Sony Pictures Networks India Announces The India Winners For The International Environmental Short Film Festival - The Picture This Festival For The Planet
The main winner from India
will present his 5.15-minute film “Tubelight” on July 31 at Sony Pictures
Studios in Los Angeles
Sony Pictures
Networks India announced the three India winners including the 2 runners-up of
the Picture This Festival for the Planet, a global short-film competition for
emerging filmmakers, everyday storytellers and change makers worldwide, to
showcase the positive future they see for our planet. The winner for the India India as a regional finalist at the Picture This
Festival for the Planet event in Los
Angeles
The Winning Entry – Tubelight, is an inspiring story of a homeless child who dreams of going to school but doesn’t have the means to study. He is steadfast in his efforts and sits outside a classroom window to learn everything he can. The film showcases how he never loses his enthusiasm to pursue his dream of education, by practicing what he learns daily under the street lights. Eventually, his dream sees the light of day.
Link To Film Tubelight:
The Winning Entry – Tubelight, is an inspiring story of a homeless child who dreams of going to school but doesn’t have the means to study. He is steadfast in his efforts and sits outside a classroom window to learn everything he can. The film showcases how he never loses his enthusiasm to pursue his dream of education, by practicing what he learns daily under the street lights. Eventually, his dream sees the light of day.
Link To Film Tubelight:
The
first runner-up – The Birdman of Chorao, by Shashank Bhosale, depicts the story
of a boatman Uday Tukaram Mandrekar, who lives on the island
of Chorao in Goa , India
The second runner-up – Resurgence, by Maulik Sisodia, is a story that encapsulates the survival spirit of Indians. It takes on the issue of climate change and how villagers in Rajasthan are dealing with water shortage and drought. The film highlights the journey and efforts taken by visionaries and organisations to educate and engage youth from villages to combat water problems inIndia
In India, submissions were evaluated by a jury comprising Nitin Nadkarni, Chief Financial Officer, Sony Pictures Networks India; Neeraj Vyas, Business Head - SAB, PAL, Hindi Movies and Music, Sony Pictures Networks India and Tushar Shah, Business Head - English Cluster, Sony BBC Earth and AATH.
The second runner-up – Resurgence, by Maulik Sisodia, is a story that encapsulates the survival spirit of Indians. It takes on the issue of climate change and how villagers in Rajasthan are dealing with water shortage and drought. The film highlights the journey and efforts taken by visionaries and organisations to educate and engage youth from villages to combat water problems in
In India, submissions were evaluated by a jury comprising Nitin Nadkarni, Chief Financial Officer, Sony Pictures Networks India; Neeraj Vyas, Business Head - SAB, PAL, Hindi Movies and Music, Sony Pictures Networks India and Tushar Shah, Business Head - English Cluster, Sony BBC Earth and AATH.
Mumbai, Maharashtra , India
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