New Delhi, September 28 (IPR): Minister for Information and Public Relations Department, Shri. Lok Nath Sharma along with Advisor, IPR Department, Shri Birendra Tamling and Chairperson Sikkim Film Promotion Board, Ms. Pooja Sharma convenedr a National level press conference to brief the media about the upcoming Second edition of Sikkim Global Film Festival to be held in Sikkim. The press conference was held at Old Sikkim House, New Delhi, today.
Minister Shri Lok Nath Sharma informed that the Second edition of Sikkim Global Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 10th December 2021 to 14th December, 2021. He said that Sikkim is making its strong presence as a sought after destination for film makers from India and abroad. He said that the upcoming film festival will offer a wide ambit of activities and engagement for film makers.
Chairperson, SFPB, Ms. Pooja Sharma stated that Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang has always given importance to the promotion of Sikkim as a film shooting destination and a potential film tourism hub. He has laid great emphasis on providing ample opportunities to the film makers and artists of the State as well as the country. The Chairperson informed that the State Government has launched Sikkim Film Policy last year to ease the process of filmmaking.
She stated that this five day event will have inauguration ceremony, felicitation programme, movie screening, producers and investors meet, fashion show and cultural exhibition, masterclass with national and regional level film technical experts, evening cultural programmes, art performances and recce at proposed Eco- Heritage Film Village site at Yangang, South Sikkim and Tsogmo Lake. The film festival will also have International and Nation filmmakers participating in it. She announced that the entries are open for:
I. Feature Film Screening
II. Tribal and Regional Film competition
III. Short Film Competition
IV. 1 Minute video competition – theme: Global peace
V. 5 Minute video competition- battling the Pandemic
She urged the budding filmmakers to get their film recognized and accelerate their career as filmmakers by participating in the competition. For submissions of the movie interested parties may log in to www.sikkimfilmboard.org The last date of the entries is 15th of November, 2021. The rules for the competitive movie is that all films must carry English subtitles, films not certified by CBFC can also be submitted, films made in past 3 years and short film should not exceed 30 minutes, informed Ms. Pooja Sharma.
She invited the film makers from India and abroad to participate in this film festival. To encourage the film makers the State Government would provide a subsidy of Rs 20 lakhs in cash and kind to the local film makers and a subsidy of Rs 1 crore in cash and kind would be given to the national film makers, added Ms. Pooja Sharma. She also stated that the subsidy would be given only if they fulfill the criteria, i.e. 75% of the shooting should be done in Sikkim and 50% of cast and crew should be locals.
Earlier, Minister Shri Lok Nath Sharma, Advisor Shri Birendra Tamling and Chairperson Ms. Pooja Sharma showcased the location catalogue titled “100 Film Shooting Destinations in Sikkim” to the media which was recently launched by Chief Minister of Sikkim Shri Prem Singh Tamang.
