A Kaleidoscope of Films & Fun at the Children’s Film Festival in Goa Panjim, 22nd May 2014: The inaugural ceremony for the Children’s Film Festival will be graced by Shri.Francis Dsouza, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Goa and Shri. Damodar Naik (Vice Chairman- ESG) on 23rd May at Ravindra Bhavan (Margao), 5:00pm followed with a special screening of the “Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya” Directed by Shilpa Ranade.
The festival will showcase six award winning films like “Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya” “Karamati Coat, “Krish, Trish Baltiboy”, “The Prince and the Crown of Stone”, “BAL Ganesh”, “Ghatotkach”; nourish talent through activities like painting competition, dialogue delivery competition, clay modeling workshop, paper craft workshop and animation workshop BY Shri. Milind Ukey, at Ravindra Bhavan Margao. The award ceremony will be held on 25th May 2014 at Ravindra Bhavan . 6:00pm. Film Screenings will also be held at Maquinez Palace, Audi I on 24th May 2014 at 05.00 pm Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya and on 25th May 2014 at 05.00 pm Toonpur Ka Super Hero. The FILMI FUN FIESTA organized by the Entertainment Society of Goa will be held at Ravindra Bhavan(Margao) from 23rd to 25th May and is supported by Bal Bhavan, State Bank Of India, Prudent Media, 92.7 Big Fm, Rc Cola, Navhind Times, Gomantak (Marathi) and Ravindra Bhavan. Synopses of the films:. GOOPI GAWAIIYA BAGHA BAJAIIYA: Hindi/2012/Col/75mins Dir: Shilpa Ranade, Synopsis: Goopi and Bagha are two wise fools, one lives to sing and the other to play the drum, despite their acute ineptness their passion for music knows no bounds. When the villagers cannot bear to listen to them anymore, both are banished to the same forest. Here, Goopi and Bagha encounter each other and their fates become entwined for life. A strong and immediate bond is forged by the two hapless souls, in search of connoisseurs of their musical craft. KARAMATI COAT (THE MIRACULOUS COAT) Hind/1993/ Col/90mins Dir: Ajay Kartik Synopsis: Raju is a poor rag picker. One day a magical stranger gifts him a red coat. Raju discovers that whenever he puts his hand in the coats pocket, a rupee appears. He and his friends have a good tine with this endless supply of one rupee coins. A gang of three and his own brother-in-law discover the secret of the coat and try to steal it. Raju tries hard to protect both himself and his magical coat, event as he realizes an important lesson that easy money comes with its own problems and cannot be enjoyed for long. KRISH, TRISH & BALTIBOY Hindi/ English Sub-title/2009/Col- 2D/60mins Dir: Munjal Shroff & Tilak Raj Shetty. Synopsis: Krish the monkey, Trish the cat and Baltiboy the donkey - three lovable storytellers take you on a colourful and exotic journey of Indian folktales to Rajasthan, Kerala and Punjab, while you enjoy their antics that lighten up the screen in this wonderfully crafted animation. Director’s Biography: Munjal Shroff and Tilak Shetty founded an animation studio, Graphiti, in 1995. They have developed and produced shows such as J Bole Toh Jadoo with Nickelodeon and are currently developing an animated feature with Turner. Tilak Shetty became an Animation Director after co-authoring eight books on computer programming. Awards: Dr. Bharati Gandhi Audience Award, 3Rd International Children’s Film Festival, India, 2011 THE PRINCE AND THE CROWN OF STONE. English/2008/Col/60min Dir: Gautam Benegal Synopsis: Prince Hironmoy of Hirokpur is spoilt by his father, the powerful king Rudrapratap. A teacher, narrating stories of good kingship, inspires in him a sense of justice. Charged up, the young prince leaves his palace to bring justice to his people. Unfortunately he is mistaken to be an ordinary boy, captured and put to work alongside his other subjects in the diamond mines owned by his cruel father. How will the prince escape his plight? Would he manage to open his father’s eyes to reality? Awards: Best Animation Film, 56th National Film Festival, India, 2008 Director’s Biography: Writer, director and animator Gautam Benegal showed aptitude for graphic arts from an early age with his illustrations appearing in some major magazines and newspapers early on. He animated a pre-school TV series for University Grants Commission and a film for the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Benegal worked with renowned animator Ram Mohan for two years. He has made many animation films and won the National Award for Best Animation Film of the year 2008 for ‘Prince and the Crown of Stones’. He has also written a book, ’17 Bondel Road’. BAL GANESH Hindi/ 2007/ Col/107mins Dir: Pankaj Sharma Synopsis:Bal Ganesh is the story of the elephant headed God, Lord Ganesh’s childhood. The story centers around the exploits of Lord Ganesh, his companion Mooshak, the mouse and their innumerable adventures. From the birth of Lord Ganesha to the depiction of Ganesh's voracious appetite at Kuber's feast, almost every funny event from his childhood has been portrayed in the film. Burst into peals of laughter watching the funny sequences where Bal Ganesh and Mooshak go on a joy ride is full paisa vasool. Awards: Bal Ganesh has won BEST ANIMATED CHARACTER LIL’ STAR AWARDS & BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM LIL’ STAR AWARDS GHATOTHKACH, MASTER OF MAGIC: Hindi/2008/Col/100min. Dir. Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Synopsis: The Film is the journey of a prince and his elephant friend - full of magic, fun and adventure. When challenged by evil forces that are out to destroy him and to stop him from fulfilling his destiny, Ghattu and Gajju form an invincible team to fight them. Together, they unite two soul mates against all odds, in their own unique funny way. Awards: GHATOTHKACH, MASTER OF MAGIC HAS WON CNBC GOLDEN CURSOR AWARDS TOONPUR KA SUPER HERO Hindi/2010/Colour/105 min Dir – Kireet Khurana Synopsis-There is trouble brewing in the land of cartoons-Toonpur. The good guys of Toonpur (Devtoons) and the bad guys (Toonasurs) are at constant war. That's when Devtoons decide to take superstar action hero Aditya's help and get him down to Toonpur. But things are not as simple as the Devtoons had thought Entry is free on first come first basis. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. About ESG: Established by the Government of Goa in 2004, as the nodal agency in the organization of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the main objective of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) is to frame an entertainment policy to help cultivate Goa into a world-class international entertainment nerve center of the country. Successfully hosting the 35th, 36th ,37th, 38th, 39th ,40th, 41st 42nd , 43rd and 44th International Film Festival of India to a glare of media and fanfare, the objective of the Entertainment Society of Goa is to work towards building global visibility and branding. Mooted by the Govt of Goa and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Delhi, based on Goa’s world reputation as a tourist destination, with its unique flavour of European lifestyle co-existing with multi-cultural ethnic sensibilities, Goa is now the permanent venue host for the Film Festival. About IFFI Goa, 2013: Since 1952, India has hosted 44 International Film Festivals, both competitive and non-competitive. This festival has become an annual event from 1975 onwards. The Festival is organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in collaboration with the State Government of Goa and the Indian Film Industry.