Kurukshetra will host Haryana’s first International Short Film Festival to be organized from April 13 to 16.
During the four- day festival, as many as 65 short films of 12 countries in seventeen languages will be screened, said an official spokesman.
He said that International Short Film Festival would be organized by District Administration in collaboration with Sanskrit Society for Art and Cultural Development at Multi Art Cultural Centre, Kurukshetra.
It is for the first time when an International Short Film Festival is being organized on the sacred land of Haryana. The festival would provide an opportunity to the people to witness the confluence of languages of different countries at a single platform. The short films of Taiwan, Iran, Nepal, Spain, France and in Haryanvi, Punjabi, Hindi, Marathi, Telgu, Bangali, Urdu and English languages would be screened during the festival, he said.
On the inaugural day of the festival, art and culture based films would be shown. The festival would begin with the screening of Haryanvi film lado Basanti. Short Hindi films Tandav, Aauch or Moksh, Spanish film Kza Raipida, Punjabi film On the Batten Path, Haryanvi film Saman would be shown on the inaugural day.
On the second session in the evening, short film Time of Dancing, short Marathi film Varsha and Hindi film Jhanki would be screened. Similarly, Haryanvi film Haari Dharti-Haara Man would be shown on the same day.
The spokesman said that on the second day of festival, the theme of the films would be based on social issues. While in the morning session, Taiwani film Million Star would be screened, in the afternoon session, short Hindi film Nayi Ami, living Ideal and Kabool, Telgu film Nishidhi, Haryanvi Film Dayara and French Film Antoni would be screened.
The theme of the third day of the festival would be based on children and youth. In the morning session, Irani film, Children of Heaven would be screened whereas during afternoon session, short Hindi film Beggars, Blues, Kanche, Birthday Gift and the School Bag, Persian short film Kardlai and Nepali film Khoji would be shown.
During the concluding day of the festival, short films based on modern cinema would be shown.
The International Short Film Festival would be concluded with the screening of Haryanvi film Pehar Ki Chundari and Hindi film Vaishanvi, he added.