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The State Department of Information and Publicity in association with the Entertainment Society of Goa is hosting the 4th Goa State Film Festival from May 1 to 4.

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who also holds the information portfolio, told reporters that the inaugural function will witness a grand musical performance by renowned MTV and Channel V fame pop band ”Euphoria”.

He said five entries have been received in the feature films category. Only two entries have been received in the non-feature film category and, so, no competition will be held in this category. The films will be screened on May 2. The feature films vying in the competition are ”Antarnad”, ”Vizmit (Miracle)”, ”Zuzari”, ”Ordem Chaddor” and ”Bhitorlen Manacho Munis”.

There will be 17 awards including the Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Child Artist, Best Story, Best Screen Play, Best Dialogues, Best Lyrics, Best Music Director, Best Playback Singer (both male and female) and Best Cinematography.
 
The four-member jury includes Mr Nitin Keni, Mr Devi Dutt, Olivno Gomes and Mr V K Naik.

Courtesy: Deccan herald

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  1. Jeevika: South Asia Documentary Festival
    Jeevika: South Asia Documentary Festival, which began in 2003, aims at capturing the livelihood challenges faced by the rural and urban poor and bringing it to the attention of current and future policy makers. Over the years, Jeevika has been successful in advocating for the cause of numerous entry-level entrepreneurs - rickshaw pullers, street vendors, prostitutes, child labour, farmers and forest-dwellers.

    The premier event of the festival to be held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi will be the awards ceremony from 28 - 31 August 2008, which will culminate four days of screening for the top films. The last date for the submitting the entry is July 15, 2008.

    In addition as part of the festival tour, the award-winning films will travel and be screened in premier schools and colleges in over 20 states in India and other organisations working on livelihood issues as well as in our South Asian neighbours.

    Over the years, Jeevika has become an increasingly popular and news-worthy event as well as an important catalyst for positive social change. The Film-makers whose films have been showcased in the past include Rakesh Sharma (of the Final Solution fame), Sanjay Barnela (Turf Wars) and Shohini Ghost (Tales of the Night Fairies).

    Contact for further details: Manoj Mathew
    Program Manager, Centre for Civil Society (CCS)
    Phone: 91.11.2653.7456 (10am-6pm IST)
    For further details, please log on: http://www.ccs.in/jeevika/index.html
    Email ID: jeevika@ccs.in

    1. Amit Chandra on May 19th, 2008 at 6:05 pm

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