Edutainment: 4th edition of Ahmedabad Intel Children Film Festival kickstarts at AMA on Sat

• AMA means continuing education and we have been constantly supporting the education needs by various training, forums and events, of all the stakeholders: Deevyesh Radia, President, Ahmedabad Management Association
• This year the festival Director is Manish Saini and Jury members are Aarti Patel and Girish Makwana
• Films as a communications medium, has the inputs of being an invaluable teaching tool along with entertainment for all age groups, and particularly the young, whose minds are fresh and open to learning: Manish Saini

NE ENTERTAINMENT BUREAU

AHMEDABAD, DEC 19

The Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival is hosting its 4^th edition this year at Ahmedabad Management Association from Saturday. India’s Oscar entry this year, Last Film Show, (Chhello Show) will be screened as the first film on Saturday and from Monday to Thursday, 26^th to 29^th December, there will be screening of various selected children films at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) on IIM Road here from 4 pm to 7 pm. The entry to the festival is free but with registration at AMA, the organizers said.    

Join us at AMA on the inauguration of Last Film Show on 24th Dec and experience the definition of Movie
And from 26th to 29th – Screening of Children's Film
For details
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AICFF is the platform where Children content from across the world are coming together. In 2019, 2020 & 2021 we received around 500 plus films from across the world. This year we have received 50 plus Children Films, from 19 countries, including Islamic Republic of Iran, United States, Brazil, Poland, Turkey, Singapore, Canada, Spain, Slovakia, Russian Federation, Portugal, Norway, Morocco, Italy, Ireland, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Chile & our own country India.

This year’s Categories and awards

Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Best Documentary Film, Best Animation Film, Best Student Film, Best Director Feature Film, Best Director Short Film, Best Director Documentary Film, Best Actor Feature Film, Best Child Actor, Best Story, Best background score, and special recognition as Golden Kite Award, Silver Kite Award & Bronze Kite Award.

Commenting on this festival, Deevyesh Radia, President, Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) says, “AMA means continuing education and we have been constantly supporting the education needs by various training, forums and events, of all the stakeholders. Film Festival is one such event, where we look forward to the young generation to get Education with Entertainment together. International films showcasing at AMA is a proud moment, and I wish citizens of Ahmedabad take maximum advantage of it”.

 This year the festival Director is Manish Saini and Jury members are Aarti Patel and Girish Makwana.

National Film Award winner for Gujarati film ‘DHH’ and festival Director, Manish Saini, says, “We are excited to host this year as offline event. Films as a communications medium, has the inputs of being an invaluable teaching tool along with entertainment for all age groups, and particularly the young, whose minds are fresh and open to learning.”

Aarti  Patel , an Indian actor, writer, Radio jockey and producer known for her work in Gujarati cinema and television says, “I am glad I am part of this festival and as jury and we will always support children cinema, as they are the future story tellers.”

Girish Makwana,  Film director, writer, musician, producer, and composer based in Australia, says, “Our children are our future, encouraging children cinema is like giving them an opportunity to talk about their vision and their ideology.”

Chetan Chauhan, Founder of the festival says, “AICFF is one of the gestures we have started for the society to give our children the feel of world of children cinema, especially when there is less focused on children cinema, we always make our festivals free for children and audience to come and enjoy.”

To book free tickets and to know more about the festival, AMA contact details: Landline: +917926308601 to 05, Email: ama@amaindia.org, Website: www.amaindia.org