Teen din ka Mela - Abhivyakti 2010

[Abhivyakti 2010 : Reaching out to Bihar's Youngsters]

The Third day of Abhivyakti 2010, the 9th Bihar Low Cost Video festival featured ‘Do din ka Mela’ by Ankjali Monteiro and KP Jayashankar, as well as a selection of student films and films made by children. Certificates and mementoes were presented at the closing ceremony. While the Abhivyakti festival does not have a ‘competition’ section, awards are announced to encourage student productions.

352: Remembering Emergency [Director, Camera work, Script: Sanjay Pratap, Ashwani Falnikar, Nandita Thomas, Nikhil Titus TISS, Mumbai] won the ACT-UCP Sarnet award of Rs 1,000 for best student film under 20 minutes on a Human Rights issue.

Banjar Mann [Director : Tanushri University Of Allahabad] won the ACT-UCP Sarnet award of Rs 1,000 for best student film under 10 minutes on a Human Rights / Development issue. the film showed that women work as hard as men in Indian society, but aren’t valued as much.

Beautiful People [Film by: Manoj Kumar Class XI Mass Media student, Open School , Patna ]won the ACT-UCP Sarnet award of Rs 1,000 for best student film under 5 minutes on a Human Rights / Development issue. The film shown on the third day, drew admiration from the house because of its simple , yet unique treatment of inclusion in education.

The Ravi Bharati Abhivyakti 2010 Convener’s Choice awards for the best student or Amateur work from Bihar were announced.

[Anupam and Ashwini answer questions and comments on their production]

The first prize went to Mera Astitva [ 2 mins 9 secs; Director, Camera work, Script: Anupam , Shivani, Ashwini, Advantage Media Academy]. The short film was an appeal for conservation from a tree’s point of view, and was widely appreciated by the audience for its simplicity and clarity of approach. The second prize went to  Children’s show , a programme made up of eleven films by 24 children aged 9 to 16 from Bihar Bal Bhavan. The third prize went to Dowry ‘Heavier Than Life’ [ 5 mins; Director : Mehrazun Neesa Haque Patna Women’s College Department of Communicative English] The film was about malpractice and ‘the dowry harassment’ in India.

[Young directors face the audience at Abhivyakti 2010]

Present on the occasion were students and film buffs, including Dr Shanker Ashish Dutt, Chairman Sangeet Natak Academy; Ms Vibha Sinha, Asst Secretary, Bihar Sangeet Natak Academy; Mr Rajender Dash, President Patna Cine Society; Ms Jyoti Parihar, Director Bihar Bal Bhawan, Ms Neerja Lal, Dean of Studies , Advantage Media Academy; Mr Gautam Dasgupta, Secretary Patna Cine Society, Dr Muniba Sami from Patna University.

[  Mr RN Dash,  Ms Jyoti Parihar, Ms Vibha Sinha.]

 Above: Ms Neerja Lal, Dr Shanker Dutt, Mr Gautam Dasgupta, Mr Frank Krishner]

The three day grassroots video festival screened a total of 23 films, of which three were invited films, 7 were regular entries, and 13 were student films.

[ A section of the audience .. Young directors interact wth the audience]

Ravi Bharat Director, Fr Benny Moolan SJ proposed the vote of thanks to all those who contributed to the festival, especially the film-makers who sent their films.  

As Convenor, I would like to thank Yashna, Nihal, Alok, Chandan, Ravi, and all the young people who volunteered to help with the arrangements. Yashna, Nihal, and Manoj did a good job with the announcements and introduction of movies and guests. Alok Kumar looked after guests, and handled on the ground coordination of hospitality.