Time to ponder: The devastation at the CJM court after the October 30 blast. File picture
Dec. 9: The 5th edition of the Adda short film festival will get under way tomorrow with an 11-minute animation film on the ill effects of terrorism and other forms of human conflicts.
Amarjyoti Deka, the spokesperson of Adda, a city-based organisation that promotes good films, said the festival, initially scheduled to be held on October 31, had to be postponed because of the serial blasts on October 30.
He said the festival would begin with a film against terrorism, keeping in mind the blasts in the state and terror attacks in the Mumbai. The film, Evolution, is directed by Jiten Das.
Within its short duration, the film will try to depict the evolution of human society and how it is proceeding towards doom because of terrorism and other kinds of violence.
The film will highlight the value of love and human relationship that could make the world a lovely place to live in.
“A six-minute animation film, Hell Heaven, by Mitali Baruah which will be screened during the festival will also highlight the positive and negative aspects of the present-day world,” Deka said.
“The festival will provide an opportunity to the upcoming filmmakers of the state to screen their films,” Deka said.
He said both the animation films — Evolution and Hell Heaven — are directed by local youths. “The technical aspects of the films will also be looked into this time,” he added.
Altogether 39 short films will be screened within a span of three hours at Rabindra Bhawan on Wednesday.
About five films, including A Silent Creation, will be of 15 minutes — the longest duration among the films.
Some of the award-winning foreign short films to be screened during the festival include Guard Dog, Village Football and One Minute One Shot. All these films are of less than two minutes’ duration.
“The film Guard Dog will be interesting as it tries to find out why dogs bark at innocent creatures such as pigeons and squirrels. The film will seek to find out what is it that frightens dogs,” Deka said.
“Making short films requires immense talent and technical perfection. One must be able to highlight the subject accurately within a very short span of time. The main objective of organising the film festival is to promote young talents and provide them a platform to make it to the big league,” he added.
