The week-long 19th ICFFI has many innovations and firsts to its credit like previous editions, according to a release issued by Children's Film Society, India (CFSI) here said today.
This edition of ICFFI will feature a special section on Asian Films known as Asian Panorama.
The festival will open on the Children's day at Shilparamam - the arts, crafts and cultural village in Hyderabad and will have screenings of children movies in multiple theatres across Hyderabad, Dr Shravan Kumar, Festival Director, 19th ICFFI, Golden Elephant, said.
The edition aims to involve government, bureaucracy, film fraternity, celebrities and other eminent people of media and arts from India and abroad towards enhancing children's participation in film making and thereby exploiting their creative faculties in nation-building, he said.
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Prime Minister's favourite programme 'Digital India' will be the theme for this Festival and a series of events have been planned for the same.
Chairman of CFSI, Mukesh Khanna said, "I am sending my best wishes to the participating Children in 19th ICFFI. They are the future of our nation and such events allow them to receive exposure to global culture."