The much-awaited film event on child rights, titled “Nano International Film Festival-2018”, kick-started in the Town Auditorium here on Wednesday.
It received an overwhelming response with visit of as many as 1,000 children on the inaugural day. The festival would continue till Saturday.
Festival convenor Debasis Rath expressed his gratitude to the Women and Child Development department, Odisha State Commission for Protection Of Child Rights (OSCPCR) and the Puri district administration for direct coordination in organising the programme.
This year’s theme 'Protection of children in the cyber space’ covered crimes against children such as cyber bullying and child pornography.
The festival was inaugurated by ADM Binay Kumar Das. As many as 70 films on child rights from across the globe would be screened at the festival.
Besides the screening of the films, other plenary sessions and competitions have been planned for children. The OSCPCR Chairman and members are directly associated with the festival.