The Unicef Odisha in collaboration with the Aaina, a voluntary organisation, launched Season 5 of KALLOLA, a short film contest on child rights, here on Monday. The theme is titled ‘Nutrition - Every child’s right for a healthy life.
Unicef Odisha chief Dr Monika O Nielsen, Women and Child Development Joint Secretary Rashmi Ranjan Nayak, Alankar and Tarang Music head Shyama Prasad Mishra, eminent theatre personality Ananta Mohapatra and Aaina Secretary Sneha Mishra attended the launching ceremony.
The contest was held in collaboration with the Women and Child Development Department and the Alankar TV. Alka Gupta and Sourav Bhattacharjee were also present from the Unicef Odisha.
The Kallola 2019 invites entries for short films (30, 60 and 90 seconds) on the aforesaid theme and the two sub themes, ‘A balanced diet for growing children’ and ‘Ending gender discrimination in nutrition’.
The contest is open to everyone - professional filmmakers, film students, amateurs or anyone with a good idea and filmmaking skills. Interested participants
can log onto www.aaina.org.in/kallola for information on the contest, themes, rules and the entry form.
A thematic and technical workshop will be held on September 8, 2019 in Bhubaneswar. Interested participants can register themselves online to attend this workshop (http://aaina.org.in/kallola/Registration.asp).
The last date of receiving entries for the contest is October 11, 2019. The best five films would be awarded, informed organisers.