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Sanjay Gadhvi To Open The First Ahmedabad Film Project
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Ahmedabad Film Project: A filmmaking competition for everyone – Calls for Entries Ahmedabad Film Project 2011 kicks-off on August 19th 8:00pm onwards, and thus the 48 hours to filmmaking begin. The purpose is to provide an experience of filmmaking during a weekend to people of all ages who have aspired to make a film once in a lifetime. The participants are required to form a team or participate as individuals in the competition. The theme of the competition will be revealed to participants 30 minutes before the 48 hours begin. The teams will then randomly select a genre. They have to shoot a 5-8 minutes film in the given time limit of 48 hours within the Ahmedabad city premises. The 48 hours end on August 21st, Sunday at 8:00pm. After a week, on August 28th, the winning film will be screened and the awards will be given for 8 categories; Best film, Best acting , Best editing,Best cinematography, Best sound design, Best music , Best use of genre and Best use of theme. For the amateur participants and those who are new to filmmaking, a free guidance workshop will be organized on filmmaking on August 14th. The participants who do not possess an editing setup will be provided with high quality software options at proper editing lab. Ritam Bhatnagar (M: 9879391986), Director of AFP said that "Winning teams will not only be getting host of other prizes and certificate but a golden opportunity to make a film will be facilitated by us". Registrations for Ahmedabad Film Project are open from July 15th 2011 and will continue till August 15th 2011. Paritrupta Bagadia, co-founder of company, mentioned that since the opening of entries on July 15th, more than 75 teams having 532 participants have registered in this competition which is a huge number for Ahmedabad, and a large number of entries are still expected. We have received participation from all backgrounds of society, all ages and genders, which includes a team from a group of 12 year old kid, Sulay Shah as well. Sulay, along with his 11 other young team-mates is the youngest participant in AFP. Another interesting team has been a team entirely formed by girls for filmmaking, which will be headed by Alisha Attarwala. Teams from cities like Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai have participated in this competition as well. We also received entries from Nepal for participation, but we tend to grow international only in our next edition. We have many teams from Surat and Baroda, apart from Ahmedabad. Sanjay Gadhvi, the man who has been known to give blockbusters like Dhoom and Dhoom-2 to Indian audience, and the man behind success of Yashraj Studios, will kick-off the first Ahmedabad Film Project. Gadhvi, originally hailing from Gujarat, had made it big with his first successful film ‘Mere Yaar ki Shaadi Hai’, went on to give blockbusters like ‘Dhoom’ and ‘Dhoom:2’, and introduced a fresh breed of youth films. Sanjay Gadhvi, who believes that people from all ages have a right filmmaking and that filmmaking shouldn’t be limited to only professionals, will inaugurate the first Ahmedabad Film Project on 19th August. Mr. Aasit Shah, one of the organizers said that the opening ceremony will have few directors from Bollywood coming up, which will be disclosed only on the day of event. Darshan Jariwalla, who has seen a well transit from Theatre to Films, said about this initiative that “Its indeed a very novel and praiseworthy attempt to host a contest for short films; that too to be finished within 48 hours is challenging too. India is a powerhouse of filmmaking and I am sure your endeavour will add to the encouragement budding filmmakers need.” The jury for the Ahmedabad Film Project comprises of people who have pioneered filmmaking in state of Gujarat and who felt that the need for promoting amateurs in making films was much needed. The jury will have Mr. Ashish Kakkad, the director of first urban Gujarati film ‘Better Half’. With his film, he sent ripple across the Gujarati film industry, and known much for pioneering transformation of the present industry. Mr. Sanjiv Shah, filmmaker who gave us a cult film ‘Hun Hunshi Hunshilal’ almost 15 years back, and the film still remains a cult in Gujarati cinema. With his film being screened in film festivals worldwide, it got critical acclaimed and became a landmark of quality for filmmakers then. Mr. Jay Thakkar, who is a faculty member at CEPT, and also a film enthusiast, who has served on jury of many national and international film festivals. Heritage Cell of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will provide the knowledge support to the winning teams, and guide them in filmmaking activities pertaining to the old city further. Mr. Debashish Nayak, head of heritage cell, has expressed interest in promoting Ahmedabad Film Project and help the teams in activity of filmmaking. More information regarding the film project will be available on http://www.ahmedabadfilmproject.com
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Other Press Releases by Ritam Bhatnagar (Freeway Film Company) |
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