UFO 0110 Int. Digital Film Fest brings never-before opportunity for new filmmakers to show their talent

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(Free-Press-Release.com) December 27, 2011 -- New and amateur filmmakers will get an unique opportunity to showcase their talent at a platform decked with who’s who of global and Indian cinema with the country’s only digital film festival UFO 0110 International Digital Film Festival introducing a contest to promote new talent and fresh ideas in the industry.
UFO 0110 International Digital Film Festival will be organized 23rd February 2012 to 1st March 2012 at Siri Fort Auditorium New Delhi.

Christened as ‘Film in 6 Days’, the one-of-its-kind competition will present a challenge to young film makers to direct a short film in a brief span of six days. To facilitate this process and help the participants bring their imagination into life, the organizers will provide all the logistical support to them.
“Film in six days’ competition will select six to ten teams (consist of Director, Dop and Editor) on the basis of their past experience and interviews. The selected candidates will be given a topic by the festival organizers to make a film within six days. These films then will be reviewed by a jury comprising senior people from film fraternity who will select winner will be rewarded with prize money/editing software/equipment.

According to Madhureeta Anand, Festival Director, UFO 0110 IDFF and Film Director & Founder of Ekaa Films, "The six day competition is an integral and important part of the UFO 0110 International digital Film Festival. It's our way of seeing that budding filmmakers get a chance to make films that on the one hand can be a showcase of their work and on the other hand can be learning experience. This is why the chosen teams will have access to well known and regarded people from the film industry who can advise and guide them. It's a unique opportunity. For us at the film festival it's our way of planting seeds. We hope that these very filmmakers will, in the future, send in films to the festival and add to the viewing experience and quality of the festival."
Mr. Sudhir Mishra, Jury member of the last IDFF, a renowned and critically acclaimed Bollywood director, says,“Digital format of film making is an amazing format that gives you the freedom to shoot things, make a movie, put forth your viewpoint about an issue/agenda etc while overcoming the constraints of inadequate funding or networking etc. It is a wonderful medium for independent voices and certainly more and more people are now open to the idea of digital film making.”

“As a jury member a had very fond memories of the featival, Even the quality of films churned out by amateur film makers / directors such as students or those coming from non- film industry background is very exciting. The technique used by one film maker/ story teller inadvertently varies with that used by another and this is what is the surprising element that one comes across fests such as IDFF. Festival like IDFF should be promoted so that maximum talent can be discovered” Mr.Sudhir, added.
The participants will be provided the complete support from the festival such as required equipments for the shoot which will include the camera, sound equipments and post production facilities of an editing machine and studio, moreover they will be facilitated with the basic budget for travel and food for the two days. There will also be script consultants and consulting editors to help out the filmmakers during the competition.
About The 0110 International Digital Film Festival

The 0110 International Digital Film Festival is an annual event showcasing cutting edge digital films from around the world. The mission is to take the digital art and film movement forward and provide fresh and innovative content to the viewers and create a space for new styles of form and content that can become the resource pool for filmmakers in South Asia and the rest of the world. It is also the congregating point for all film and video aficionados and lovers. It is the only Film Festival in India that travels to eleven cities in India. For further information please log on to www.0110idff.com.

About Madhureeta Anand

Madhureeta Anand is an independent and award winning filmmaker since 1995. She shifted her field of work from mainstream television production to documentary filmmaking. She has directed and produced many documentary films and series. Most of her work explored the areas of culture, religion and anthropology. Her other films looked at the issues of education in India and child abuse. Many of her films have been telecast on international channels like BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and National Geographic. Her first commercial feature film Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye released in February 2009.

About EKAA FILMS Pvt. Ltd
Ekaa Films was set up by filmmaker Madhureeta Anand. She set up the company so that she could independently produce and direct her films. Under the Ekaa films banner, Madhureeta has made films on subjects ranging from religion, travel, art and culture and a film on child abuse. The genres range from documentary, music videos, fiction short films and art installations. And most recently feature films.

About UFO Moviez India Ltd

UFO Moviez, the world’s largest satellite delivered digital cinema network, has revolutionized the way films are distributed and exhibited throughout India through its pioneering technology and infrastructure. Presently, UFO has a base of more than 2,722 digital screens, spread across more than 1300 cities in 26 states of India. UFO has so far released more than 3,870 films in 29 languages and has conducted more than 8.4 million shows till date.
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