KCA's Unique Film Festival in Digital Format

FFSI joins Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy to present a Unique Film Festival in Digital format


Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy (KCA) associated with the Federation of Film Societies of India, in presenting a unique International Film Festival, held during November 8-25^, 2010, as an academic activity to cater to the needs of students and lovers of cinema. It is unique for several reasons. It may not be a mammoth festival with a huge budget like other well established film festivals taking place in India. The festival was an event not exclusively limited to Bangalore City alone. It was an experiment to take cinema to different cities in Karnataka, such as Bidar, Dharwar, Mangalore and Shimoga. Very soon it will be extended to Mysore, Bellary and other districts. This festival is of low budget, but not at the cost of quality, at the same time it was a sincere attempt to be more effective and find a method through which we can embark on a path that eventually pave way for an ongoing dissemination of film culture throughout the state, particularly in Educational Institutions. 

Mr. Nagabharana, Ms Joy Yen of Taiwan Embassy, Mr. Jayarama Raje Urs, 

Mr. Basant Kumar Patil and Mr. H.N.Narahari Rao at the inauguration of the Festival.

Ms. Joy Yen, Mr. Shaji Karun and Mr. H.N.Narahari Rao at the function.

FFSI feels happy to record here that a large number of college students participated in several hundreds at each centre as delegates and watched the films with lot of interest.  This festival was in Digital (DVD) format. It is obvious that handling of the prints becomes simple and easier. This also means we need not hire regular Cinema theaters for this purpose.
85 films including 8 Kannada, 10 other regional language films, 10 Old film classics starting from the Silent era, and the most recent films from Argentina, Iran, Romania, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Norway and Korea and others were screened in the festival.

We can conduct screenings in acoustically good auditoriums where we can install LCD projectors and screen the films. By introducing this process we are exploring a new avenue for serious filmmakers to find an alternate path for reaching more people in non metro cities. Our experiment became a very good success. It is decided now to make it an annual event.

Mr. Anurag Mishra, the Director, Directorate of Film Festivals took initiative in offering 10 panorama films for the festival and it was one of the major attractions of the event.

This programme was designed by Mr. H.N.Narahari Rao, the Festival Director and President, FFSI, and executed with the support of Mr. Nagabharana, Chairman, Karnataka Academy, Government of Karnataka, and its members.