MIFF
MIFF, recognized as the oldest and largest film festival for non-feature films in South Asia, marks its 18th year of celebrating the art of documentary, short fiction, and animation films. Initiated in 1990 and now organized under the aegis of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, MIFF has evolved into an international event drawing cine-enthusiasts from across the globe.
This time IDPA had a much more significant role to play in MIFF 2024.
IDPA regularly organizes Open Forum events in every MIFF. This year five sessions were held. Topics of contemporary relevance and participation of young and successful experts from concerned fields evoked huge interest and attracted large number of listeners. Most sessions ran overtime and the Q&A had to be cut short.
IDPA Award (Rs One Lakh) for the Best Student Film was announced during the closing ceremony.
IDPA dinner is always a much-anticipated event. This year the new, spacious venue and sumptuous menu received much appreciation.
President Mr. Sanskar Desai was invited on the dais to give a speech during Opening ceremony.
IDPA Open Forum has always been a regular, popular feature of every MIFF.
Eminent national and international personalities were invited to participate. Their presence along with the contemporary relevance of the topics attracted a large number of listeners. The Q&A sessions were also very lively. In fact most of the sessions ran over the stipulated time. Following that, IDPA is now flooded with popular demands for special workshops and sessions on these subjects.
This year 5 sessions of Open Forum were held with topics as –
— Day 1: The Promoting of Documentaries and Short Films through Social Media
(Finding a new & comprehensive way for promotion & distribution)
16th June 2024 between 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Speakers : Mr. Anant Vijay; Ms. Daivata Patil ; Mr. Jacob Philip; Mr. Piyush Pande
Session Moderator: Ms. Santoshee Gulabkali Mishra
— Day 2 : The Magic of AI- (Artificial Intelligence)
(New challenges for Documentaries and Short films)
17th June 2024 between 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Speakers: Mr. Sankar Ramakrishnan; Mr. Ujwal Nirgudkar; Mr. Sanath P.C; Mr. Sanjay Jangid;
Moderator: Dr Nimish Kapoor
— Day 3: Biographical Documentaries versus Bio-Pics.
(The blurring of boundaries)
18th June 2024 between 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Speakers: Mr. Rahul Rawail; Mr. Robin Bhatt; Mr. B. S. Lingadevaru; Mr. Milind Lele
Moderator: Mr. A Chandrasekhar
— Day 4: Web series / OTT Platforms – An elusive platform for Documentaries.
(Struggles & challenges for the documentary makers)
19th June 2024 between 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Speakers: Padmashree Shaji N Karun; Mr. Ratan Sharda; Mr. Prof K.G Suresh; Mr. S. Nallamuthu; Mr. Ashok Shrivastava
Moderator: Mr. Sanskar Desai
— Day 5: Creating new opportunities for documentary-funding.
(Creating a new platforms & with withering away of traditional funding agencies)
20th June 2024 between 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Speaker: Mr. Sanjit Narwekar; Mr. Premendra Mazumdar; Mr. Dharam Gulati; Mr. Utpal Datta; Dr Dev Kanya Thakur
Moderator: Ms. Maya Chandra
Goenka Campus
Kalina Campus
Usha PRAV Gandhi
