City set to host short film fest

BHUBANESWAR: The state capital, which is at present dancing to the tunes of a number of dance and music festivals, is all set to host a film festival. The J D Centre of Art (JDCA) would organize its 6th edition of the National Short and Documentary Film Festival at IDCOL auditorium here from January 11 to 13.
“Celebrating and reminiscing masters” would be the theme of this year’s JDCA film festival.Films on eminent personalities such as M F Hussain, F N Souza, Biren De, Jahangir Sabawala, musician Asad Ali Khan and film makers Mani Kaul, Bhagwan Garga would be screened during the festival.
“Around 20 filmmakers from across the country would take part in the event. Around nine hours of film screening would be made daily,” said Biswajit Rout, an organizing committee member.
A new competitive section that has been introduced this year is screening of student films within five minutes duration. The festival will also has its complement of exhibitions, panel discussions, workshops and dance and music recitals. The theme for this year’s workshop is “Documenting rare and dying art forms”.
“There will be poetry reading sessions by eminent Odia poets on 12 January. The first poster poem by Jayanta Mahapatra will be released. There will be stalls to exhibit traditional handicrafts, handlooms, publications and objects of art,” Rout said.