Manikarnika International Film Festival

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Manikarnika International Film Festival
Location Varanasi, India
Founded2022
Founded bySumit Mishra
Most recent2023
Website www.manikarnikaiff.in

Manikarnika International Film Festival is a annual film festival held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] [3] Inaugurated in 2022, The event is organised by Manikarnika Film Festival Trust. [4] [5] [6]

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History

The festival was started in 2022 by Indian film director and painter Sumit Mishra. It was inaugurated by Bollywood actor Sanjay Mishra. [7] [8] The first event was held from 15 To 18 October 2022 in Varanasi, India. [8]

The purpose of the festival is to present domestic and international films as a form of art, as a form of entertainment and as a sector with a culture of openness and dialogue. [9]

2022

In the year 2022, The festival got 113 film entries from 14 countries out of which 21 feature films was selected and 60 short film was screened in the festival. [10] [11]

2023

In the year 2023, The festival got 130 film entries from 18 countries out of which 18 feature films and 37 short films was selected. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Actor Saurabh Shukla, Deepak Tijori, and Mukesh Tiwari to grace the opening of 2nd Manikarnika Film Festival in Varanasi". The Times of India. 2023-10-02. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ↑ "अभिनेता सौरभ शुक्ला, दीपक तिजोरी, और मुकेश तिवारी वाराणसी में मणिकर्णिका फिल्म महोत्सव में लेंगे भाग". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ↑ Jaffer, Askari (2023-10-09). "Actor Saurabh Shukla, Deepak Tijori, and Mukesh Tiwari to grace the opening of 2nd Manikarnika Film Festival in Varanasi". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Varanasi: मणिकर्णिका इंटरनेशनल फिल्म फेस्टिवल का समापन, अंतिम दिन अभिनेता संजय मिश्रा ने जमाया रंग". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  5. ↑ "मणिकर्णिका अंतरराष्ट्रीय फिल्म फेस्टिवल में दूसरे दिन अलग-अलग भाषाओं की फिल्मों का दर्शकों ने लिया आनंद". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  6. ↑ "मणिकर्णिका महोत्सव में काशी देखेगी 17 देशों की 60 फिल्में:वाराणसी की नागरी नाटक मंडली में 13 से 15 अक्तूबर को तीन दिवसीय फिल्म उत्सव का आयोजन". Bhaskar. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "वाराणसी का अपना पहला 'मणिकर्णिका अंतर्राष्ट्रीय फिल्म समारोह', एक्टर संजय मिश्रा करेंगे उद्घाटन". www.india.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  8. 1 2 "अभिनेता संजय मिश्रा वाराणसी में - 'मणिकर्णिका अंतर्राष्ट्रीय फिल्म समारोह' का करेंगे उद्घाटन - Actor Sanjay Mishra will inaugurate the film festival Manikarnika International Film Festival in Varanasi". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  9. ↑ "Manikarnika International Film Festival - About". www.manikarnikaiff.in. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  10. ↑ "वाराणसी में मणिकर्णिका अंतरराष्ट्रीय फिल्म महोत्सव शुरू, 14 देशों की फिल्में प्रदर्शित होंगी". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  11. ↑ "मणिकर्णिका अंतरराष्ट्रीय फिल्म फेस्टिवल में दूसरे दिन अलग-अलग भाषाओं की फिल्मों का दर्शकों ने लिया आनंद - On second day at Manikarnika International Film Festival audience enjoyed films of different languages". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  12. ↑ "मणिकर्णिका फिल्म महोत्सव का समापन:3 दिन में दिखाई गई 52 फिल्म, बनारसी अंदाज में दिखे अभिनेता संजय मिश्रा". Bhaskar. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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