7th Global Film Festival Noida !

Recording a thunderous footfall of 15000, screening 500 movies & over 50 events, the 7^th GFF was one blockbuster event !

3 days of non-stop excitement, learning's, interactions and entertainment - that's what the 7th edition of Global Film Festival held at Marwah Studios was !

Renowned Bollywood artists & technicians graced the occasion, shared their thoughts & opinions
and gave wonderful advice & encouragement to the budding actors & filmmakers studying at Asian Education Group, Noida

Here's a peak into what transpired on 11th,12th & 13th November 2014 !

DAY 1 :

Keeping our traditional values intact, the festival commenced with lamp lighting ceremony. Present in the morning were President of Global Film Festival Mr.Sandeep Marwah, Mr. Vivek Agnihotri (renowned Director ), Ms Pallavi Joshi ( renowned actress ) and Mr. Ashok Tyagi, Renowned Director and also the Director of Global Film Festival.
The day started with the screening of "Buddha in Traffic Jam" a contemperory socio-political drama directed by Mr. Vivek Agnihotri which also features his wife Pallavi Joshi. It received a very warm response from the media & students present at this screening.

This event followed into the Grand Inauguration attended by President of Global Film Festival Mr.Sandeep Marwah, Mr Randhir Kapoor ( renowned Actor/Producer/Director ) Mr. Vivek Agnihotri, Ms Pallavi Joshi & Ms Kenley Belden ( Lead Actress from Bhutan ). It also involved a healthy discussion of progression in Cinema, where Mr.Randhir Kapoor mentioned how an R.K.Banner film got an Adult certificate just because the Lead Actress was not wearing a "Dupatta".

 This event was followed by the launch of “Mahatma  Gandhi Forum” by all the eminent personalities          present at the Inauguration.

 Mr.Vivek Agnihotri & Pallavi Joshi conducted a “Master Class” for everyone especially the students  of Asian Education Group, both were very happy        with  the kind of questions students asked & the    thought  process level of the budding new    filmmakers &  actors.

The Evening was dedicated to honouring of film pioneers & members including Lifetime achievements to Late Smt. Smital Patil which was received by her Sister, Excellence awards to Mr.Vivek Agnihotri & Ms. Pallavi Joshi. Ms.Shibani Kashyap did an impromptu performance for the enthusiastic crowd and also received the Lifetime Membership award. The evening also marked the launch of "International Chamber of Media & Entertainment", one of its first kinds in our country.

The students of Asian Education Group put up great show with various singing & dancing performances.

DAY 2 :

Day 2 also marked presence of many big names in the Indian Film Industry. including National Award winning Cinematographer Mr. Mahesh Aney, Mr.Ramesh Meer, CEO of FX Factory specialized in Visual Effects, Mr.Jatin Pandit, from the famous & very successful music composer duo Jatin-Lalit.

A very interesting seminar took place which was attended by Renowned Director & Writer Mr.Neeraj Pathak. Also Present were Mr.Mahesh Aney, Ms. Shilpi Sharma ( Renowned Actress ) & Mr. Ashok Tyagi. In an interesting conversation he mentioned how he wrote his first ever feature film ( Pardes ) with the man he always wanted to work Mr.Subhash Ghai, he was doing TV serials when he met him and upon questioning if he has written any films, he said yes, many 20 minute films !

It was a very informative & interesting Q&A about Writing, Characterization & Entertainment value. 

Mr. Neeraj Pathak also conducted a MasterClass for students of Asian Education Group on Day 2. Marwah Studios also joined hands with the National co-operative movement which was attended by various government dignitaries. In the evening excellence awards & Lifetime Membership were given to the eminent personalities Mr. Mahesh Aney, Mr.Ramesh Meer, Mr.Jatin Pandit, Mr.Neeraj Pathak & Ms Shilpi Sharma. It was very gracious of Mr.Jatin Pandit to sing the soulful rendition of one of his compositions for the appreciative crowd ! Later Mr.Tikku Hans also performed at Marwah Studios where the crowd broke into a frenzy!

DAY 3 :

Day 3 marked the launch of a movie "Faiz" produced by Pratish Verma, also present at the launch was Ms. Neetu Chandra ( Renowned Actress ), she spoke about her journey from being born in Bihar to making a mark in Mainstream cinema.

A seminar on "How Indian women    have been affected by Hindi Cinema". This was attended by Mr.Sandeep  Marwah, Ms. Neetu Chandra, Ms. Bhairavi Goswami ( Renowned  Actress & humanitarian ), Mr. Mahesh  Aney, Mr.Ramesh Meer & Ms. Malti  Sahay who remarked its ridiculous to state movies are responsible for rapes, as the same logic will apply to portrayal of villains and so on. Day 3 also witnessed felicitation of Nehru Forum & Release of GFFN newsletter. 

Mr.Anil Sharma ( Renowned Director of movie Gadar ) conducted a Master Class for students of Asian Education Group which let into lot of sharing of knowledge & interactions.

In the Evening all the eminent personalities were Honoured with Excellence Awards including Mr. Shivajirao Patil, Ms. Bhairavi Goswami, Mr.Anil Sharma and Mr. Mohit Marwah 
( Newcomer award for Fugly ).

All the days witnessed Screenings of movies, including movies made by Asian Academy of Films & Television & Asian School of Media Studies. An an ode to the great showman, Late Mr. Raj Kapoor his iconic films were also screened during the 3 day festival.

It was a very positive & cherishing experience especially for the Students at Marwah studios who were involved in everything from volunteering, taking bytes, interviews and of course performing & showcasing their various talents.

All in all it would not be wrong to say it was a Complete Experience for anybody & everybody associated with Films & Media !