National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) Bengaluru, in collaboration with the Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, is conducting a week-long screening of films. Titled, Gandhi Filmotsav, the event will be held online and is on till October 2. The event is being organised to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
At this online event documentaries, animation and children's films will be screened. Films like, Then Came Gandhi, The Hundred Minutes, Gandhiji: Through the eyes of a Cartoonist and Yug Devata, a sand animation film portraying Mahatma Gandhi's dream of Swachh Bharat will be screened. The highlight of the festival will be screening of Baapu Ne Kaha Tha and Abhi Kal Hi Ki Baat Hai - two sought-after films on Gandhiji, produced by Children’s Film Society of India.
In its efforts to take the Gandhi Filmotsav across the country, Films Division has collaborated with the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (Central University), Wardha, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bengaluru, Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, India Tourism, Mumbai, Rajiv Gandhi Central University, Arunachal Pradesh and the Science Media Centre, IISER Pune to screen documentaries and animation films on their web site/social media platforms.