Chandigarh, January 31, 2019: 9th National Science Film Festival organized by Vigyan Prasar, Government of India concluded today at Chandigarh University Gharuan with the awards given to the winners in 7 different categories of film making in the field of Science & Technology. The 9th Edition of the National Science Film Festival got record number of 258 entries and finally 77 Indian Films and 16 Foreign Films were screened during the 5 day of the National Science Film Festival 2019 which were based on the socially neglected topics such as sexual abuse of male child, visually impaired people, solar energy, plastic usage, importance of laughter etc. Noted film actor and Head of the Jury for National Science Film Festival, Vikram Gokhle along with Punjabi Film Actor and Head of Extension Education, PAU, Dr. Jaswinder Bhalla gave awards to the winners on the final day of the film festival.
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Vishwas Saraf, Film & Animation student of the Chandigarh University won the spontaneous short film category for his film ‘Queen’ based on special belt helping in enhancing women safety, while “The Golden Thread” directed by Anoop Khajuria won Golden beaver Award in the Government Sponsored Film Category. The film produced by Doordrshan is based upon the damage caused to Muga Worms due to climate change which is affecting the livelihood of the weavers of Assam. Independent Film maker Vipul Keerti’s documentary ‘Wanted Bride’ which focused on neglected group of flower crab spider and showcased scientific stories which was applauded by the jury members while the category of film made by college credited Raj Kishor for his film ‘Festivity of Greenwood’ with a message of saving mother nature and abandoning deforestation. ‘Automating Agriculture’ by Rishu Tiwari based on redesigning the farming methods with the help of automatic drones claimed Golden in the category of films made by school students. Apart from this, special jury awards for Research, cinematography, Editing, Graphics and Animation were also presented to the film makers. A cash prize of 15 lakh rupees was awarded to the students in 22 different categories.
“Mass communication should be a subject that should be incorporated in every field of education from the primary level itself as it empowers the person to put forward their achievements” said Vikram Gokhle, a veteran actor and a professor of science of dramaturgy in university Pune who chaired the jury during the 5-day festival. “Punjabi film industry is completely untouched with science as compared to Bollywood which has started producing science fictions such as Newton, RaOne, and Robot” said Dr. Jaswinder Bhalla. Special guest at the event and Writer of Dabang film series, Dilip Shukla said “The government should continue to support and organize such events as films are the best medium to spread message”. “This year we have witnessed maximum number of participation with 258 entries and we are sure that the 10th edition of the festival which is going to be held in Goa will attract much more participation and audience” said Dr. Nimish Kapoor, Director, Vigyan Prasar.
9th National Science Film Festival of India 2019
27th – 31st January 2019
Chandigarh University, Mohali
Announcement of Awards
Category 'Interface' : Films funded by government/non government organisations / institutions
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Award
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Film's Title
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*Directed by; **Produced by
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1.
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Golden Beaver Award
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The Golden Thread
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* Anoop Khajuria
** Doordarshan, New Delhi
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2.
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Silver Beaver Award
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Secmol the School for Norphel (Revisited)
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* Shafqut Habib / Shahid Rasool
** Educational Multi Media Research Centre, University of Kashmir, Srinagar
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3.
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Bronze Beaver Award
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Before it Vanishes
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* Biju Pankaj
** Mathrubhumi News Channel, Kochi
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Category 'Fusion' : Films made by independent film makers / production houses
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Award
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Film's Title
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*Directed by; **Produced by
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1.
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Golden Beaver Award
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Wanted Bride
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*/**Vipul Keerti Sharma
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2.
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Silver Beaver Award
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Sanjay Van - The Urban Wild
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* Mike Sangma
** Mike Talk Pictures
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3.
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Bronze Beaver Award
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Promising Plastic Polymers
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*/**Subha Das Mollick
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Category 'Out of Box' : Films made by college students
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Award
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Film's Title
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*Directed by; **Produced by
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1.
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Golden Beaver Award
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Festivity of Greenwood
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* Raj Kishor Arya
** cloud9flick
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2.
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Silver Beaver Award
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Janak Didi
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* Vivek Jain
** Vivek Jain & Kirti Pherwani
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3.
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Bronze Beaver Award
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The Profitable Jugaad
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*/**Pranjali Khajanji
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Category 'Rainbow' : Films made by school students
S.N.
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Award
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Film's Title
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*Directed by; **Produced by
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1.
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Golden Beaver Award
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Automating Agriculture
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*/** Rishu Tiwari
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2.
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Silver Beaver Award
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Everyone is Unique
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* Alina Nakshbandi
** Stepping Stones High School
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3.
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Bronze Beaver Award
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Accessible Light
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* Ananya Jain
** DREAMS Foundation
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Special Jury Award
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Film's Title
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*Directed by; **Produced by
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-
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Gelotology - A Science of Laughter
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*/** Priyantara Bharti
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Before the Light goes off
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* M Venukumar
** Energy Management Center, Kerala
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The Ganita Story
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* Yousuf Saeed
** Newsclick
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End of the Beginning
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* Amit Mathur
** Chandigarh University
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Left is Right
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* Manoj Patel
** Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication, Bhopal
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Special Award for Technical Excellence
- Research
S.N.
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Film's Title
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*Directed by; **Produced by
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1.
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The Ganita Story
(Yousuf Saeed)
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* Yousuf Saeed
** Newsclick
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- Cinematography
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Film's Title
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*Directed by; **Produced by
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1.
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Wanted Bride
(Vipul Keerti Sharma)
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*/**Vipul Keerti Sharma
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- Editing
S.N.
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Film's Title
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*Directed by; **Produced by
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1.
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Sanjay Van - The Urban Wild
(Mike sangma)
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* Mike Sangma
** Mike Talk pictures
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- Graphics / Animation / Special Effects
S.N.
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Film's Title
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*Directed by; **Produced by
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1.
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3D Printing Technology
(Rahul Khadia)
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* Rahul Khadia
** Imvlogger Productions
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Category ‘Spontaneous’: On the Spot short film
S.N.
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Film's Title
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Directed and Produced by
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1.
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Queen
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*/** Vishwas Saraf
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