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Highlights of LICFF Festival Season (so far) - Lahore, Karachi and Tando Jam (Interior Sindh) Super excited to share the updates so far regarding Lahore International Children's Film Festival and of its related events and LICFF outreach.
We organized the 7th edition of the Festival in Lahore (16-21 Nov.) , along with 5th Karachi International Children's Film Festival (5-10 Oct.) and International Children's Film Festival in Tando Jam (Interior Sindh) for the first time through our outreach program.
We received 983 films from 87 countries, a presented a selection of finest 77 films from 26 countries in the program, suitable for children and youth.
34,000 people including children, families, teachers, youth and film enthusiasts have attended the Festival events so far in Lahore, Karachi and Tando Jam.
We will be taking the Festival to three more cities soon, to Islamabad, Bhakkar (South Punjab) and Jamshoro (Interior SIndh). |
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7th Lahore International Children's Film Festival 2015 We are humbled by the growth of the festival each year and are proud that a young generation is growing up with our film festival and have been engaged over the years as an informed audiences and aspiring film makers. 7th Lahore International Children’s Film Festival (16-21 Nov, 2015) has not only enriched the experience of children’s cinema for young viewers but also provided a platform for stimulating discussions and created social awareness through global media. See the complete report here. |
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Nearly 26,000 children and youth attended the festival events in Lahore
77 films from 26 countries were presented
A total of 58 schools participated
Took place at the Cinepax Cinemas in Fortress Square and Alhamra, The Mall |
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Jury for this year consisted of Majid Saeed (HOD, Film and TV at NCA), Fazal Ahmad (Film maker), Tazeen Bari (Director KINO Films), Wajiha Raza Rizvi (Independent Researcher, Film Museum Society) and Mr. Asghar Nadeem Syed, educationist and known playwright.
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The Festival was inaugurated by Minister of Education and Youth Affairs Mr. Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan, and the guest of honour included Honorable Canadian High Commissioner Heather Cruden and our jury members Wajiha Raza Rizvi (Independent Researcher Film Museum Society) and Fazal Ahmad (Filmmaker). |
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Q&A and creative dialogue sessions under the theme of Next Generation Cinema; artists and writers being in conversation with children and speaking about their experiences with arts and film
Awards night for Inter-school National Filmmaking Competition, prizes were given to winning films made by school children by the chief guest H.E Charge d’ Affairs Embassy of Denmark, Ms. Helle Nielsen
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“Denmark is proud to be supporting arts and culture organizations in Pakistan, particularly ones working with children and young people through arts and media like The Little Art who understand how important it is to foster creativity amongst young people, for these young people are the ones who will be making decisions for the world tomorrow.” Said Ms. Helle Nielsen, Charge d’ Affairs, Embassy of Denmark. |
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"Today media is so strong, no matter how much we try to teach them in class they only learn quicker by watching through such mediums."
Tooba Qausar - Teacher
"The films were short and informative and really demonstrated the importance of education, caring for others and the significance of relationships."
Ms. Ayesha - Teacher - Educators Schools System
"I really enjoyed watching the international films for children with my junior class, it was a wonderful experience learning through a different medium. We watched films made by children on the environment and climate change, wildlife animals and all students learned in a fun way."
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"The festival is organized very well, the team and volunteers are very helpful. I believe here they are not only learning from the films but also how to interact with different children and people socially."
Mrs. Rehman - Teacher
"I was really emotional after watching some of the films today, they were really touching stories of how children live in other places of the world, like this film from Iran where a boy writes a letter to his late father and sends it to the sky. It was a beautiful film."
Nida - 16 year old student
"Little Big George was my favorite film and the main character was the best. It was a film about not letting go of your passion and dreams."
Bisma- 12 year old student - LGS |
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Iqbal said they had faced scepticism from several quarters when they first came up with the idea of the festival seven years ago. “Some people said children do not need to watch movies since they already watch a lot of television. We explained to the naysayers that the content will be different. These films carry a message. They speak to the children,” he said.
Express Tribune
Wonderful feedback by the audiences; Maliha Khan, a grade 8 student from the Beaconhouse School System, said she had enjoyed Death Sails. “The film is super funny featuring great animation effects. It gives us the message that money is not the most important thing in the world.”
Express Tribune
Around 11 government schools attended short films at Cinepax while six schools were present at Alhamra Arts Council. The festival is giving a chance to the children to enhance their ‘bookish knowledge’ in an interactive way.
Daily Times
We also ask you to support our initiative in contributing to the artistic and cultural life for children of Pakistan
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Talking about the importance of such events, Ayesha, a teacher from Head Start School said, “The stories were short and informative that elaborates the importance of education, manners and happiness among children.”
Express Tribune
And here besides watching films and learning through them about various countries and their cultures, these kids also learn how to behave and carry themselves in public,” said Mrs Ahmed, a schoolteacher.
Dawn.com
With the support of The Little Art – a Lahore-based art education organization – RETO Foundation took the festival to Sindh where more than two thousand children attended a two-day festival from February 3th to 4th, 2016.
ProPakistani
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Report: 5th Karachi International Children's Film Festival 2015 Karachi International Children’s Film Festival is an offshoot of Lahore International Children’s Film Festival, one of the largest children’s film festivals in Pakistan, offering a diverse slate of programming from the country and around the globe, using the power of film not just to entertain children and parents but also to foster new ideas about the complex issues facing young people today.
The 5th Karachi International Children‘s Film Festival in collaboration with the Teachers Resource Center and Cinepax Cinemas started from October 5, 2015 till October 14 2015 in Cinepax. (Complete Festival Report)
“I thought maybe we were going to watch a Hollywood, Bollywood or Lollywood film. But this turned out as something else,” Ishmael Khan, a class eight student of River Oaks Academy.
"When my mother asked me what I want to become when I grow up, I told her that I am too young to think about such stuff but now I will tell her that I will make movies," told an excited 10-year-old Ali.
“The stories were short and informative that elaborates the importance of education, manners and happiness among children.” Ayesha, a teacher from Head Start School
See the complete report of 5th Karachi International Children's Film Festival here. |
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Outreach: International Children's Film Festival in Tando Jam For the very first time The Little Art created an outreach program with the support of CKU Denmark including reaching out to children and youth with arts and cultural activities in far off regions such as Tando Jam and Tando Allah yar in Interior Sindh.
In 2015, TLA joined hands with RETO foundation (Reach, Engage, Transform the Outreach) with it’s arts and culture outreach plan. RETO Foundation is a registered non-profit organization which aims to make opportunities more visible for everyone through the platform of education and technology.
Both organizations partnered to organize visual arts workshops with children in low cost schools that otherwise have not experienced formal arts education workshops. RETO’s project SHADES council which elects area representatives for its outreach activities was engaged to do marketing for the first International Children’s Film Festival ever to be organized in the region.
See the report on the Tando Jam Event here. |
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