AP to facilitate quality children film producers and directors

Hyderabad, Nov 12 : Andhra Pradesh is at the fore front of promoting film makers to produce quality films solely aimed at all round mental and physical growth of children of all ages, said Cinematography Minister D K Aruna.

The minister said that the main aim of the film festival is to give opportunity to children from all over the country, especially from the rural backgrounds to participate and view the best films produced by the world cinema. “Exposure and interaction is the main strategy with which the State Government has been sponsoring the International children’s film festival every second year,” she said.

Aruna said that Hyderabad has been made the permanent venue for the bi-annual event after the huge success of the festival held here in 1995 for the first time. AP government has been encouraging children’s film makers and also directors since then. The minister called upon film makers to exploit all the advantages and sops offered by the government and make films with not just commercial motive but also provide quality entertainment and personal building elements. For the first time 3D movies will be screened during the 18th International Children’s Film Festival, India in Hyderabad from November 14-20, she said.

Aruna said that foolproof arrangements have been made for the health, security, transport and hospitality for the children coming from all over India and particularly the rural Andhra Pradesh schools. “All the child delegates will be accommodated in 3-star hotels for the first time,” she said. The hall mark of the festival was the selection of five child delegates from each district to attend the festival. “It will be an all children event with two child prodigies participating in the event daily and their felicitation,” she said.

The State Government is throwing its entire weight in making this festival a grand success and left no stone unturned in publicity, media facilities and also attracting large number of films. Volunteers and escorts are being organized for child delegates especially by the National green corps and the Women and child welfare department. “We will conduct a two day orientation crash camp to educate them on how to smoothly handle the children from all regions and also countries,” said the minister. INN