Hope is theme of short film competition

Talented young filmmakers offered a chance to showcase their work and win

It's an oppornmity of a lifetime for talented young filmmakers looking to make their ideas a reality. The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) in cooperation wi th Western Union have developed the Western Union Shore Film competition, whose theme in 2014 is ' hope'. The competition is open to entties from Indian and Australian filnunakers who can submit a ten- minute film which references tbe theme of 'hope'. Tbe c losing date for applications is February 28

The annual competition supports and encourages the careers of young fi.L11111akers from India and Australia, and fosters industry ties between the two countries Two winners, one Australian and one Indian will be chosen from the submissions and the winning films will be sc reened at The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in April -May 2014.

The winning lndian fi.Lmnaker will travel to Melbourne as a guest of IFFM, where they will meet Australian and Indian filmmakers, and the Australian winner will travel to Mumbai , the home of Bollywood.

Enttants will be judged by a panel of film indu stry leaders from India and Australia, including film directors Paul Cox and Nikhil Advani, who wiUchoose one Indian and one Australian winner. IFFM Director M i tu Bhowmicl< Lange said, ' 'Every year we are thr iUed with the wonde rful fresh ideas coming from aspiring film makers from i\usttalia and India. This year, with the ropic of 'hope' we are excited to see what great fi.Lns the competition will inspire."

The 2014 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) has been growing in popularity s ince its inception, and in 2014 it will be held in Apri l and May, presenting a broad, curated program of films ranging from Bollywood to art house and the sub continent, along with a series of masterclasses presented by some of India's finest filmmakers and industr y leaders. mainstream and within the Indian community. Interes ted parties visit www.iffm .com. a u for more information or to d ownload an application form. • 1man AUSTRALIAN HEALTH PLANS

Jehan Ratnatunga was the 2013 / \ustralian winner, and is grateful for the oppormuities the competition bas gh7 en lum. "Not only was my film watched by Indian film makers that are otherwise hard to reachespecially from Australia, but since winning the award I have secured development funding from Film Victoria and established a YouTu be channel with 80,000 + subscribers and over 300,000 views a month," he stared.

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