First Jammu International Film Festival To Start From Sept 26, Will Screen 37 Short Films business-standard.com

Thirty-seven short films and documentaries from 11 countries will be screened at the inaugural edition of the Jammu International Film Festival, starting from September 26 here. “The first-ever international film festival in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, will commence from September 26″, said writer-producer and festival director Rakesh Roshan Bhat. Rakesh and his brother Rohit, who run one of biggest theatre groups of the state, Vomedh, have curated the two-day-long festival.

“This film festival represents the aspirations of the art and cinema loving people of this beautiful city of temples,” Rohit said. Rakesh added that the region has contributed a lot to the cinema. “Jammu in specific has great talent but a disconnect exists in terms of formal training avenues or platforms to showcase talent. Also, there is a need to put Jammu on the world map for it’s potential with regards to Arts in general and films in particular,” he said.