Two films made by Assamese filmmakers have been selected from among a long list of entries, which included over 1,800 films on sustainability issues, for screening in the 2017 edition of the Sandalia Sustainability Film Festival of Italy.
Both the selected films are documentaries, namely Garbage Bin Meals (30 minutes) by Dr Satyakam Phukan and The Search for Independence (8 minutes) by Ashutosh Kashyap and Partha Hazarika.
As per reports, the screening of the films and the award ceremony will be held in December in Abbasanta, Italy. The films that pass in the contest will be published on the website sandaliafilmfestival.com in close proximity to the stages of the event, said the organisers on their website.
The Sandalia Sustainability Film Festival has been playing a major role in sensitising people across the world on sustainability-related issues through films, by offering an opportunity to exchange views on such issues. It is thus promoting values, spreading knowledge and techniques, with the aim to encourage better behaviours, for a sustainable present and future.
