'Sikkim Global Film Festival' to begin from December 10

Minister for Information and Public Relations Department L N Sharma announced that the second edition of the 'Sikkim Global Film Festival' will be held from December 10 to December 14.

Besides movie screenings and participation from filmmakers from around the world, the festival will also be a platform for producers and investors meet, a fashion show, a cultural exhibition, art performances and recce, Pooja Sharma, Chairperson of 'Sikkim Film Promotion Board', told reporters in a press conference held at the Old Sikkim House here. The event was also attended by Birendra Tamling, Advisor Information and Public Relations Department.

Pooja Sharma said the entries are open in five categories - 'Feature Film Screening', 'Tribal and Regional Film competition', 'Short Film Competition', '1 Minute video competition - theme: Global peace' and '5 Minute video competition - battling the pandemic'.

For submissions of the movie, interested parties may log in to www.sikkimfilmboard.org till November 15.

All films entering the competitive categories must carry English subtitles. Films not certified by the 'Central Board of Film Certification' (CBFC) can also be submitted and the run time of short films should not exceed 30 minutes.

To encourage the filmmakers to make films in the state, the Prem Singh Tamang-led Sikkim government would provide a subsidy of Rs 20 lakhs in cash and kind to the local filmmakers and a subsidy of Rs 1 crore in cash and kind would be given to the national filmmakers, added the chairperson.