CAPE TOWN BOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL

- Ms Yasmin Mohamed

Cape Town Bollywood Film Festival will be held at the 5 star Table Bay Hotel from 16-23 May 2007. It will be hosted for the first time especially on such an international arena.

The aim of the Cape Town Bollywood Film Festival (CPTBFF) is that it is the perfect stepping stone to give newcomers and upcoming artists a platform to expose themselves to the Film, Television and Entertainment Industry. It is a platform for exposure, marketing, promoting and getting heard and acknowledged. CPTBFF supports upcoming artists and emerging talents. CPTBFF will honor and mentors, artistic and professional people who can make a difference in the entertainment sector. CPTBFF provides development and training support to people that have little or no knowledge and experience of the Film and Television Industry. The programs will improve one’s self-esteem and creativity.

The main activities for this Film Festival will be:-
1) Festival Opening Film & Launch Party
2) Red Carpet Gala Premier
3) Festival Competition
4) Festival Gala Awards Evening
5) Talent Workshop Series
6) Press Conference
7) Festival Conference
8) Business Forum
9) Bollywood Day
10) Celebrity Party
11) Concert

12) Exhibition

13) Pitching Session

The festival seeks to highlight the involvement of Bollywood films, and Local and International talented work to be acknowledged in the Festival Competition. This is open to people Locally and Internationally. This Festival is dedicated to promise and educate the outreach of cinematic and artistic endeavors. The Festival out-sources content and thus builds the cultural bridge between the two nations.

Festival Competition includes various categories like:-

1) Short Films;

2) Documentaries (Music, Comedy & Real Life);

3) Music Video’s/Music Films;

4) Animations (with music) and Short Animated Films;

5) Graphic Designed Stills (with music);

6) Commercials;

7) Acting and Miming;

8) Feature Films (screened as Special Screenings)

CPTBFF will also Release, Premier and Launch new and upcoming films in the pipeline. CPTBFF will showcase work from Singers, Choreographers to Producers and others at the Red Carpet Gala Premier and Bollywood Day. We will also Launch new institutions, CD Albums and other new and creating ideas. CPTBFF will also market and promote production houses and service providers. CPTBFF welcomes all exciting new ideas and projects.

If you have any news for us please keep us posted and feel free to email us for an entry form for the Festival Competition.