Chitrapat Jharkhand Film Festival

• 26 Jun 2023

Why in News?

According to information received from the media on June 23, 2023, a three-day film festival was organized by Chitrapat Jharkhand at Sarala Birla University, Ranchi, in which a total of 60 films were screened.

Key Points:

• The producers and directors of the film were awarded certificates at the three-day film festival.
• In this film festival, 10 themes of films were kept for the competition by Chitrapat Jharkhand. In these, there were subjects like Tribal Society, Jharkhand Freedom Struggle, Vocal for Local, History of Jharkhand, Village Development, Women Empowerment, Environment, Social Harmony, Employment Generation, and Future India.
• In this film festival, three types of award categories of films were kept - short film, documentary film, campus film.
• The best three awards were given in these three categories. The best film in all three types of categories was given the first, second, and third prizes. In this, along with Best Male Actor and Best Female Actress, Best Director was also awarded.
• In the category of short film award, Rs 31,000 was given to the first-best film, Rs 21,000 to the second and Rs 11,000 to the third-best film.
• Rs.5100 for best director, Rs.5100 for best story, Rs.5100 for best cinematographer and Rs.5100 for best editor. Rs 5100 was given to the best male actor and Rs 5100 to the best female actress.
• In the documentary film category, Rs 31,000 was awarded for the best film, Rs 21,000 for the second-best film and Rs 11,000 for the third-best film. In the campus film category, Rs 15,000 was awarded for the best film, Rs 11,000 for the second and Rs 7,500 for the third category.
• Rs 3100 was awarded to the best director, Rs 3100 to the best male actor and Rs 31, 000 to the best female actress. A trophy and certificate were also given along with this award.
• At the closing ceremony, former minister and MLA Saryu Rai awarded the winning participants with certificates & trophies as a mark of respect.