By - Aanya
The 14th International Documentary Festival was held at Marwah Studios, Noida to a packed auditorium. With the panel comprising of diplomats, filmmakers and dignitaries from various walks of life; audiences were seen very keenly listening to each one of them!
Dr. Sandeep Marwah, President, Marwah Studios, welcomed all and told about the importance of documentary films in his inaugural speech.
He highlighted the fact that he has been the torch-bearer of documentary films in India. “We were the first to do a documentary film festival in Delhi-NCR. This year we got 156 entries from 52 different countries. It was a really tough decision to take a call on the winning films, but we are elated that the best won!”
Giving insights into the festival, the officials confirmed there were 156 entries from 52 different countries and picking a winner was a tough call.
Dr. Sandeep Marwah, particularly picked the documentaries made by cult filmpreneur, Amit R Agrwal, “not because he is an alumnus of AAFT, but because of the fact that he is following the legacy of Marwah Studios in true essence; by showcasing his films across the world”.
Dr. Sandeep Marwah said that he is very confident that the 15th edition of International Documentary Festival will see more than 200 entries.