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| Location | New Delhi, India |
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| Language | International |
| Website | http://www.siffcy.org |
The Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY) is an annual film festival organised in the city of New Delhi, India, by Smile Foundation.
Organizer[edit | edit source]
Smile Foundation is a national level development organisation which undertakes welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in more than 700 remote villages across 25 states of India.[1][2] Smile Foundation has already produced more than 60 short films and documentaries besides a feature film titled I am Kalam.[3][4] The film was screened in the market section at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on 12 May 2010.[5] It has produced the TV series Choone Do Aasman with NDTV.
Key members[edit | edit source]
- Santanu Mishra (Chairman)
- Jitendra Mishra (Festival Director)
- Utpal Borpujari (Member)
- Saibal Chatterjee (Member)
- Ashok Rane (Member)
- Jahnu Barua (Adviser)
- Hansal Mehta (Adviser)
- Tigmanshu Dhulia (Adviser)
- Nagesh Kukunoor (Adviser)
- Resul Pookutty (Adviser)
- Santosh Sivan (Adviser)
Awards and prizes[edit | edit source]
- Best Film (Feature)
- Best Director (Feature)
- Best Actor / Actress (in Feature)
- Best Story (Feature)
- Best Film (Short)
- Best Documentary (Documentary)
- Best Student film (Special Citation in 3 different age group)
- Best film with special message (Special Citation in any category)
- Certificate of Participation to all films presented in this section.
Film Festivals[edit | edit source]
The third edition of the āSmile International Film Festival for Children & Youthā (SIFFCY) was inaugurated on 11 December in the presence of actress Raveena Tandon, along with Shantanu Mishra, Executive Trustee of Smile Foundation & Chairman ā SIFFCY and Jitendra Mishra, Festival Director ā SIFFCY.
References[edit | edit source]
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- ā http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/good-governance/ngo/Philips-Smile-Foundation-launch-Skill-India-programmes/articleshow/51496017.cms? [dead link]
- ā http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/csr-spend-to-rise-greater-sensitisation-needed-smile-foundation-115101100465_1.html
- ā http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kalam-nostalgia-spurs-book-sales-biopic-online-pleas/articleshow/48302685.cms
- ā "I Am Kalam: Movie Review". The Times of India. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ā "Nila Madhab Panda's I Am Kalam to screen at Cannes Film Festival". Businessofcinema.com.
- ā "SIFFCY 2015 to open with Russian film Celestial Camel : PTI feed, News". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ā "SIFFCY 2015 to open with Russian film 'Celestial Camel' | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ā "SIFFCY Finalises Films for 2015 International Film Festival for Children and Youth". Thehansindia.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ā "Week-long film festival for kids, youth next month | Latest News & Gossip on Popular Trends at". India.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ā "Maneka Gandhi, Tigmanshu Dhulia inaugurate film fest for kids". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ā "Mrs. Maneka Gandhi, Hon'ble Minister for Women and Child Development, Government of India and Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia graced the occasion". News9Express. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ā "A window to the world". The Hindu. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ā "Pick of movies brings 'smile' on little ones' faces". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ā Idiot, Indian (15 December 2015). ""Announcement Of Films Being Shown At Siffcy, Smile'S International Children'S Film Festival" - Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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