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Smile Foundation hosts first-ever European film festival in Bhubaneswar

Festival opened with Polish Super-hit, ‘Lampo – The Travelling Dog’

 

Bhubaneswar; 7th of September 2024: Smile Foundation, in partnership with the European Union, hosts the first-ever European film festival in Bhubaneswar. Being organised under the Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY), this three-day edition is tailor-made for school children and is scheduled from 6th to 8th of September, 2024 in DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur.

“This is an honour for me to bring such an innovative and international platform for thousands of children my home state, Odisha,” said Mr. Jitendra Mishra, SIFFCY Director.

The opening ceremony was graced by Mr. Jitendra Mishra, acclaimed filmmaker and festival director of SIFFCY, Ms. Magdalena Filipczuk, Director Polish Institute, Embassy of Poland, New Delhi, and Mr. Volodymyr Prytula, Second Secretary (Culture, Press & Information), Embassy of Ukraine in India. In addition, Dr Sujata Sahu, Principal-cum-Asst. Regional Officer, DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur; Ollywood stars Mr. Sabyasachi Mishra, Ms. Archita Sahu, award-winning filmmaker Mr. Sabyasachi Mohapatra and Mr. Sujit Mahapatra, founder of Bakul Foundation were accompanied by other dignitaries from the education, media and entertainment industries.

“We have come to Odisha, with the curated feature movies and animations for children. We have been planning together with Smile Foundation since February and I am amazed by the appreciation this festival has received in Odisha. Children here are happy with EU movies, besides being very engaged and active. So happy to be in such a welcoming city as Bhubaneswar and to cooperate with Smile Foundation,” said Ms. Magdalena Filipczuk, Director Polish Institute, Embassy of Poland, New Delhi.

The three-day festival is powered by the Polish Institute, New Delhi and is supported by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi, Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of India, and the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, New Delhi, and SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival, Germany. The event is supported locally by Bakul Foundation and DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur.

“It is a great honour for Ukraine to be represented here in Bhubaneswar at SIFFCY@SCHOOL for the first time. I was impressed by the Q&A session wherein we discussed the possibility of having a project between the DAV School and schools in Ukraine. I would also like to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to Smile Foundation for doing such a great work in promoting international cinema in India, especially for children. Dhanyabada (thank you),” remarked Mr. Volodymyr Prytula, Second Secretary (Culture, Press & Information), Embassy of Ukraine in India.

Several award-winning films from across Europe are being screened in these three days, that include Lampo, the Travelling Dog from Poland; Mission Ulja Funk, Germany, Poland, Luxembourge; Dronya’s Artifices, Ukraine; The Tesla Case, Bulgaria; Birds of Passage, France, Belgium; Shorts animation collection from the Czech Republic; Loop, Italy and many other handpicked films. During the festival, a filmmaking workshop for children was also hosted by award-winning filmmaker Mr. Snehasis Das.

“Good cinema becomes an interesting and engaging alternative to stimulate discussion among young people about vital personal, societal, moral and world issues,” expressed Mr. Santanu Mishra, chairman of SIFFCY and co-founder of Smile Foundation.

 

About SIFFCY:

SIFFCY (Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth) is an initiative by Smile Foundation to entertain, engage, educate and empower young minds. It is based on a strong belief that good cinema represents much more than entertainment; rather this is the most powerful medium to depict the reality and emulate values. Visit: https://siffcy.org/

 

About SIFFCY@SCHOOL:

SIFFCY@SCHOOL is an outreach programme of Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth that aims to bring children’s cinema from across the world to the doorsteps of the young Indian audience. As education in today’s world goes beyond books and classrooms, and what better than films to engage and inspire the young!

This is a part of our larger efforts to sensitize the country’s children and youth to become positive change-makers who can thoughtfully contribute to making the world a better place. SIFFCY@SCHOOLS is organized in collaboration with like-minded schools, institutions and local organizations. With the support of our amazing and committed school partners, we have already reached out and engaged millions of children and youth across India.

 

About Smile Foundation:

Smile Foundation is an Indian development organization directly benefiting over 1.5 million children and their families every year through more than 400 welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood, and women empowerment spread across 2,000 villages and urban clusters in 28 states. Visit www.smilefoundationindia.org

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