Bhubaneswar: The second edition of Children’s Film Festival, organised by Film Society of Bhubaneswar (FSB), will be held here at Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre from Wednesday. Students from Class VI, VII and VIII, of several educational institutions including Loyola School (both English and Odia medium) KIIT International School, will take part in the three-day event. The festival plans to engage children with hands-on workshops around popup artwork, sketching and sand art animation. On the concluding day, the children will see their efforts from the workshops, culminate into an animated short film. The festival will screen films of renowned film-makers from across the world, from Japan – Hayao Miyazaki, India – Vishal Bharadwaj, Denmark – Tom Moore, from USA – Carroll Ballard, Buster Keaton, from France – Albert Lamorisse and Jacques Tati. “The participating students will get a flavour of some of the best children’s films that will expose them to history, storytelling cultures and hopefully open up conversations about the world. We believe exposure to good cinema enables cognitive development and curiosity leading to lifelong learning and engagement with one’s society,” said FSB president Subrat Beura.
For the unversed, FSB is a voluntary organisation set up by a group of filmmakers and film enthusiasts from Odisha established in 2004. It promotes the cause of meaningful cinema and makes the medium accessible to a wider audience especially the younger generation and students. P