Aligarh varsity film fest in March
February 26th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANSAligarh, Feb 26 (IANS) The University Film Club of Aligarh Muslim University will organise the 4th national film festival of short films and documentaries - “FILMSAAZ-II” - from March 8 to 10 at the Kennedy Auditorium, organisers said Saturday.Adil Siddiqui, convener of the film club, said the film festival is one of its kind organised by any film society operating in academic institutions in India.
He said the festival’s main objective is to highlight the talents of budding film-makers in India.
The University Film Club has been successfully organising the event over the last four years, he added.
Prominent personalities from Bollywood, including actor Irfan Khan and director Sudhir Misra will be judges at the festival, Siddiqui said.
According to organisers, interested institutions and individuals can register their entries by contacting through filmsaaz11@gmail.com.
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