*ALIGARH March 5:* The University Film Club of General Education Centre,
Aligarh Muslim University is organizing the 3rd National Film Festival of
Short Films and Documentaries, "Filmsaaz-10" . The film festival shall be
organized from March 5-7, 2010 at the Kennedy Auditorium.
The National Film Festival of Short Films and Documentaries is one of its
own kind organized by the University Film Club of Aligarh Muslim University
among all academic institutions in India. The Coordinator of the General
Education Centre, Dr. Shakeel Samdani told Hindustan Times that it was
extremely proud distinction of General Education Centre to organize such
programme. He said that since its nondescript beginning in 2008, the film
festival has come a long way bringing a status as one of the prominent film
festivals in India drawing a huge media coverage in national dailies like
The Hindu, Hindustan Times etc.
Dr. Samdani said that senior film and promos editor Mr. Faisal Riaz and
eminent documentary film maker Mr. Narendra Joshi will be judges at the
festival. The distinguished film director Imtiyaz Ali (Love Aaj Kal and Jab
We Met fame) will be the Chief Guest in the Valedictory programme to be held
on March 7, 2010. He will also deliver a guest lecture on Recent Trends in
Bollywood. The acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Ziauddin Khairoowala shall
preside over the valedictory function. The District Magistrate of Aligarh
Shri K. Rammohan Rao will grace the occasion as the Guest of Honour.
The Secretary of University Film Club, Mr. M. Mukhlis Ahmad said that fifty
three entries from local film makers and seventy six from national panorama
have already been made.
The Organizing Secretary of the Film Festival, Mr. Faiyyaz Ahmad said that
the screening of short films, documentaries, slide shows, animation and
music videos received from the students and other participants from Aligarh
will be made on March 5 while the screening of entries from national
participants shall take place on March 6, 2010.
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