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Mumbai,,
Amongst the wave of film festivals that has swept the Indian shores, Ladakh Film Festival plans to make its Debut in 2012.Ladakh Film Festival will be the Highest Altitude film festival that will be held 13,500 feet above the sea level. The festival will be held from 15th to 17th June, 2012.
The aim of the festival is to draw attention of the world and the world cinema towards the pristine beauty of Ladakh. The Festival is chaired by veteran Director and Screen Writer of India Shyam Benegal. Shyam Benegal will head the jury and will soon announce the jury members for the fest.
The festival has categorized the movies into 4 sections consisting of “World Cinema”, “Indian Cinema”, “Competition” and “Ladakh”. World Cinema category is open only to the International Films; Indian Cinema section is open only to the Indian films, Competition section will include feature films, short films, animation films and documentary films. The Ladakh section will include only those films that are made by the residents of Ladakh or the films made on Ladakh.
Along with the entertainment the festival also talks business. Film Shoppe is where the film makers can market their films to the International film studios, Film producers, Film buyers, satellite channels etc. and hence increase their business opportunities. Red Carpet Premier will improve the way the movies reach the film enthusiasts.
The festival is been organized by a Kerala based former Doctor turned film Writer And Director Melwyn Williams Chirayath and his business partner at Monasse Films, Meghna Dubey. Though the festival is still in its cradle stage, “Yet the festival has received an overwhelming response from the film fraternity around the world”, says Melywn Williams Chirayath.
The endeavor to attain national and international attention to the endangered species of Ladakh i.e. Snow Leopard, has made Schen (Snow Leopard) the Mascot for the festival.
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