Category: 15th GFFN

Noida: The poster of 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022 was released by well known writer, actor, Director from Netherlands Jolein Laarman and Wicher J Slater First Secretary from the Embassy of Netherlands on their visit to Marwah Studios, Film City Noida. “What a pleasure to be the part of this well known film, television and media house- Marwah Studios. It is a great pleasure to release the poster of 15^th Global Film Festival Noida. The 15^th edition speaks for itself the stability and popularity of the film festival which has grown so big in all these years,” said Jolien Laarman with excitement in her voice.

I extend my heartiest congratulations to the completer team of Marwah Studios and International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry for continuously organising Global Film Festival and bringing the World together   through art and culture,” added Wicher J Starter from Embassy of Netherlands. The visit was well appreciated by Indo Netherlands Film and Cultural Forum which is growing under the chairmanship of Sandeep Marwah. Later Sandeep Marwah honoured  the dignities with the life membership of International Film and Television Club of Marwah Studios.

New Delhi: One of the most prestigious Cinema Awards of the country under the name and banner of Hindi Cinema Samman Samaroh took place during the 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022 under the Chairmanship of renowned international film, television, and media personality of the Republic of India Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios & Chancellor of AAFT University of Media and Arts. Twenty seven important awards were presented during global Film Festival including Hindi Cinema Gaurav Awards, Hindi Cinema Bhushan Award, Hindi Cinema Ratan Award, and  Hindi Cinema Samarthak Award to the deserving film and other personalities from Art & Culture. Vivek Agnihotri was awarded with Sarvashresth Nirdeshak for Kashmir Files.  Dr. Anmol Kolhe was honoured with Hindi Cinema Gaurav Award. Other recipients of Hindi Cinema Gaurav Award were  Mukesh Tyagi, Shubh Malhotra, Jaswinder Gardner, Kangna Sharma, Sayali Bhagat, Rajesh Tailang, Sahil Anand, Girish Thapar, Garima Jain, Digangana Suryavanshi, Liza Malik, Suparna Moitra, Rahul Agarwal,  Brijendra Kala, and Saharsh Kumar Shukla was also presented with Hindi Cinema Gaurav Award. Suchitra Krishnamoorti received Hindi Cinema Bhushan Award, T P Agarwal was honoured Hindi Cinema Ratan Award, Arjun Firoz Khan honoured with Hindi Cinema Bhushan Award, Himani Shivpuri also presented with Hindi Cinema Bhushan Award which are the most powerful awards of Hindi Cinema. HE Nurlan Zhalgasbayev Ambassador of Kazakhstan received Hindi Cinema Samarthak, HE Hayet Talbi Ambassador of Tunisiaalso honoured with Hindi Cinema Samarthak. Others who were honoured with Hindi Cinema Samarthak included Thabang Linus Kholumo Charge d’ Affaires High Commission of Lesotho, Emile Mwepesi Charge d’ Affaires High Commission of Rawanda, Amizal Fazli Razali Charge d’ Affaires High Commission of Malaysia, and Yiannakis Makrides  Deputy Head of Mission Republic of Cyprus who was also decorated with Hindi Cinema Samarthak  during the three days of 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022. “Only in six years  Hindi Cinema Samman has turned out to be one of the most important film awards of the country. This is the only Indian Award which is also presented to the representatives of  foreign Governments for the promotion of Hindi Cinema,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah National Chairman Media and Entertainment Committee BIS. Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, Government of India and Board member of Board of Applied Arts & Crafts, AICTE,  Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Noida: “Looking at the roots of film history in India, it surfaces that the first feature film was made in the year 1912-13. Those were the days when women avoided participation in films. So, male artists had to play the female roles as well. Then a change occurred in1930 and women form rich families joined the movie industry and changed its face. Devika Rani, Zubeidaa, Mehtab, Shobhana Samarth were the popular heroines of this time,” initiated by Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios at the seminar Women & Cinema during 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022.

“In Indian film industry women have played very significant role in bringing success to individual films. Their roles however have changed over a period of time, from total dependency on their male counterparts to independently carry the storyline forward,” said Jaswinder Gardner renowned actress.

“Period 1950s to late 1970s can be considered as the golden era of Bollywood films. In this time films focused on our rich culture, rural sector, family and friendly relationships, customs, norms and ethics. The issues of poverty were also highlighted. The women discharged important role in the films. They held a lot of responsibility on their shoulders to sell the films in the market. Women were given an equally dominant role in the films along with the male actors. Some prominent films of this era viz., Kaagaz Ke Phool, Mother India, Pakeezah, Half Ticket, and Padosan can be cited as example,” said Dr. Amol Kolhe renowned actor & Member Parliament

“Action era in Bollywood films began in 1980s. It brought big changes. The Bollywood heroines lost their strength and space to the hero. She was reduced to a glamorous component of the films. She danced around trees, kidnapped, raped or killed,” added Surendra Jagtap renowned producer of Hindi & Marathi Films

Neelam Sharma renowned Model & VJ, Kanchan Bhor renowned Actress, Priya Dhingra Social Media Influencer, Shubh Malhotra popular Film Stylist,  Katianna Ley  Actress from Slovenia, Tatiana Bhardwaj Secretary General of Russia House Federation, Dr. P K Rajput of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. And Dr. Mariann Erdo Cultural Counsellor Embassy of Hungary also participated in the seminar.

Later Sandeep Marwah honoured all the dignities with festival memento. Dr. Amol Kohle was presented with prestigious Hindi Cinema Samman. The event was organised by International Film and Television Club and supported by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry& Asian Unity Alliance. Ashok Tyagi Festival Director proposed vote of thanks.

Noida: The 15^th Global Film Festival was well received by the audience from all over India and abroad. Every film was screened before the full house of film lovers. Hungarian film Apro Medek-Tall Tales was well appreciated by the film makers and film goers on the first day of the festival.

“Hungarian has had a notable cinema industry since the beginning of the 20th century, including Hungarians  who affected the world of motion pictures both within and beyond the country’s borders. The former could be characterized by directors Istvan Szabo, Bela Tarr, or Miklos Jancso  the latter by William Fox and Adolph Zukor,  the founders of Fox Studios and Paramount Pictures  respectively, or Alexander Korda,  who played a leading role in the early period of British cinema. . Examples of successful Hungarian films include Merry go Round, Mephisto, Werckmeister Harmonies and Kontroll,” informed Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and Chair for Indo Hungarian Film and Cultural Forum.

“In the rubble and ruin of war’s aftermath, an opportunistic con man named Balász pretends to be a close friend of soldiers killed in the war and insinuate his way into their families and their bank accounts. It’s a dangerous game and gets him into such serious trouble he must flee Budapest to save his skin. When he is given shelter in a remote forest by a woman named Judit and her son, Balász’s con man trickery fades as he finds himself falling in love. Things go well in their passionate affair until Judit’s brutish husband returns home from the front,” story of Tall Tales was narrated by Dr Mariann Erdo Cultural Counselor Embassy of Hungary.

Lt. Col. Laszlo Kovari  Defence Attache Embassy of Hungary and Katianna Ley Actress from Slovenia also spoke on the occasions. The event was supported by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry & Indo Hungarian Film and Cultural Forum. Later Dr. Sandeep Marwah presented the Award of Distinction to Dr Mariann Erdo for the film Tall Tales.

Noida: “Let me take this wonderful opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to every one present here on the opening of film Ali Zaoua from Morocco as the first film of 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022. The festival has been able to attract large number of films from all over World, whereas the purpose of the festival is to bring love, peace, and Unity through Cinema,” said Sandeep Marwah President of the festival in a jam-packed hall.

“It is our privilege to be part of this grand festival, being an opening film, it has added feather in the cap of cultural diplomacy. This is an award-winning film and I am sure all of you will love this cinema,” said Mehdi Boukourizia from Embassy of Morocco while lighting the lamp.

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets is a 2000 Moroccan crime drama film that tells the story of several homeless boys living in Casablanca. It was awarded in the 2000 Stockholm Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival  and in the 2000 Amiens International Film Festival.

Ali Zaoua is a Moroccan film which reflects the pain of poverty, homelessness, child abuse and prostitution in Moroccan society. The film has been described as magical realism , in the sense of how the stark reality of the children’s lives interweaves with their rich fantasy life.

Said Hijri Councellor Embassy of Morocco, Dr. P.K.Rajput, Neha Singh Founder Friezeit Media also share their views on cinema. Later Sandeep Marwah presented all the dignities with the memento of the festival and an Award of Distinction to the Moroccan Film Ali Zaoua. The event was supported by Indo Morocco Film and Cultural Forum, International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry & AAFT University.

Noida: “With time Global Film Festival has grown big in size as well as its popularity. The 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022 is going to touch large number of countries, the participation has crossed our own expectations,” informed Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and International Film and Television Club while talking to the organizing team at Noida Film City. The festival will have Foreign Films Segment, Focus Country, films on disability, children’s film, competition films, and short digital films. There will be large number of seminars, workshops, exhibitions, entertainment programs and award function. We are sure there will be large audience from all over India and abroad. Nearly 500 media houses have promised us to cover the event on all the three days. Film Stars, Ambassadors and Diplomats, people from film, art & culture fraternity, film lovers and film students  will also participate during these three days. the event is supported by Asian Unity Alliance, International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry and World Peace Development & Research Foundation.

Noida: Colorful cinema posters all over, no parking space left outside the studios, enthusiastic crowd, you could see the microphones with different logos of TV channels, good looking, smart and young audience waiting for the inaugural function of 15th Global Film Festival Noida 2022 at Film City Noida, designed by International Film and Television Club of Marwah Studios. Love, Peace, and Unity through Cinema is the mission of the festival. The purpose is to bring lots of information, education, and entertainment through films. We are one of the most well-established film festivals of this part of the World. In North India Global Film Festival has created a wonderful niche for itself. Three days festival will showcase 52 events related to cinema,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios in the opening remarks. I, on behalf of Republic of Tunisia take this opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to the festival team on the inauguration of this great extravaganza. This international event is now known to the whole World. We are Pleased to be part of this great show,” said H.E. Hayt Talbi Ambassador of Tunisia to India while lighting the ceremonial lamp. Films are the best ambassadors of culture of any country and festivals are the best way to showcase the culture. I am surprised to see the scale of festival touching 67 countries of the World. It is a union of culture at Marwah Studios,” said Dr. Amar Patnaik Member Parliament Rajya Sabha. “We are proud of Sandeep Marwah and his untiring contribution to promote national and international cinema from last thirty years. No institution in the World has taken such a big initiative to promote cinema in such a vast scale. I congratulate the complete team on the opening of 15th Global Film Festival,” said T.P.Agarwal President Film Federation of India-The Apex body of Cinema in India. Global Film Festival has a very important place in my life. My first film Buddha in Traffic Jam and my second film The Tashkent Files both saw light of the day at global Film Festivals in early years. Whenever I am here at Marwah Studios, I get spiritually high. This is one of the most well-designed festivals of the World,” said Vivek Agnihotri renowned film director now popular for his film Kashmir Files. Amizal Fadzli Charge D’ Affaires of High Commission of Malaysia invited the film makers to come and shoot at Malaysia. He talked about the strong ties of India and Malaysia both are enjoying from last many centuries. Mehdi Boukouizia of Embassy of Morocco spoke about the Indo Morocco Film and Cultural Forum and its activities to promote the relation between the two countries India and Morocco. Renowned actor Mukesh Tyagi, producer Rajeev Chaudhari also spoke on the occasion. A poster on Mahatma Gandhi was launched to mark respect to father of Nation. Later Sandeep Marwah presented festival mementos to all the dignities. The seminar was followed by question answer session. The event was supported by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry, Asian Unity Alliance, World Peace Development & Research Foundation, and AAFT University. Festival Director Ashok Tyagi expressed his views, narrated the journey of the festival & proposed vote of thanks.

Noida: On the second day of the 15th Global Film Festival Noida a screening session for the film titled-“Shocking Marriage”  from Italy, was organized in the premises of the Asian Academy of films and television. The session started with  Sushil Bharti introducing the guests and briefing about the importance of film screening and cinema, explaining this, he also talked about the impact of cinema in society where he said cinema brings humanity together. He also spoke about  the director Demetrio Casile and cast & crew of the film Shocking Marriage.

Ajay Tiwari spoke about various steps which were taken by the government to promote cinema across India in which he also talked about the implementation of various policies. He also emphasized the cultural connect which can be promoted by Cinema. Further,  Suraj Tiwari shared his experience of dubbing the film from Italian to Hindi language and the various challenges which came along with it, which includes the music which was to be kept, the original meaning and message which has to be carefully sustained through an appropriate translation of dialogues.

Talking about the gist of the movie he said that the film tells the story of the marriage of the sister of a local boss with the shyest boy in the town, going through a succession of events that meticulously describe Calabrian customs and traditions and how these still impact everyday life today.

The film was felicitated  with an ‘Award of Distinction’ which was presented by Sandeep Marwah President of the festival. Shocking Marriage was one of the top eighteen films shown in the festival. The event was supported by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry, AAFT University, Asian Unity Alliance, World Peace Foundation and Indo Italian Film and Cultural Forum.