The
jury for the 4th edition of, ‘Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai 2013,’ which will
commence on September 24, has been announced. To be held at Fun Republic Cinema
in Andheri West, the jury members for the Indian Showcase (Feature in
Competition) section include India’s iconic film maker Basu Chatterjee,
renowned actress, film director and producer Aditi Ninad Deshpande, one of the
best known Cinematographers of India Raamachandraah, the renowned film editor
Suresh Pai, and the current commander-in-chief of Indian theatre Feroz Abbas
Khan.
More
than 20 feature films, made in several different Indian regional languages,
including Hindi blockbusters are going to compete with each other in this
category. The section also encourages debut directors to showcase their work in
front of a global audience and compete with some of the bests, at both national
and international level, in the industry.
Apart
from Indian Showcase section, where India’s best feature films are competing
with each other, the festival has also organised a competition for short films.
Under the section Jagran Shorts more than 35 short films made in various Indian
regional as well as international languages are going to compete with each
other. These short films will be judged by a panel of eminent jury, which
includes the famous French actress Dorothy Briere, one of India’s top film
directors N Chandra, and Managing Director and CEO of one of the India’s top
production houses, ‘Rajshri Media’, Rajjat A Barjatya.
Through
this section, the festival provides a platform to both upcoming artists and
established masters in the field of short film making, from the national as
well as international industry, to showcase their talents. The competition aims
to highlight and encourage the work of some of the bests in this field, through
its awards.
Entry to the festival is free and will be on a
first come first serve basis and is being held at Fun Republic, Andheri West,
Mumbai from 24th to 29th September’2013.
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