BCR NEWS (New Delhi) Punjab 1984 swept the award sat the first Bioscope Global Film Festival held successfully in the capital. Kya Dilli Kya Lahore also won multiple awards.
Cinema is perhaps the greatest unity factor in the world, whatever the language. This is because it shows emotions and sentiments of the people all over the Globe are the same and people are motivated by similar goals everywhere.
For this season the festival was held on the theme of regional cinema although we had several interaction films as well.
A total of 58 Films from Indian /Overseas were screened during the three-day Festival many of premieres.
The Festival was conceived and executed by Prism Foundation, a non-government organization registered under the Societies Registration Act. Prism Foundation works for the various sections of the society namely social, Environment, Animal welfare, Education & Health. The organization continuously endeavors to bring some contribution to the society.
The Bioscope Global Film Festival (BGFF) was designed as an international platform for filmmakers who have not let the noise of others’ opinions drown their own inner voice. It was a showcase that celebrates individuality in the glorious world of cinema; an endeavor that holds the maverick mindset very close to heart.
The Festival was not born out of a deep desire to create some sort of a sweeping revolution in the film fraternity, but conceptualized along the lines of the statement with which fashion icon Coco Chanel made headlines all those years earlier – “the most courageous act is still to think for yourself: “Aloud”.
The three day Festival was inaugurated on a morning of 12th December by Chief Guest Mr. Lakshmi Shankar Bajpai (Deputy Director General, All India Radio, Delhi) with Guest of Honour Mr. Supran Sen who is Secretary General of Film Federation of India with eminent filmmaker Ms. Lovleen Thadani whose film on rape victims opened the event.
The eminent Juries saw 70 features/Short Film/Documentaries. The jury Members were Mr. Lekh Raj Tandon, Mr. Gautam Kaul, Mr. Satinder Mohan, Mr. Ashu Trikha, Mr. Milind Ukey, Mr. Jyoti Kalash, Mr. Shrish Dobhal, Mr. Devendra Jadhav, Mr. Rajkumar Pandey.
The eminent Juries saw 70 features/Short Film/Documentaries.
Given Below the various award winning movies.
| Best Short Film | Mawaad AmdavadiMijaj |
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| Best Documentary | Indian Roots of Tibetan Buddhism | ||
| Best Silent Film | KabutarKhana | ||
| Best Music Video | Madness-No Smoking | ||
| Best Feature Film | Punjab 1984 | ||
| Best Actor | Kya Dilli Kya Lahore SoovisiVivarana |
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| Best Actress | Punjab 1984 | ||
| Best Director | BODHON | ||
| Best Cinematography | Punjab 1984 | ||
| Crisp Dialogues | Kya Dilli Kya Lahore | ||
| Topical Content | Children Of War | ||
| Unique Comical Presentation Of Village Life | PannaiyarumPadminiyum | ||
| Bioscope Jury Award Non- Feature | Hunger | ||
| Bioscope Awareness Film Award | And Gandhi Goes Missing |
The Festival had many films which were seen for the first time: they include Punjab 1984, Empty Inside, Unforgettable, Banegi Apni Baat, The White Land (Salt), Mawaad, and Yoga: An Ancient Vision of Life.
In addition, the festival premiered the film ‘Not my life’, an international documentary on human trafficking which has in India highlighted the work of the man who has received Nobel Prize for Peace this year – Mr Kailash Satyarthi who set up and is running the Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
Another highlight was a collection of films on the environment and wild life by Mike Pandey, the only Asian to have won the Green Oscar five times.
In addition, there was a panel discussion on ‘100 Years of cinema or review’ which highlighted the apathy of filmmakers towards the richness of regional films. This was held from 3.30 pm on 14 December.
While senior film critic and analyst Monojit Lahiri gave the keynote address, highlighting the issues involved, the discussion was conducted by Mr. Gautam Kaul who is President of the Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI).The participants included:
Mr. Lekh Raj Tandon (Eminent Film Maker)
Ms. Malti Sahai (Former Director of Film Festivals)
Mr. Neeraj Vora (Eminent Film Maker and actor)
Mr. Milind Ukey (Eminent Film Maker)
Mr. Aashu Trikha (Eminent Film Maker)
Mr. B B Nagpal (Festival Director and veteran film critic)
The Panel discussion was followed by the concluding ceremony where the awards & mementos presented by various Jury members & Panelists.
The Festival saw heavy footfall despite the inclement weather and the cold wave in North India.
Mr. Alok Bhardwaj steered the entire team ably aided by Mr. Vipin Parashar, Mr. Abdul Bari, Mr. B. B Nagpal, Mr. Mukesh Tandon, Ms. Jyoti Arora, Mr. Sunil Upadhyay, Mr. Avishek Majumder, Dr. Saba Siddiqui.
