Daily Times

JAMSHORO: Two-day 3rd International Children Film Festival organised jointly by Institute of Art and Design Sindh University and Little Art Lahore at University concluded here on Saturday.

The two-day festival ran 15 morning and 10 evening shows daily. This is the third running years of the event.

More than 3,000 children with families, teachers and film enthusiasts attended festival wherein 150 films from 20 countries were screened.

The students of private schools from Jamshoro, Kotri, Hyderabad and other areas participated in festival.

The students of 3 universities and colleges across Jamsh.o also visited the event. Sachal Sarmast Joyo, a graduate from Sindh University with his team maintained discipline in the Institute. The event coordinator and Dean Faculty of Institute of Art and Design, Prof Saeed Ahmed Mangi told journalists that his team members showed a great commitment to make event a success. He thanked Little Art, Lahore for exhibiting children’s films and Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Burfat for supporting this festival.

“The success of festival has proved that if we offer modern educational and entertaining content to children and youth, no matter where they come from, they will learn, respond and educate,” he added. Director of Institute, Prof Naimatullah Khilji addressing concluding ceremony said that festival attracted a large number of families and school children which was in fact proof of success of event.

He appreciated efforts of Prof Saeed Mangi holding festival every year in order to show conceptual and creative films to children and youth of what he called ‘City of Education’ Jamshoro. Director development of Little Art Lahore, Umer Aijaz Khan said that he never thought he would receive such love and respect from people of Jamshoro adding that he would be visiting SU whenever he was called.

“There is a big power in art, movies and music; with this power, menace of terrorism and extremism can be defeated. Let’s own our culture, music and art”, he maintained. On the last day, there was great rush of school students, faculty members and officers who came to witness shows along with their families.

Published in Daily Times, August 27^th 2017.