Srinagar: On the second day of the Kargil International Film Festival (KIFF) which is underway in Syed Mehdi Auditorium Hall, Kargil, 25 films were screened.
However, the films which were screened today were the national and international category films that featured House of Norway, The Hallway and many more.
Director of KIFF Meraj Siddiqui said that the response to the festival was overwhelming and that his team hoped they could continue the same in the future too. “I think cinema which is a medium of communication will explore Kargil to the outside and the outsiders to the Kargil vice versa,” he said.
Mohammad Sadiq, Representative Students’ Educational Movement said that we feel glad to be a partner of this film festival. “Kargil is a locked region for outside cinema and we will try to unlock this region,” said Mohammad Sadiq.
Director of KIFF Meraj Siddiqui said that the response to the festival was overwhelming and that his team hoped they could continue the same in the future too. “I think cinema which is a medium of communication will explore Kargil to the outside and the outsiders to the Kargil vice versa,” he said.
Mohammad Sadiq, Representative Students’ Educational Movement said that we feel glad to be a partner of this film festival. “Kargil is a locked region for outside cinema and we will try to unlock this region,” said Mohammad Sadiq.
“Cinema means lot for Kargil as we are the people remains disconnect with the world for months and this cinema will bridge us with the outside world,” shared coordinator Sajjad Kargili.
Kargil International Film Festival is organised by DBG Film Club in collaboration with Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Kargil & Students Educational Movement of Kargil. The festival will continue till the 23rd of August, 2017.
Source: Mumbai Mirror