The fifth edition of International Film Festival of Shimla concluded at Gaiety Theatre here.
The festival concluded with screening of 20 national, international and regional films and music videos. Chief Secretary Dr Shrikant Baldi presided over the concluding function. At the festival, documentaries including, “Glide Bir Billing” by Novita Singh from Bir, Himachal Pradesh, “The Hope of Tomorrow” by Gul Reyaz from J&K, “The Birth of a Life” by Bizoy Mahmud from Bangladesh, “The Divine Get-Together” by Gitesh Gupta from Shimla, “Budhi Diwali” by Mela Ram Sharma from Shimla and “Alone in The Combat Zone” by Monjul Baruah from Assam were screened.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary said that the state has been bestowed with natural beauty, panoramic views, snow-clad mountains and beautiful locations which were filmed in many movies.
Shimla is the cultural capital for the tourists. This kind of events should be organized more often to promote films in the state, he added.
A total of 20 films were screened during the third day of the film festival including animated films, short films, documentaries, music videos and international films from countries like Poland, Australia, United Kingdom, France, Iran, Bangladesh, Cyprus and Israel.