Siffcy

The Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY) is an annual film festival organised in the city of New Delhi, India, by Smile Foundation.

Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY)
LocationNew Delhi, India
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://www.siffcy.org

Organizer

Smile Foundation is a national level development organisation which undertakes welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in more than 700 remote villages across 25 states of India.[1][2] Smile Foundation has already produced more than 60 short films and documentaries besides a feature film titled I am Kalam.[3][4] The film was screened in the market section at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on 12 May 2010.[5] It has produced the TV series Choone Do Aasman with NDTV.

Key members

Awards and prizes
  • Best Film (Feature)
  • Best Director (Feature)
  • Best Actor / Actress (in Feature)
  • Best Story (Feature)
  • Best Film (Short)
  • Best Documentary (Documentary)
  • Best Student film (Special Citation in 3 different age group)
  • Best film with special message (Special Citation in any category)
  • Certificate of Participation to all films presented in this section.

Film Festivals

The third edition of the ‘Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth’ (SIFFCY) was inaugurated on 11 December in the presence of actress Raveena Tandon, along with Shantanu Mishra, Executive Trustee of Smile Foundation & Chairman – SIFFCY and Jitendra Mishra, Festival Director – SIFFCY.

References

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  1. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/good-governance/ngo/Philips-Smile-Foundation-launch-Skill-India-programmes/articleshow/51496017.cms?
  2. http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/csr-spend-to-rise-greater-sensitisation-needed-smile-foundation-115101100465_1.html
  3. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kalam-nostalgia-spurs-book-sales-biopic-online-pleas/articleshow/48302685.cms
  4. "I Am Kalam: Movie Review". The Times of India. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  5. "Nila Madhab Panda's I Am Kalam to screen at Cannes Film Festival". Businessofcinema.com.
  6. "SIFFCY 2015 to open with Russian film Celestial Camel : PTI feed, News". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. "SIFFCY 2015 to open with Russian film 'Celestial Camel' | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  8. "SIFFCY Finalises Films for 2015 International Film Festival for Children and Youth". Thehansindia.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  9. "Week-long film festival for kids, youth next month | Latest News & Gossip on Popular Trends at". India.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  10. "Maneka Gandhi, Tigmanshu Dhulia inaugurate film fest for kids". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  11. "Mrs. Maneka Gandhi, Hon'ble Minister for Women and Child Development, Government of India and Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia graced the occasion". News9Express. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  12. "A window to the world". The Hindu. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  13. "Pick of movies brings 'smile' on little ones' faces". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  14. Idiot, Indian (15 December 2015). ""Announcement Of Films Being Shown At Siffcy, Smile'S International Children'S Film Festival" - Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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