Justice N.V. Ramana, Chief Justice of India, will virtually inaugurate the Chhattisgarh State Legal Service Authority organized Short Film Festival on Legal Awareness on November 9 at Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium here.
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, a Supreme Court judge and Executive Chairman of the National Legal Service Authority, will also address the event.
The total number of entries for the film festival is 350. It will be screened free of cost to the public.
The films are categorized in four categories – human trafficking, Rights of Children (Child Labour, Child Education and others), Drug Eradication and Rehabilitation of drug victims as well as Cyber Crime.
The best film will win Rs 1 lakh, the second prize will fetch Rs 50,000, the Best Super Short film Rs 21,000, the Super Short first runner up Rs 11,000 and the second runner up Rs 5,000. Five films will be given a Special Jury Award.