Jaipur International Film Festival To Take Place In January 2020

Jyothi Venkatesh

Jaipur International Film Festival  is continuously progressing since 12 years. Jaipur International Film Festival Trust and Aryan Roj Foundation are all set to organize the five day  Jaipur International Film Festival from 17^th to 21^st January. This year the films would be screened in INOX cinema hall . The number of films to screen is on increase consistently. It must be seen as a big achievement of JIFF that the highest selection of films happens here.

Second List of nominated films to screen in Jaipur International Film Festival has been released now. Whereas 219 Films from 65 countries were chosen in First List, 54 Films from 14 countries were selected this time. The films are selected out of a total of 2411 films from 98 countries. Here, 21 are Competitive Films, which include 4 Feature Fiction Films| 1 Documentary Feature Film | 2 Documentary Short Films | 11 Short Fiction Films | 1 Animation Film | 1 Ad Film and 1 Song. On the other, 33 films are selected in Desktop Category including 2 Animation Short Film | 2 Documentary Feature Film | 6 Documentary Short Films | 13Feature Fiction Films and 10 Short Fiction Films. Except the Films from U.K., U.S.A., Australia, China, Russia, Switzerland, Iran, Poland, Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Bulgaria, France, films from countries – Serbia, Chile and Costa Rica are newly added this year.

This is great news for Rajasthan folks that in the upcoming year 2020, Jaipur International Film Festival would be showcasing several films from our Royal Rajasthan. Waiting Till Today directed by Rajesh Seth and Papa Nahi Manenge and Mazar – E – Laila Majnu by Rahul Sood will be screened. Kareeb a song of 4 minutes by Dr. Hema Udawat | Short Fiction Film Sabak by Rajesh Soni | Documentary Film Hosle Ki Udaan by Poornima Kaul would also be screened. Albelo Jaipur, a film specially made about the beauty of Pink City would be showcased in Jaipur.

Jaipur is a city that makes you want to fall in love, true to its name 'Gulabi Nagari' it makes you see everything through Rose-tinted glasses. Once you have lived here, it always lives in you thereafter. And thus Albelo Jaipur was made to reveal its vibrancy, its historical beauty, and its spellbinding story, through the lens.

The film celebrates the uniqueness and beauty of the city Jaipur by showcasing it in a highly experimental manner using techniques like hyper lapse&time-lapse which will take you through 365 days of Jaipur in 4 minutes 39 seconds. Film director Chandan Singh Shekhawat tells that he has always been fascinated towards Visual Story Telling and Film is a mode of self expression for him.

Keeping the rapidly increasing road accidents in mind, a film named Don’t Drink and Drive has been made by Vinod Saim. This is an Ad Film to aware the citizens about Traffic Rules and Regulations. Film is being made with support of Rahul Prakash where known singer of the state, Ravindra Upadhyaya has also acted. Doobie is going to be a special film in JIFF. Keith Gomes is the Writer – Director of the Film, which has co – producer Marc Baschet. March has been introduced by JIFF platform lately. Sound Design is done by In dia’s pride  Resul Pookutty, who has won OSCAR AWARD for sound designing, besides,being awarded the Padma Shri, National Film Award as well as the Bafta Award.

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