Saturday 19 March 2016

Winners - 2016

International Films - 03

BEST SHORT FILM

Native Immigration | Eric Romero | 00:15:17 
Short Film | Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland

A documentary about a new phenomenon named by the experts as 'Native Immigration'. We will put a face to people like Manuel, Olamilekan and Chen Lee, whose life took a 180 degree turn when they discovered that... they are immigrants.








BEST DOCUMENTARY

Heart Sisters | Kajsa Olsson | 00:19:00 | Documentary 
University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

The film maps the patriarchal oppression, as well as gives the international feminist movement an opportunity to learn about different thoughts and experiences.








BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Mehrunisa has fallen in Love 
Qasim Naeem | 00:04:38 | Music Video 
National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan

From the album ‘Ismail ka Urdu Sheher,’ this has been inspired from the novel of the same name, and written by Zohaib Kazi. This song is an adaptation of chapter ‘Mehr-un-Nisa has fallen in love.’







Indian Films - 05


BEST PSA


Co-Exist | Deepti Murali, Kritika Agarwal, Nevin Thomas, Robin Zutshi and Shuaib Shafi | 00:03:00 | PSA | School of Media and Cultural Studies, TISS, Mumbai,  Maharashtra

It deals with the everyday exclusions faced by the queer community in the city and with the attitude of the public and the law and order personnel towards the non heteronormative members of the society in public spaces.

BEST DOCUMENTARY



A Beast Called Beauty 
Aakanksha Chitkara | 00:12:00 
Documentary | Film and Television Institute of India, Pune,  Maharashtra

The journey of a girl (Director of documentary) fighting her body image issues while making a documentary on the same. This Documentary deals with the sensitive and fast growing body image disorders in India.


BEST SHORT FILM



Re-Imaging Dharavi


Ananyaa Gaur, Eleanor Almeida, Kshitij Katiyar, Priyanka Pal and Vaseem Chaudhary | 00:28:31 | Short Film 
School of Media and Cultural Studies, TISS, Mumbai,  Maharashtra

The film explores the various aspects and dimensions of ‘slum tourism’ through  interactions with the founding members of two tour companies that conduct ‘slum tours’ in  Dharavi.

BEST ANIMATION



One Day to Next 
Sparsh Agrawal and Shreyash Bankar 
00:05:25 | Animation | Reliance Aims, Pune,  Maharashtra

With our constantly evolving needs and developing society, we are indirectly affecting the ecosystem around us. “One Day to Nextis a fictional story which picturizes through time on how the act of humans affected the life of an entire colony. We witness the story through the life of a bird and his family.

VIEWERS' CHOICE AWARD



A Bohemian Musician
Rochak Sahu | 00:13:17 | Documentary 
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra

Keshav Lal has worked with legendary composers such as Laxmikant Pyarelal and makers like V. Shantaram. Fate bought him to streets of Pune where he lived with his wife and together they play music to sustain their livelihood.

Friday 11 March 2016

Film Screening Schedule

U-Special International Campus Film Festival

View or Download Film Screening Schedule

March 14: Noida International University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
March 16: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, New Delhi
March 17: Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University, New Delhi
March 18: Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi


For any queries write to us at uspecialfilmfest@gmail.com

Monday 15 February 2016

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS - 2016

Official Selections for U-Special International Campus Film Festival -2016 will be announced by February 25th, 2016. The results will be available on Festival webpage and Facebook page. Also, all the entrants will be informed via email.

All the Best!

Wednesday 3 February 2016

Entries closed!

Thanks for the overwhelming response. Official Selections will be announced in the last week of February on festival's facebook page. All entrants will also be intimated through email.