12th ADDA Short Film Festival came to a successful end

The 12th ADDA Short Film Festival came to a glittering end on 11th December in Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio after two days of cinematic soiree. The festival was inaugurated by renowned Kamrupi folk singer Dhanada Pathak and V B Pyarelal, Additional Chief Secretary, Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Assam on 10th December.  The souvenir of the festival was inaugurated by eminent journalist Bedabrata Mishra.  This year more than 50 films came for the competition section and jury comprised of renowned film makers Gautam Bora and Bhaskarjyoti Das along with writer Manikuntala Bhattacharya selected 20 films for the competition for fiction, documentary and animation. This year ‘The Poster’ directed by Ashif Khan of Punjab and ‘Songs of Marble’ directed by Tiakumuzuk Aier of Nagaland won the best films honours jointly. This award was donated by Rajib Kalita in the memory of his late father Janmi Kalita. Best documentary went to ‘Oh My Soul’ by Kivine Shohe  of Nagaland. ‘Aborohan’ directed by Bijan Bikash Brahma won Jury’s Special Mention. This year a new award was instituted for Best Cinematography and won by Amio Ranjan Das for ‘Little Hearts’. The awards were given away by Gautam Bora, Bhaskatjyoti Das, Rajib Kalita, Hiten Thakuria and other Adda members. This year films came not only from India but from Abu Dhabi, Bangladesh, Italy and Nepal also. Gudh- India’s only entry into this year’s Cannes Film Festival had a special screening in the festival along with ‘93 Not Out’, ‘Tezpur 1962’, ‘Kokar Kand’, ‘Little City, Blues’ etc.             Stay updated on the go with GPlus News. Click here to download the app for your device.