Udaipur International Film Festival (UIFF) will commence on the 15^th September, 2012 at 10:00 AM in Darpan Auditorium, Shilpgram

The screening of the films will take place on 15^th and 16^th of September in Darpan Auditorium, Shilpgram from 10:00 AM onwards till 9:00 PM. The screening of the films will also take place in The Celebration Mall-Lower Ground Atrium from 2:00 PM noon till 8:00 PM.

The main venue to the festival, Darpan Auditorium, is located between amazing surroundings of nature at Shilpgram. The registration process to participate in the festival is absolutely free of cost.

During the festival, the local communities will find an opportunity to see 47 outstanding films from India and other countries of the world including The United States, France, England, South Africa, Germany, India, Iran, Peru, Canada, Australia, Spain, Iraq, Norway, Georgia and Bangladesh etc.

Seminar and Workshop:

The festival will be organized in The Celebration Mall. There, on the 16^th of September a seminar namely ‘The 100 years of Indian Cinema’ will be conducted. The seminar will be held from 2:00 PM till 3:00 PM in the evening.

Cultural concerts along with the seminars and workshops for the youngsters will also be organized on the important subjects like ‘Film Script Writing Workshop’ at Darpan Auditorium on both days.

Exhibition:

There will be a beautiful poster exhibition which will be open to the public, at both Celebration Mall and Darpan Auditorium, absolutely free of cost. The exhibition will be spellbinding in itself as it will comprise of original posters of the landmark films like Mother India, Mughal-E-Azam etc.

Hanu Roj, Founder Director, Udaipur International Film Festival, said, “Udaipur International Film Festival comes with a lifetime opportunity to watch some of the classic works in cinema right under one roof. People will also get a wonderful chance to come across diverse cultures and lifestyles of the people from different parts of the world”.

“Cinema is an extraordinary medium of communication that can be observed by a blind, heard by a deaf and can be learned and understood by an illiterate. This is one of the critical aspects that encouraged us to launch UIFF”, he added.

Free Registration:

The registration will be a compulsory step to participate in the festival. The registration can easily be done by visiting the festival venues at Darpan Auditorium and The Celebration Mall. The registration will be done absolutely free of cost!!

Those people who wish to participate in the festival can also complete their registration process @ www.jiffindia.org