
Noida: A delegation of film and television professionals from Fiji visited at Marwah Studios to develop and promote relation between two countries through cinema and other visual arts.
“We are very happy to receive the delegation from Fiji. Our IFFCF- Indo Fiji Film And Cultural Forum has picked up very nicely. We are in touch with the High Commission of Fiji in India. H.E. Yogesh Punja is a very help full person,” expressed Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios.
Later Sandeep Marwah presented the membership of World Peace Development And Research Foundation of AAFT University to all the members of Delegation. A radio program was also recorded at Radio Noida 107.4FM.
A poster to observe United Nation’s World Hydrographic Day was released. Dr. Mridula Tandon the Co- Director of Global Literary Festival Noida also joined on this occasion.
“We are thankful to Marwah Studios for the time and tour which was organized for us and to support our idea of joint venture,” said Ranjit Raju film maker from Fiji. Actor Shimran & Jyotishma Cinematographer Danish Singh and Production incharge Shailendra were part of the delegation.
New Delhi: A National education summit to bind institution to institution under the head Academia to Academia Collaboration was organized by CEGR- Centre For Education Growth And Research was held at India International Centre New Delhi The summit came out with some wonderful results and lead to many join collaborations between universities and colleges.
“We must high light our successful points and help other institutions to rectify and grow simultaneously. Joint ventures, joint programs, joint cultural events will bring colors to all the institutions of higher learning,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of AAFT University emphasizing on unity through education.
Girdhari Yadav Member Parliament and Prof. A.P. Mittal President CEGR Member Secretary AICTE presented Dr. Marwah with shawl and memento for being nominated as Chancellor of AAFT University.
Ravish Kumar of CEGR, Kunwar Shekar Vijendra Chancellor Shobit University, Dr. Ramesh Unikrishnan Advisor AICTE, Mohit Soni CEO Media and Entertainment Skill Council of National Skill Development Council, Prof. Navin Seth Vice Chancellor Gujrat Technological University, Prof. R.L. Raina Vice Chancellor J.K.Lakshmipat University also spoke on the occasion.
Kasauli: The Managing Director of National Federation of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of India Limited Dr. Sandeep Marwah visited Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh to see for himself what more changes can be brought to have a better tourism.
Kasauli is a cantonment and town, located in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The British Raj established the cantonment in 1842 as a Colonial hill station 77 km from Shimla.
“The first thing what I noticed is the traffic Jam at the hills to reach to the hotels. Small and narrow roads cannot accommodate the traffic to hills especially in summers. Immediately bottle necks of the roads must be rectified otherwise the beauty hill station will loose its charm,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah talking to the press.
“Himachal in itself is a beautiful location for film shootings. Government should encourage filmmakers to come forward and explore the virgin beauty of the state. Some interesting subsidies must be planned immediately,” added Dr. Marwah also President of AAFT University (School of Hospitality And Tourism.)
Sandeep Marwah was earlier acting as Ambassador of Tourism for State of Himachal. The meeting took place at Hotel Varefamily in Kasauli.
Noida- June 2019: Indo Slovenia Film And Cultural Forum of International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry in association with AAFT University of Media And Arts celebrated the National Day of Slovenia at Marwah Studios.
“I extend my heartiest congratulations to H.E. Jožef Drofenik Ambassador of Slovenia to India and the people of Slovenia on the National Day. Mat this day bring lots of energy and power to built better relations Between the two countries,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah Chair for Indo Slovenia Cultural Forum.
ICMEI is planning to take a delegation to Slovenia soon to study the prospects of filming in Slovenia. Also a film festival of Slovenian films has been planned. A poster was launched by Dr. Marwah mark respect to this auspicious day. Many media professionals and film students attended the event. New committees on Slovenia have been formed in the school of cinema, school of journalism and school of fashion and design in AAFT.
New Delhi: Sandeep Marwah Founder and Chancellor of AAFT University of Media And Arts honored with BSC Ratna Award for launching the first film University of the country. The award was announced on 6th June at Hotel Lalit and presented by the India’s Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr. Satyapal Singh.
The BCS Ratna Awards are presented annually by Aavishkar Media Group to recognize the contributions of personalities from the Broadcasting, Digital Media, Media Education, Ad Agencies, Distribution, Technology, DTH, CATV, Broadband, OTT and IPTV industry.
“Launched in 2010, the BCS Ratna Awards are the most significant & celebrated event of Indian B&CS industry. As the industry is on the cusp of big transformation because of the implementation of programmes like ‘Digital India’ by our Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said Anurag Rastogi the organizer of the awards.
“I am thankful to Minister of Human Resources Development and Dr. A Rastogi for honoring us as First Film University of the country,” thanked Dr. Sandeep Marwah.
Noida: International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry in association with Embassy of Peru in India and AAFT University of Media And Arts together will plan more cultural activities under Indo Peru Film And Cultural Forum.
The Second Secretary of Embassy of Peru in New Delhi, Fabio Subia visited the office of ICMEI to discuss the future plan of IPFCF- Indo Peru Film And Cultural Forum. It was decided to have a musical recital by the Peru Group at Noida Film City.
Sandeep Marwah also offered to cut the disc of this visiting group during their stay in India. “We are keen in releasing the music of Peru Group, we will record and release their music disc as part of the forum activity,” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios.
“We are thankful to AAFT and ICMEI for hosting the show in the coming month, and beautiful offer to cut the disc. This will bring great awareness of our relationship to people of both the countries,” said Fabio Subia.
Secretary General ICMEI Ashok Tyagi, Radio Noida Head Sushil Bharti, and Technicians attended the meeting from recording studios. Sandeep Marwah presented the life membership of International Film And Television Club of AAFT to Fabio Subia.
New Delhi: The Charged d’ Affaires of the Embassy of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan H.E. Tahir Qadiry invited Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry to the Embassy in New Delhi to discuss the activities of the chamber.
“It is my great pleasure to present a letter of confirmation for the AAFT Scholarship to the Charge d’ Affaires of Afghanistan in India for the deserving student from Afghanistan. We hope that this gesture will enhance our relations with Afghanistan,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah also President of Marwah Studios.
“It is a beautiful beginning with ICMEI. We are keen in working together to promote art and culture,” added H.E. Tahir Qadiry accepting the letter of offer.
Charu Das of CD Foundation, Ashok Tyagi Secretary General of ICMEI and Ahmad Shoaib Habibi Economic Counsellor of Embassy of Afghanistan was also present in the meeting. Sandeep Marwah invited H.E.Tahir Qadiry to Noida Film city to see for himself how chamber is working.
Noida: International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry organized a round table conference on Solar Power under the leadership of Dr. K.D.Gupta Chairman Environment & Climate Committee and Committee of Renewable Energy at Marwah Studios, film city Noida.
“We are moving towards the danger zone as environment has been badly destroyed and there is a huge change in climate which is giving the wrong signals. Conserving natural resources is a basic requirement for sustainable development and improving the quality of human life. To reverse the trend towards resource degradation, we need to give greater priority to ecological principles,” said Sandeep Marwah President of Chamber and initiated the subject.
Protecting our environment requires changing how our essential resources are managed and how our energy needs are met. Political decisions on our energy future should not be left to a cartel of multinational companies,” added B.S. Rawat
“Solar power is the key to a clean energy future. Every day, the sun gives off far more energy than we need to power everything on earth. That’s why we’re investing heavily in solar plants and why we are now offering solar kits to our customers,” said Dr. A.K. Saxena Advisor to BEHL,
A well known film maker and sculpturist Rajiv Anchal shared his valuable experience to the house as how they converted baron land into the most fertile land for tourism.
Large number of scientists, manufacturers and Government officials participated in the conference. Later Sandeep Marwah honored every participant with the membership of World Peace Development And Research Foundation. A poster to mark respect to ‘World Elder Abuse Awareness Day’ was also observed.
Gurugram: “Art has no religion neither cast, people who love art are always spiritually high. When ever there is an offer to be close to art I grab the opportunity. I have been propagating love, peace and unity through art and culture,” said Sandeep Marwah while inaugurating the new art gallery in Sushant Lok in Gurugram under the name of Krantz.
Sandeep Marwah also inaugurated the first exhibition of the gallery dedicated to British Master Painter Thomas Gainsborough. The exhibition showcased the art works of Akhil Esh, Hem Raj, Archana Sen Gupta, Bahija Abdouelali from Morocco, Debjani Dey, Liliana Cortina from Cuba, Livet Pena Echemendiadia from Cuba, Nidhi Jain, Purnima Arora, Christina, Raghu Neware, Rajesh Baderia, Sailendra Goswami, Saanya Dahawn, Sansita Gogai and Shalini Tyagi.
“Our goal is to bring great international regional artists to you and to promote, nurture and support our artists in their work,” said Iqbal Krishan founder and director of Krantz Art Gallery.
The art works of Shridhar Iyer, Jyotsna Sharma, Onkar Singh, Swapan Roy, Adriana Ruth Thevenin from Mexico, Veena Khanna, Vijender Sharma and Mona Kapoor are also displayed in the exhibition. The inauguration was attended by many art lovers from all over Delhi and Gurugram.
| S.No. | Documentary Name | Director | Country | Duration | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beret on My Head | Mr. Shiv Shakti (Director) | India | 21:56 mins | ||
| 2 | ONE SIDED LOVE | Harry Khalsa, Kahanikar Saromi (Director) | India | 18:25 mins | ||
| 3 | If the Indian Army would have got 10 days, Pakistan's illegally occupied Kashmir (POW) would have been India's | Neeraj Rajput | India | 11:50 mins | ||
| 4 | How Indian Navy took revenge of Pakistan's attack on one of the auspicious places revered by our India, Dwarka (attacked by Pakistan during 1965 war) in '71 war. | Neeraj Rajput | India | 32:50 mins | ||
| 5 | Matarife The Movie | Paula Pardo (Line Producer), Daniel Mendoza Leal | Colombia | 01:59:26 | Best Editing | |
| 6 | Shadow offering | Direction and photography: Antonio García | Venezuela | 20:33 mins | ||
| 7 | LAS PUPUSAS | Hector Mojica | El Salvador | 33:22 mins | Best Cinematography | |
| 8 | "Ellas crean" (They create) | Lourdes de los Santos | Cuba | 59:72 mins | ||
| 9 | India-South Korea: Endearing Ties | भारत-कोरिया: दिलों के तार | South Korea | 28:43 mins | |||
| 10 | ALGERIA SEEN FROM THE SKY | Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Yazid Tizi | Algeria | 1.5 hrs | ||
| 11 | Ayoub | Ajwad Jaradat | Palestine | 23:37 mins | Best Ideation | |
| 12 | Ankos Masquerade Street Festival | Ohene | Ghana | 09:19 mins | ||
| 13 | Mag Fete | Ahmat Yaya Abbas | Chad | 14:27 mins | ||
| 14 | Aitmatovdun Aalamy | Bakyt Karagulov | Kyrgyzstan | 1:02:53 | Best Cinematography | |
| 15 | El Nino Del Plumo | Rodrigo Herrera Rubio | Chile | 10:02 mins | Special Jury Mention | |
| 16 | The Inimitable Baltic Way | Laura Paukste | Lithuania | 27:17 mins | Best Editing | |
| 17 | El Encierro | Santiago Maza and Santiago Fabregas | Mexico | 1h 19m | ||
| 18 | La Matamoros | Delfina Vidal | Panama | 1h | ||
| 19 | Fidel | Estela Bravo | Cuba | 3h 26m | ||
| 20 | Haebaragi- Brand School Things and Children/Taekwan Do Everybody Likes | DPR Korea | 02:25 mins | |||
| 21 | The Inca - Cities in the Cloud | Paul Cooper | Peru | |||
| 22 | Legend of Kharibulbul | Mikael Silkberg | Azerbaijan | 40:52 mins | Best Ideation | |
| 23 | La Primera Dama De La Revolution | Andrea Kalin | Costa Rica | 1:11:00 | ||
| 24 | Morocco's Bollywood Dream | Abdeliah El Jaouhary | Morocco | 45:51 mins | ||
| 25 | Home to Sixteen UNESCO World Heritage Sites | Ethiopia | 29:52 mins | |||
| 26 | Arando En La Memoria-Plowing Into Memory | Goar Sánchez | Venezuela | 50:03 mins | ||
| 27 | Story of Jingdezhen and Me | Chen Yunmei | China | 09:00 mins | Best Script Writing | |
| 28 | Jigme Singye Wangchuk National Park | Kinley Penjor | Bhutan | 13:48 mins | ||
| 29 | El Salvador Untamed | Nigel Marven | El Salvador | 50:59 mins | Best Documentary | |
| 30 | Rakshak | Emad Shaikh | India | 46:29 mins | Special Jury Mention | |
| 31 | Under The Same Sky | Sutapa Das Choudhury | India | 26:24mins | ||
| 32 | RE BASOTHO! | Justice Motsamai | Lesotho | 56:59mins | ||
| 33 | BHAGIRATH THE SANDMAN | Dr. Satyam Bhaskar | India | 23:50mins | ||
| 34 | THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE IN MY LIFE | Dimple Salwan | India | 22:25mins | ||
| 35 | DEVI MEMORIES | Dimple Salwan | India | 09:01mins | ||
| 36 | Let us understand Autism | Neeta Banga | India | 28:46mins | ||
| 37 | Lithium Batteries (the flip side of technology) | Amit Kumar Sonker | India | 07:23mins | ||
| 38 | Jungle Jigsaw: The Uncanny Mystery | Nitisha Kaila | India | 09:02mins | ||
| 39 | Abhivyanjana | Neha Dutta | India | 09:51mins | ||
| 40 | The Saga of a Braveheart | Maya Chandra | India | 49mins | Best Script writing | |
| 41 | Dr.Rajkumar : An Analysis of a Phenomenon | Maya Chandra | India | 55 minutes | ||
| 42 | The Krishna Cosmic Circle of life | Maya Chandra | India | 25 minutes | Best Documentary | |
| 43 | Jainism-Ancient Religion, Modern Relevance | Maya Chandra | India | 27.5 minutes | Special Jury Mention | |
| 44 | Loin Loom-Weaving in Arunachal Pradesh | Maya Chandra | India | 28 minutes | ||
| 45 | Borders Create Widows | Maya Chandra | India | 19 minutes | ||
| 46 | Two Lives, 2 Stories - Pompe Foundation | Maya Chandra | India | 7:50 minutes | ||
| 47 | Tiranga | Maya Chandra | India | 6:40 minutes | Best Cinematography | |
| 48 | Laments of the Past | Maya Chandra | India | 6:24 minutes | ||
| 49 | Aharya | Maya Chandra | India | 15:25 minutes | ||
| 50 | The Valley of Love | Maya Chandra | India | 15 minutes | ||
| 51 | PEACE NOTES: THE JOURNEY OF AN ORCHESTRA | Maya Chandra | India | 22:48 minutes | Best Script Writing | |
| 52 | Chuvannavanampady | Joseph Mundackal | India | 14:57 minutes | ||
| 53 | MADELET | Nebil Özgentürk | Türkiye | 46:51 minutes | ||
| 54 | Under the Walnut Tree | Begüm Aksoy | Türkiye | 23:08 minutes | ||
| 55 | Abhyudaya: The Rise of Future | Siddhi Singh | India | 09:49 minutes | ||
| 56 | मिट्टी की खुशबू राष्ट्र मुहिम | Hira Amit Rohilla | India | 07:10 minutes | ||
| 57 | Paakhi | Aditya Awasthi | India | 12:51 minutes | Best Documentary & Best Ideation | |
| 58 | Documentary on Umhang Lake | Cassandra Rimaia Pajat | India | 14:19 minutes | Best Editing | |
| 59 | Prof. Dr. Parin Somani’s Care for Humanity | Dr. Parin Somani | India | 04:58 minutes | ||
| 60 | Prof. Dr. Parin Somani’s Care for Humanity | Dr. Parin Somani | India | 19:54 minutes | ||
| 61 | HORONA DURANLAR (A JOURNEY TO THE BLACKSEA) |
Bahriye Kabadayı Dal | Türkiye | 49 minutes | ||
| 62 | THE UNKNOWN STORY OF FATMA KAYACI | Orahan Tekeoglu | Türkiye | 40:04 minutes | ||
| 63 | Independencia 100 POR 100 | Daniel Camargo | Brazil | 1:23 hrs |
