A week long Children’s Film Festival has been organised in Uttarkashi- A holly town of Uttarkhand from 14th to 20th November,2019 on the Occasion of Children’s Day Celebration. CFSI films Pinti Ka Sabun, The Goal, Choo lenge Aakash and Gauru were screened at Uttarkash Collectorate Auditorium- daily two shows at 10 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.
The festival was inaugurated by MLA Yamunotri Shri Kedar Singh Rawat and guest of honours were District Magistrate Dr. Ashish Chouhan, IAS, Distrric Magistrate, Uttarkasi, Col. Amrit Bisht, Chairman Nagar Palika Shri Ramesh Semwal, Chairman Hotel Association, Shri Shailendra Mathura, District Education Officer Shri Jitendra Sexena besides Sr. Government Officials of Uttarkashi District Administration.
CFSI also conducted 50 LCD shows of all above films in rural areas of Uttarkashi(Uttarakhand) in various schools so that children of rural areas of Uttarkashi can also enjoy films screened during the festival. Besides, a two days workshop jointly organized by CFSI and District Administration was a grand success as many as 40 children from 4 school participated. The workshop inaugurated by District Magistrate who stressed the need for catching the children young and giving them good exposure to the nuances of film appreciation. During the two days program children were given the highlights of film making such as script writing, use of Camera, Synchronization of audio and video effect. The CFSI film was screened and various aspect of the production of the film was analyses and discussed.