Cell phone cinema takes over Marwah Studios

Cell phone cinema takes over Marwah Studios

• February 25, 2012
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A new chapter was added in the history of Marwah Studios when a flurry of activities sprang up during the 5th International festival of Cell Phone Cinema. The festival was formally launched along with the Hungarian art and sculpture exhibition at the campus. It was followed by a seminar on cinema by Master Professor Karl Bardosh of Tisch school of Arts , New York University at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
The formal inauguration was done by Presedent Sandeep Marwahl in a jam packed house where filmmakers ,TV presenters and members of the academia shared their perception about the advent of mobile phone as a medium of audio visual creativity. The student of Asian Academy of film and television and Asian school of Media Studies showcased there flight of imagination through a variety of themes in the six awad winning films and still pictures each. Prof Bardosh conducted a workshop at the campus also to finetune the themne of mobile cinema for the benifit of the students.
Speaking on the occasion, the president said’ this year festival has reaffirmed the faith of the filmmakers in the latest version of expression and imagination through a wide range of topics and issues. It was reflected in award winning films like, Citizen Journalist by Chanchal D Roy and Living Pyres by Arvind Kumar Gupta.
According to Dean AAFT, six documentaries and still pictures each were awarded out of 19 short listed entries from a total of 200+ submissions.
Sundeep Koachar the Limca record maker through his astrological show on Zee TV. He is also an alumnus of the AAFT was a guest of honor at the inauguration and Prof Karl Bardosh had specially flown for the occasion.
The day long activities came to a grand finale through a colorful evening of cultural, extravaganza of dance ,drama, fashion show and music in which none other than president Marwah and Prof Bardosh walked on the ramp and enthralled the audience with his melodies number “Chandan Sa Badan”.