The FIRST CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ICFF-2009 was a splash of children’s films for full one week at CMS World Unity Convention Centre Lucknow from 07th to 13th April 2009.
About 200 Films from 27 countries were received out of which 154 were selected for screenings and 30 of them vied for the best Feature Film, Best Animation Film,ds and Best Short Animation Film along with the Jury and Critics Award. The films were awarded to the tune of Six Hundred Thousand Indian Rupees.
The inauguration of ICFF-09 held on 7th April 2009 was a glittering ceremony marked by the presence of high dignitaries, officials and internationally acclaimed eminent jury members Mr Nenad Dukic, Mr Dan Wolman, Mrs Vijaya Mulay, Mr Mike Pandey and Mr Jahnu Barua. The chief guest of the opening ceremony was Shri Desh Deepak Verma, Principal Secretary Entertainment Tax and Registration. With the unrolling of the scroll and unveiling of the ICFFF-09 logo, he declared the ICFF- 2009 open and also released the festival brochure. The opening film of ICFF-09 was the Austrian, feature film Mozart in China. Other films were screened simultaneously at the main auditorium and four other mini auditoriums.
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