Jagran Film Festival (JFF) is travelling film festival that was founded in India in 2010.[1][2][3][4] The festival is an initiative of the Jagran Prakashan Group, with the aim of promoting the appreciation of cinematic art in smaller towns beyond the major metropolitan cities of India. It serves as a platform to showcase diverse films and engage audiences across different regions.
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| Location | Various cities in India |
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| Established | 2010 |
| Founded by | Jagran Prakashan |
| Language | Hindi, English |
The seventh edition of the festival commenced in Delhi and traveled through various cities including Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Hisar, Ludhiana, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Raipur, Indore and Bhopal, culminating in Mumbai. The eighth edition of the festival includes competitive film sections, such as Jagran Shorts (for international short films), World Panorama (for international feature films), the Indian Showcase (for Indian feature films), and Cinema of the Sellers (for advertising and public service advertising films), offering prize money to participants.
JFF-2019
editThe 10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated at an event held in New Delhi's Siri Fort Auditorium. The inauguration was led by Prakash Javadekar, the Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting.[5][6]
JFF-2018
edit9th edition of the Jagran Film Festival commenced in June in Delhi and culminated in Mumbai.[7]
JFF-2017
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JFF-2016
edit- Consultants: Mayank Shekhar and Manoj Srivastava.
- Feature Film Competition Jury: Sarika, Jahnu Barua, Ballu Saluja, Sandesh Shandilya, Shekhar Das and Avinash Arun.
- International Competition for Short Films Jury: Jahnu Barua (Chairman), Rajit Kapur (Member), Elena Fernandes (Member)
Partners: Whistling Woods International, Mumbai, Asia Pacific Screen Awards
JFF 2015
edit- Feature Film Competition Jury :Hariharan, Pooja Bhatt, Sreekar Prasad, Mahesh Aney, Udit Narayan
- International Competition for Short Films: Shaji N. Karun (Chairman), Mozhgan Taraneh, Kunal Kapoor
JFF 2014
edit- Feature Film Competition Jury: Amol Palekar (Chairman), Madhu Ambat, Kavita Lankesh, Umesh Gupta
- International Competition for Short Films: Goutam Ghose (Chairman), Philip Cheah, Iokim Milonas
JFF 2013
edit- Feature Film Competition Jury: Basu Chatterjee (Chairman), Ramakrishna Halkere, Aditi Deshpandey, Suresh Pai
- International Competition for Short Films : N. Chandra, Dorothy Briere
References
edit- ^ "Naseeruddin Shah inaugurates 7th Jagran Film Festival - Times of India". indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Ashutosh Gowariker: We consulted with archaeologists". mid-day.com. 25 August 2016.
- ^ "PIX: Neetu Chandra, Tisca Chopra at Jagran Film Festival". rediff.com.
- ^ "Jagran Film Festival Announces Indian Competition Section - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine". boxofficeindia.co.in. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated". currentaffairs.gktoday.in. Archived from the original on 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ "10th Jagran Film festival inaugurated in New Delhi". newsonair.com.
- ^ "9th Jagran Film Festival names Varun Dhawan as the Best Actor". bestmediainfo.com.
- ^ "Barry John Acting Studio to partner with 8th Jagran Film Festival". bollywoodwallah.com. 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Official video channel of 8th Jagran Film Festival". veblr.com.
- ^ "8th JFF Official partners List". jagranfilmfestival.co.in.
External links
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- Official website
- Jagran Group
- 5th Jagran Film Festival finale comes to Mumbai
- 9th Jagran Film Festival 2018
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