I&B Ministry to lend support to 2nd Jharkhand International Film Festival 2019

The objective of promoting the Festival is to encourage states that have showcased the potential of promoting cinema.

With a view to promote and showcase the Best of Indian cinema, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, through Directorate of Film Festivals, will be lending support to the organization of 2nd Jharkhand International Film Festival in Ranchi, Jharkhand from 1st to 3rd February 2019. The objective of promoting the Festival is to encourage states that have showcased the potential of promoting cinema.

The support is being provided under the "Grants in Aid" scheme. The aim of the scheme of is to promote good films reflecting the changes in and challenges and opportunities of society and to provide an opportunity of exposure to regional films to new trends in cinema, cinematic technology etc.

A package of the following six films is being provided for screening at the Festival:

Kadvi Hawa (Hindi) directed by Nila Madhab Panda

Bhor (Hindi) directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh

Bastu Shap (Bengali) directed by Kaushik Ganguly

Poorna (Hindi) directed by Rahul BoseI Am Kalam (Hindi) directed by Nila Madhab Panda

Railway Children (Kannada) directed by Prithvi Konanur

Through this initiative, local budding filmmakers and film enthusiasts will get an opportunity of seeing the best of Indian cinema. It will also promote Jharkhand as a filming destination, while simultaneously giving a fillip to tourism in the region.

(With Inputs from PIB)