5.

Other attractions in the open section are Bejoy Nambiar's "Reflections" starring Malayalam actor Mohanlal and Juhi Babbar, Ashvin Kumar's "Little Terrorist" and "Right Here Right Now" by Anand Gandhi.

"Twilight is aimed at students and young filmmakers," says Shankhajeet De, festival co-ordinator. It is about showcasing their creativity and telling a story in 30 minutes, he adds.

"The idea of short films is to experiment with a little money and get recognised," says Mr. De, a teacher of filmmaking at the institute.

Students from all over the country have entered films in the competitive category. Of the 80 entries, 24 have been short-listed by a selection committee.

A panel of jury led by film jurist K. Bikram Singh will judge the films in the competitive category. The winners will take home cash award and a trophy.

Twilight has also organised buyers who will offer distribution rights for films of merit.

-- P. Anima

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