The second day of the 9th JDCA National Film Festival on Art & Artists at the IDCOl Auditorium here on Saturday got underway with the screening of a documentary film Vyasakavi revolving around the life of legendary Odia classical writer Fakir Mohan Senapati, shedding light on his important works. It was followed by Susan Sollin’s film on Shazia Sikander, the most eminent Pakistani contemporary artist.
International ward winning animation filmmaker Gitanjali Rao was present on the occasion of the screening of two of her films Printed Rainbow and Blue. She also gave an illustrated talk with insights into the techniques involved in animation filmmaking. She shared her journey from a concept to the completion of the film. She said, “Animation filmmaking is more painstaking than live-action and feature films.”
In a hall full of enthusiastic audiences, she discussed the inspiration behind the movies, her drift from animation world to the fiction world and also shared her future plans.An interactive session called Antaranga was held with eminent personalities like Padmashree awardee sculptor Sudarshan Sahoo, who engaged young audiences with many important insights.
National Award winning filmmakers Nandan Saxena and Kavita Behl conducted a workshop on digital filmmaking. The interactive session mainly dealt with the intricacies of photography and filmmaking. It drove home the point that the camera does not do the job, but the person using it does. “Either you have to ride the horse of technology or you will end up carrying the horse on your back forever,” said Saxena.
Many young local filmmakers benefited from the workshop. The day ended with the screening of Manoj Das’ On the Crest of the Horizon by Prafulla Kr Mohanty, showcasing the life of the award-winning author from Odisha.