AHMEDABAD:
India, Pakistan and Nepal performed brilliantly at the National
Institute of Design's (NID), South Asian Short and Documentary Film
Festival, Alpavirama 2014.
This year, the opening film and the festival favorite, Nepalese fiction 'The Contagious Apparitions of Dambarey Dendrite' won the Golden Comma award. Directed by Bibhusan Basnet and Pooja Gurung, it's a story on street life.
India's entry 'Life' also left a mark on the jury and grabbed the Silver Comma award. The film has been directed by Srinjay Thakur and reveals how technology changes an old retired government worker's life.
The third most talked-about film was Indian fiction 'Little Hands' directed by Rohin Raveendran. The film explores the life of a sixth-grader who sits through a difficult mathematics examination. Hostile classmates and a strict teacher force him into other options to pass the exam.
Pakistan's documentary film 'A Life With Cartoons Country' also overwhelmed the judges and won the Silver Comma award. Directed by Waseem Abbas, the film is as seen through the eyes of a Karachi-based political cartoonist, Rafique Ahmed.
Arun Gupta, festival director, said, "Bringing in films from neighbouring countries helps foster relationship between the nations and bring about a better understanding."
This year, the opening film and the festival favorite, Nepalese fiction 'The Contagious Apparitions of Dambarey Dendrite' won the Golden Comma award. Directed by Bibhusan Basnet and Pooja Gurung, it's a story on street life.
India's entry 'Life' also left a mark on the jury and grabbed the Silver Comma award. The film has been directed by Srinjay Thakur and reveals how technology changes an old retired government worker's life.
The third most talked-about film was Indian fiction 'Little Hands' directed by Rohin Raveendran. The film explores the life of a sixth-grader who sits through a difficult mathematics examination. Hostile classmates and a strict teacher force him into other options to pass the exam.
Pakistan's documentary film 'A Life With Cartoons Country' also overwhelmed the judges and won the Silver Comma award. Directed by Waseem Abbas, the film is as seen through the eyes of a Karachi-based political cartoonist, Rafique Ahmed.
Arun Gupta, festival director, said, "Bringing in films from neighbouring countries helps foster relationship between the nations and bring about a better understanding."
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