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मोबाइल चिकित्सा के लिए रथ रवाना 45 हजार लोगों तक पहंचने का है लक्ष्य
क्या है इस्माइल ऑन व्हील्स हेल्थ केयर प्रोग्राम
इस्माइल फाउंडेशन के तत्वावधान में संचालित इस्माइल ऑन व्हील्स मोबाइल हेल्थ केयर प्रोगाम का शुक्रवार को गढ़वा विधायक झारखंड सरकार के पेयजल एवं स्वच्छता मंत्री मिथिलेश कुमार ठाकुर ने दीप जलाकर उद्घाटन किया। मंत्री ने सदर अस्पताल परिसर से हरी झंडी दिखाकर मोबाइल हेल्थ यूनिट वैन को रवाना किया। यह मोबाइल हेल्थ यूनिट जिले भर में लोगों को मोबाइल चिकित्सा सेवा उपलब्ध कराएगी। जिले के गांव-गांव में लोगों के घर तक पहुंचकर बच्चों और पूरे परिवार को प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य सेवा निशुल्क जांच, इलाज व दवा उपलब्ध कराऐगी।
मौके पर मंत्री ने कहा कि गढ़वा में स्वास्थ्य के क्षेत्र में एक और नया आयाम जुड़ गया है। मोबाइल हेल्थ केयर के माध्यम से गुणवतापूर्ण प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य सेवा लोगों के घर तक पहुंचाया जाएगा। एमएसडी फार्मास्युटिकल के सीएसआर फंड से झारखंड सरकार एवं राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य मिशन के सहयोग से इस्माइल फाउंडेशन के मोबाइल हेल्थ केयर प्रोगाम इस्माइल ऑन व्हील्स के तहत जिले के चिन्हित गांवों में वंचित आबादी के प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य देखभाल की जरूरतों को उनके घर के दरवाजे तक जाकर पूरा किया जाएगा। मौके पर जिला परिषद अध्यक्ष शांति देवी, सीएस डा. अनिल कुमार, डीएस डा. अवधेश सिंह, डीपीएम प्रवीण सिंह, सीओ कुमार मयंक भूषण, स्माइल फाउंडेशन के जनरल प्रोग्राम मैनेजर सतनाम सिंह, संदीप नायक, विधायक प्रतिनिधि कंचन साहू, झामुमो जिलाध्यक्ष तनवीर आलम, सचिव मनोज ठाकुर, अनिता दत्त, रेखा चौबे, दिलीप गुप्ता, आशीष अग्रवाल, सुबोध सिंह सहित काफी संख्या में लोग उपस्थित थे।
संस्था के एक्जीक्यूटिव डायरेक्टर पब्लिक पॉलिसी एंड कम्युनिकेशन नीलिमा द्विवेदी ने कहा कि संस्था का उद्देश्य मोबाइल हेल्थ केयर के माध्यम से गुणवत्तापूर्ण प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं तक लोगों की पहुंच बढ़ाना है। परियोजना का लक्ष्य 45 हजार ग्रामीण लाभार्थियों तक पहुंचना है। टीम में सामुदायिक स्वास्थ्य अधिकारी, डॉक्टर, नर्स, सामुदायिक मोबिलाइज़र और ड्राइवर शामिल हैं। साथ ही स्माइल ऑन व्हील्स मोबाइल मेडिकल यूनिट ऑक्सीजन सिलेंडर, नेब्युलाइज़र, ब्लड प्रेशर रेगुलेटर, थर्मल स्कैनर, ऑक्सीमीटर, भ्रूण डॉपलर, वजन मापने की मशीन, टेस्ट किट (मलेरिया, डेंगू, चिकनगुनिया, यूपीटी आदि को कवर करने वाले) आदि उपकरण उपलब्ध है। वहीं वैन में जीपीएस ट्रैकर और रोगियों का डिजिटल डेटाबेस प्रबंधन प्रणाली भी उपलब्ध है। ताकि लोगों को असुविधा न हो।
Sustainability Leader of the Year award for Santanu Mishra
Sustainability Leader of the Year award for Santanu Mishra
ANI Updated: June 12, 2023 16:21 IST
New Delhi [India], June 12: As an acknowledgement for pioneering the concept of Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) in the development sector, Mr. Santanu Mishra, Co-founder and Executive Trustee of Smile Foundation has been awarded with the Sustainability Leader of the Year. The award was conferred during the UBS Forum Sustainability Summit & Awards 2023 in Mumbai, presented by IBM.
Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) is in fact an adaptation of the successful business model of venture capital for the development sector, linking social investment strategies to charitable giving with a clear focus on achieving scalability and sustainability.
The idea behind amalgamation of social venture philanthropy was to bridge the gap between funders or corporate who have the required resources to make large-scale social investment, and grassroots organisations which are doing good work on the ground, but lack the wherewithal to meet the high expectations of donors.
“I have a firm conviction in the potential of local community-based organisations (CBOs) in bringing change at the very grassroots. Hundreds of social entrepreneurs are born every year in different corners of the country, but they need the right guidance to survive, succeed and serve the aspiring nation. I convey my gratitude to the award organisers and its partners for appreciating and encouraging our endeavours through this accolade,” says Mr. Santanu Mishra.
A management strategist and a legal consultant by profession, a company secretary by qualification, and an entrepreneur by passion, Mr. Santanu Mishra also completed his management education from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). He quit his full-time corporate career in 2005 and has since been actively nurturing and spearheading Smile Foundation as the Executive Trustee.
A pioneer in applying many successful management practices in the social sector, Mr. Santanu Mishra’s contribution can also be described as a convergence of good governance, championing entrepreneurial spirit at the grassroots, leveraging emerging technologies, encouraging innovation, creating a high impact model, and imbibing the philosophy of real work and real change.
Under SVP, Smile Foundation identifies and implements its development projects through credible community-based organizations. It also handholds and builds capacities of these organizations, focusing on achieving scalability and sustainability, creating a culture of leadership and excellence and inculcating a deep sense of accountability among them. When an organization achieves self-sustainability, Smile Foundation exits gradually from the project. The model is aligned with the Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission of the Govt of India, and with the Sustainable Development Goal 17, related to partnership for sustainable development.
In order to complement the working model of Social Venture Philanthropy, Santanu has also initiated a special programme called Empowering Grassroots. The mission is to build capacities of genuine grassroots initiatives through extensive workshops and training programmes by engaging Indian and international experts. Social entrepreneurs leading community-based organisations from across India are trained in subjects such as operations, organisational building, communication, mobilisation and fundraising, and are further assisted in applying their learning in their day-to-day operations on the ground.
Santanu has been directly engaging with many of these grassroots social entrepreneurs, mentoring and advising them to excel in their endeavours. Till date, Smile Foundation has partnered with and built capacities of more than 1,000 grassroots organisations, many of these initiatives are now self-sustainable.
About Smile Foundation
Smile Foundation is a national-level development organization directly benefitting over 1.5 million children and their families every year, through more than 400 welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 2000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
Sustainability Leader of the Year award for Santanu Mishra
NEW DELHI, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As an acknowledgement for pioneering the concept of Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) in the development sector, Mr. Santanu Mishra, Co-founder and Executive Trustee of Smile Foundation has been awarded with the Sustainability Leader of the Year. The award was conferred during the UBS Forum Sustainability Summit & Awards 2023 in Mumbai, presented by IBM.
Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) is in fact an adaptation of the successful business model of venture capital for the development sector, linking social investment strategies to charitable giving with a clear focus on achieving scalability and sustainability.
The idea behind amalgamation of social venture philanthropy was to bridge the gap between funders or corporate who have the required resources to make large-scale social investment, and grassroots organisations which are doing good work on the ground, but lack the wherewithal to meet the high expectations of donors.
“I have a firm conviction in the potential of local community-based organisations (CBOs) in bringing change at the very grassroots. Hundreds of social entrepreneurs are born every year in different corners of the country, but they need the right guidance to survive, succeed and serve the aspiring nation. I convey my gratitude to the award organisers and its partners for appreciating and encouraging our endeavours through this accolade,” says Mr. Santanu Mishra.
A management strategist and a legal consultant by profession, a company secretary by qualification, and an entrepreneur by passion, Mr. Santanu Mishra also completed his management education from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). He quit his full-time corporate career in 2005 and has since been actively nurturing and spearheading Smile Foundation as the Executive Trustee.
A pioneer in applying many successful management practices in the social sector, Mr. Santanu Mishra’s contribution can also be described as a convergence of good governance, championing entrepreneurial spirit at the grassroots, leveraging emerging technologies, encouraging innovation, creating a high impact model, and imbibing the philosophy of real work and real change.
Under SVP, Smile Foundation identifies and implements its development projects through credible community-based organizations. It also handholds and builds capacities of these organizations, focusing on achieving scalability and sustainability, creating a culture of leadership and excellence and inculcating a deep sense of accountability among them. When an organization achieves self-sustainability, Smile Foundation exits gradually from the project. The model is aligned with the Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission of the Govt of India, and with the Sustainable Development Goal 17, related to partnership for sustainable development.
In order to complement the working model of Social Venture Philanthropy, Santanu has also initiated a special programme called Empowering Grassroots. The mission is to build capacities of genuine grassroots initiatives through extensive workshops and training programmes by engaging Indian and international experts. Social entrepreneurs leading community-based organisations from across India are trained in subjects such as operations, organisational building, communication, mobilisation and fundraising, and are further assisted in applying their learning in their day-to-day operations on the ground.
Santanu has been directly engaging with many of these grassroots social entrepreneurs, mentoring and advising them to excel in their endeavours. Till date, Smile Foundation has partnered with and built capacities of more than 1,000 grassroots organisations, many of these initiatives are now self-sustainable.
About Smile Foundation
Smile Foundation is a national-level development organization directly benefitting over 1.5 million children and their families every year, through more than 400 welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 2000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
Source: https://www.businesstoday.in/prnewswire/?rkey=20230612EN25981&filter=2418
Sustainability Leader of the Year award for Santanu Mishra
NEW DELHI, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As an acknowledgement for pioneering the concept of Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) in the development sector, Mr. Santanu Mishra, Co-founder and Executive Trustee of Smile Foundation has been awarded with the Sustainability Leader of the Year. The award was conferred during the UBS Forum Sustainability Summit & Awards 2023 in Mumbai, presented by IBM.
Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) is in fact an adaptation of the successful business model of venture capital for the development sector, linking social investment strategies to charitable giving with a clear focus on achieving scalability and sustainability.
The idea behind amalgamation of social venture philanthropy was to bridge the gap between funders or corporate who have the required resources to make large-scale social investment, and grassroots organisations which are doing good work on the ground, but lack the wherewithal to meet the high expectations of donors.
“I have a firm conviction in the potential of local community-based organisations (CBOs) in bringing change at the very grassroots. Hundreds of social entrepreneurs are born every year in different corners of the country, but they need the right guidance to survive, succeed and serve the aspiring nation. I convey my gratitude to the award organisers and its partners for appreciating and encouraging our endeavours through this accolade,” says Mr. Santanu Mishra.
A management strategist and a legal consultant by profession, a company secretary by qualification, and an entrepreneur by passion, Mr. Santanu Mishra also completed his management education from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). He quit his full-time corporate career in 2005 and has since been actively nurturing and spearheading Smile Foundation as the Executive Trustee.
A pioneer in applying many successful management practices in the social sector, Mr. Santanu Mishra’s contribution can also be described as a convergence of good governance, championing entrepreneurial spirit at the grassroots, leveraging emerging technologies, encouraging innovation, creating a high impact model, and imbibing the philosophy of real work and real change.
Under SVP, Smile Foundation identifies and implements its development projects through credible community-based organizations. It also handholds and builds capacities of these organizations, focusing on achieving scalability and sustainability, creating a culture of leadership and excellence and inculcating a deep sense of accountability among them. When an organization achieves self-sustainability, Smile Foundation exits gradually from the project. The model is aligned with the Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission of the Govt of India, and with the Sustainable Development Goal 17, related to partnership for sustainable development.
In order to complement the working model of Social Venture Philanthropy, Santanu has also initiated a special programme called Empowering Grassroots. The mission is to build capacities of genuine grassroots initiatives through extensive workshops and training programmes by engaging Indian and international experts. Social entrepreneurs leading community-based organisations from across India are trained in subjects such as operations, organisational building, communication, mobilisation and fundraising, and are further assisted in applying their learning in their day-to-day operations on the ground.
Santanu has been directly engaging with many of these grassroots social entrepreneurs, mentoring and advising them to excel in their endeavours. Till date, Smile Foundation has partnered with and built capacities of more than 1,000 grassroots organisations, many of these initiatives are now self-sustainable.
About Smile Foundation
Smile Foundation is a national-level development organization directly benefitting over 1.5 million children and their families every year, through more than 400 welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 2000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/pr-newswire?rkey=20230612EN25981&filter=4315
‘Gandhi & Co’ Indian Winner in SIFFCY 23 Sweeps European Films Awards
New Delhi: Film from the Czech Republic ‘Even Mice Belong in Heaven’, where two mortal enemies, mice and fox become best of friends in the animal heaven moved the heart of the jury to bag three awards. It included the Best Feature Film and the Best Story (Children) awards at the ongoing Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY). The international film festival is held every year to recognise creative talent and to encourage children and youth-centric cinema.
‘Gandhi & Co’ becomes the lone Indian film to win an award during this year’s SIFFCY. Produced by Mahesh Danannavar and directed by Manish Saini, Gandhi & Co is a light-hearted Gujarati comedy movie. It depicts a story taking along Gandhian values of harmony and honesty in an entertaining way. This film won two awards, namely in the best director and best actor categories.
SIFFCY is a testament to the power of storytelling and its ability to inspire, impress and entertain children. The week-long event is showing over 150 handpicked films from across the globe for over 100,000 school children across India through 50 simultaneous screenings. It provides filmmakers with an opportunity to connect with young audiences too.
“Cinema, with its larger-than-life characterisation, awe-inspiring depiction and inherent unique power, will continue to remain relevant as one of the best creative tools. Using good cinema, we want to contribute to positive societal change that begins with the young minds. With our 10th edition next year, we want to reach one million young audience,” said Santanu Mishra, Chairman of SIFFCY and Executive Trustee & Co-founder of the Smile Foundation.
The unique film festival serves as a platform to promote children’s films and create awareness about the importance of quality cinema for young audiences, and this is a step towards achieving that goal. SIFFCY aims to encourage and recognise the efforts of filmmakers who produce quality cinema for children across the globe.
Here are some of the winners for this year’s awards and categories, which include both animated and inspiring films.
1) International Competition, Best Feature Film (Children): Even Mice Belong in Heaven, The Czech Republic, France, Poland and Slovakia
2) Best Feature Film (Youth): Oskar & Lilli, Austria
3) Best Actor Award: Dhyani Jani and Hiranya Zinzuwadia for Gandhi & Co (Gujarati), India
4) Best Story Award: Even Mice Belong in Heaven, The Czech Republic, France, Poland and Slovakia
5) Best Short Film Award: Why Did the Giraffe’s Flower Fade (Persian), Iran
6) Best Next Gen Award (Film made by Children): The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World (German), Germany
7) ECFA (European Children’s Film Association) Award for best film: Even Mice Belong in Heaven
8) CIFEJ (International Centre of Films for Children & Young People) Award for best film: Tales of Franz (German), Germany
9) Film Critics Circle of India (FCCI) Award for best film: Tales of Franz, Germany
10) Best Director: Manish Saini for Gandhi & Co (Gujarati), India
11) Best Short Film (Children) by Young Jury: Witch Fairy, Belgium
12) Best Short Film (Youth) by Young Jury: You Have Many Parts (German), Germany
Two categories were specifically adjudged by the Young Jury (comprised of 50 children and youth from five countries), recognising the best short films made for young people. ‘Witch Fairy’ from Belgium won the Best Short Film (Children) award, while ‘You Have Many Parts’ from Germany was awarded the Best Short Film (Youth).
Santanu Mishra added that in recent years, there has been a growing demand for children’s films in India, and efforts are being made to produce more of them. Through our efforts, we want to recognise and encourage young filmmakers to produce age-appropriate content that can cater to the potential and the need of the hour. This initiative not only promotes creativity but also helps shape the minds of young viewers.
“The festival aims to promote the art of filmmaking and encourage children to appreciate and create cinema that reflects their own unique perspectives. On the sidelines of screening films, every year workshops, training and orientation programmes, and interactive sessions with filmmakers are organised under SIFFCY to inspire young minds to explore the ever-evolving world of cinema also as a future career option,” explained Mr. Jitendra Mishra, SIFFCY Festival Director.
Smile Foundation is a national-level development organisation directly benefitting over 1.5 million children and their families every year, through more than 400 welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 2000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
Smile Foundation is also a widely respected brand known for its continuous innovations and strives to sensitise the privileged mass across the globe so that they come forward, take on the social problems of the world as personal challenges and fight them back. And in order to grab their attention, Smile Foundation has been developing films as a core area, which are creative, innovative and are a balance of the right content and the right quality.
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‘Gandhi & Co’ Lone Indian Winner in SIFFCY 23
New Delhi, April 24, 2023: Film from the Czech Republic ‘Even Mice Belong in Heaven’, where two mortal enemies, mice and fox become best of friends in the animal heaven moved the heart of the jury to bag three awards. It included the Best Feature Film and the Best Story (Children) awards at the ongoing Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY). The international film festival is held every year to recognise creative talent and to encourage children and youth centric cinema.
‘Gandhi & Co’ becomes the lone Indian film to win an award during this year’s SIFFCY. Produced by Mahesh Danannavar and directed by Manish Saini, Gandhi & Co is a light-hearted Gujarati comedy movie. It depicts a story taking along Gandhian values of harmony and honesty in an entertaining way. This film won two awards, namely in the best director and best actor categories.
SIFFCY is a testament to the power of storytelling and its ability to inspire, impress and entertain children. The week-long event is showing over 150 handpicked films from across the globe for over 100,000 school children across India through 50 simultaneous screenings. It provides filmmakers with an opportunity to connect with young audiences too.
“Cinema, with its larger-than-life characterisation, awe-inspiring depiction and inherent unique power, will continue to remain relevant as one of the best creative tools. Using good cinema, we want to contribute to positive societal change that begins with the young minds. With our 10th edition next year, we want to reach one million young audience,” said Mr. Santanu Mishra, Chairman of SIFFCY and Executive Trustee & Co-founder of the Smile Foundation.
The unique film festival serves as a platform to promote children’s films and create awareness about the importance of quality cinema for young audiences, and this is a step towards achieving that goal. SIFFCY aims to encourage and recognise the efforts of filmmakers who produce quality cinema for children across the globe.
Here are some of the winners for this year’s awards and categories, which include both animated and inspiring films.
1) International Competition, Best Feature Film (Children): Even Mice Belong in Heaven, The Czech Republic, France, Poland and Slovakia
2) Best Feature Film (Youth): Oskar & Lilli, Austria
3) Best Actor Award: Dhyani Jani and Hiranya Zinzuwadia for Gandhi & Co (Gujarati), India
4) Best Story Award: Even Mice Belong in Heaven, The Czech Republic, France, Poland and Slovakia
5) Best Short Film Award: Why Did the Giraffe’s Flower Fade (Persian), Iran
6) Best Next Gen Award (Film made by Children): The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World (German), Germany
7) ECFA (European Children’s Film Association) Award for best film: Even Mice Belong in Heaven
8) CIFEJ (International Centre of Films for Children & Young People) Award for best film: Tales of Franz (German), Germany
9) Film Critics Circle of India (FCCI) Award for best film: Tales of Franz, Germany
10) Best Director: Manish Saini for Gandhi & Co (Gujarati), India
11) Best Short Film (Children) by Young Jury: Witch Fairy, Belgium
12) Best Short Film (Youth) by Young Jury: You Have Many Parts (German), Germany
Two categories were specifically adjudged by the Young Jury (comprised of 50 children and youth from five countries), recognising the best short films made for young people. ‘Witch Fairy’ from Belgium won the Best Short Film (Children) award, while ‘You Have Many Parts’ from Germany was awarded the Best Short Film (Youth).
Mr. Santanu Mishra added that in recent years, there has been a growing demand for children’s films in India, and efforts are being made to produce more of them. Through our efforts, we want to recognise and encourage young filmmakers to produce age-appropriate content that can cater to the potential and the need of the hour. This initiative not only promotes creativity but also helps shape the minds of young viewers.
“The festival aims to promote the art of filmmaking and encourage children to appreciate and create cinema that reflects their own unique perspectives. On the sidelines of screening films, every year workshops, training and orientation programmes, and interactive sessions with filmmakers are organised under SIFFCY to inspire young minds to explore the ever-evolving world of cinema also as a future career option,” explained Mr. Jitendra Mishra, SIFFCY Festival Director.
About Smile Foundation
Smile Foundation is a national-level development organisation directly benefitting over 1.5 million children and their families every year, through more than 400 welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 2000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
Smile Foundation is also a widely respected brand known for its continuous innovations and strives to sensitise the privileged mass across the globe so that they come forward, take on the social problems of the world as personal challenges and fight them back. And in order to grab their attention, Smile Foundation has been developing films as a core area, which are creative, innovative and are a balance of the right content and the right quality.
‘Gandhi & Co’ Lone Indian Winner in SIFFCY 23, European Films Sweep Awards
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Film from the Czech Republic ‘Even Mice Belong in Heaven’, where two mortal enemies, mice and fox become best of friends in the animal heaven moved the heart of the jury to bag three awards. It included the Best Feature Film and the Best Story (Children) awards at the ongoing Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY). The international film festival is held every year to recognise creative talent and to encourage children and youth-centric cinema.
‘Gandhi & Co’ becomes the lone Indian film to win an award during this year’s SIFFCY. Produced by Mahesh Danannavar and directed by Manish Saini, Gandhi & Co is a light-hearted Gujarati comedy movie. It depicts a story taking along Gandhian values of harmony and honesty in an entertaining way. This film won two awards, namely in the best director and best actor categories.
SIFFCY is a testament to the power of storytelling and its ability to inspire, impress and entertain children. The week-long event is showing over 150 handpicked films from across the globe for over 100,000 school children across India through 50 simultaneous screenings. It provides filmmakers with an opportunity to connect with young audiences too.
“Cinema, with its larger-than-life characterisation, awe-inspiring depiction and inherent unique power, will continue to remain relevant as one of the best creative tools. Using good cinema, we want to contribute to positive societal change that begins with the young minds. With our 10th edition next year, we want to reach one million young audience,” said Santanu Mishra, Chairman of SIFFCY and Executive Trustee & Co-founder of the Smile Foundation.
The unique film festival serves as a platform to promote children’s films and create awareness about the importance of quality cinema for young audiences, and this is a step towards achieving that goal. SIFFCY aims to encourage and recognise the efforts of filmmakers who produce quality cinema for children across the globe.
Here are some of the winners for this year’s awards and categories, which include both animated and inspiring films.
1) International Competition, Best Feature Film (Children): Even Mice Belong in Heaven, The Czech Republic, France, Poland and Slovakia
2) Best Feature Film (Youth): Oskar & Lilli, Austria
3) Best Actor Award: Dhyani Jani and Hiranya Zinzuwadia for Gandhi & Co (Gujarati), India
4) Best Story Award: Even Mice Belong in Heaven, The Czech Republic, France, Poland and Slovakia
5) Best Short Film Award: Why Did the Giraffe’s Flower Fade (Persian), Iran
6) Best Next Gen Award (Film made by Children): The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World (German), Germany
7) ECFA (European Children’s Film Association) Award for best film: Even Mice Belong in Heaven
8) CIFEJ (International Centre of Films for Children & Young People) Award for best film: Tales of Franz (German), Germany
9) Film Critics Circle of India (FCCI) Award for best film: Tales of Franz, Germany
10) Best Director: Manish Saini for Gandhi & Co (Gujarati), India
11) Best Short Film (Children) by Young Jury: Witch Fairy, Belgium
12) Best Short Film (Youth) by Young Jury: You Have Many Parts (German), Germany
Two categories were specifically adjudged by the Young Jury (comprised of 50 children and youth from five countries), recognising the best short films made for young people. ‘Witch Fairy’ from Belgium won the Best Short Film (Children) award, while ‘You Have Many Parts’ from Germany was awarded the Best Short Film (Youth).
Santanu Mishra added that in recent years, there has been a growing demand for children’s films in India, and efforts are being made to produce more of them. Through our efforts, we want to recognise and encourage young filmmakers to produce age-appropriate content that can cater to the potential and the need of the hour. This initiative not only promotes creativity but also helps shape the minds of young viewers.
“The festival aims to promote the art of filmmaking and encourage children to appreciate and create cinema that reflects their own unique perspectives. On the sidelines of screening films, every year workshops, training and orientation programmes, and interactive sessions with filmmakers are organised under SIFFCY to inspire young minds to explore the ever-evolving world of cinema also as a future career option,” explained Mr. Jitendra Mishra, SIFFCY Festival Director.
Smile Foundation is a national-level development organisation directly benefitting over 1.5 million children and their families every year, through more than 400 welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 2000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.
Smile Foundation is also a widely respected brand known for its continuous innovations and strives to sensitise the privileged mass across the globe so that they come forward, take on the social problems of the world as personal challenges and fight them back. And in order to grab their attention, Smile Foundation has been developing films as a core area, which are creative, innovative and are a balance of the right content and the right quality.
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Children’s cinema, important tool to affect broader societal transformation: SIFFCY Chairman
New Delhi, April 19, 2023: The week-long film festival will screen award-winning children’s cinema from across the globe to inculcate the right values in the minds of the young generation.
With an aim to bring about societal transformation through young minds, Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY) is screening over 150 films across 50 schools pan India this week. The week-long film festival will screen award-winning children’s cinema from across the globe to inculcate the right values in the minds of the young generation.
Through its carefully curated selection of films and associated activities, SIFFCY hopes to foster empathy, understanding, and a sense of social responsibility in its audience. “Under the SIFFCY banner we screen cinema and other visual mediums so children get this opportunity to get positively inspired to create a better society and lead a responsible life,” said Mr. Santanu Mishra, Chairman of SIFFCY and Executive Trustee & Co-Founder of Smile Foundation.
It is important to ensure that children are exposed to age-appropriate content that can contribute positively to their growth and development.
In India, most parents do not encourage their children to watch children’s animated movies, in comparison to the Western world, India has a low level of exposure to children’s films, Mishra said.
SIFFCY, commemorating its 9th edition of the film festival, uses good cinema as a tool to play a significant role in protecting the interests of children. It can help them learn about different cultures, values, and perspectives and develop critical thinking skills. Additionally, good cinema can provide positive role models and promote empathy and understanding toward others.
Through its various programs and initiatives, SIFFCY strives to inspire young minds and empower them to become agents of change in society. Through its carefully curated selection of films and associated activities, SIFFCY hopes to foster empathy, understanding, and a sense of social responsibility in its audience. This approach can help shape their perspectives and attitudes toward life, making them more responsible and empathetic individuals in the future.
Today’s generation has easy access to internet-based content, which impacts their behavior, thought process, and overall personality. Ironically, the Indian film industry also primarily produces celebrity-driven commercial films that cater to a wider audience, rather than child-specific content.
However, in recent years, there has been a growing demand for children’s films in India, and efforts are being made to produce more of them. “Cinema with its larger-than-life character and has unique power, with creative models. Using this we want to contribute to societal change that begins with the young minds of the country,” added Mishra.
We are using cinema to raise awareness about social issues and inspire positive change in society. By creating thought-provoking films and documentaries, we can make a significant impact on people’s lives and contribute to a better world.
सार्थक सिनेमा महोत्सव करेगा विश्वभर की 150 से अधिक फिल्मों का मंचन
डिजिटल ब्यूरो, अमर उजाला, नई दिल्ली: सप्ताह भर चलने वाले इस सिफ्सी फिल्म फेस्टिवल में सिरी फोर्ट ऑडिटोरियम में 30 हजार से ज्यादा युवा भाग लेंगे। इस वर्ष यह कार्यक्रम 17 अप्रैल से शुरू होकर एक सप्ताह तक चलेगा। इसमें कला जगत से शीर्ष लोग भी हिस्सा लेंगे।
वर्तमान में तेजी से पैर पसारती पश्चिमी सभ्यता के बीच युवाओं में सकारात्मक सोच और भारतीयता की भावना भरने के लिए राजधानी में दुनिया के सौ से ज्यादा देशों की 150 से अधिक फिल्मों का मंचन किया जायेगा। सप्ताह भर चलने वाले इस सिफ्सी फिल्म फेस्टिवल में सिरी फोर्ट ऑडिटोरियम में 30 हजार से ज्यादा युवा भाग लेंगे। इस वर्ष यह कार्यक्रम 17 अप्रैल से शुरू होकर एक सप्ताह तक चलेगा। इसमें कला जगत से शीर्ष लोग भी हिस्सा लेंगे।
वर्तमान में तेजी से पैर पसारती पश्चिमी सभ्यता के बीच युवाओं में सकारात्मक सोच और भारतीयता की भावना भरने के लिए राजधानी में दुनिया के सौ से ज्यादा देशों की 150 से अधिक फिल्मों का मंचन किया जायेगा। सप्ताह भर चलने वाले इस सिफ्सी फिल्म फेस्टिवल में सिरी फोर्ट ऑडिटोरियम में 30 हजार से ज्यादा युवा भाग लेंगे। इस वर्ष यह कार्यक्रम 17 अप्रैल से शुरू होकर एक सप्ताह तक चलेगा। इसमें कला जगत से शीर्ष लोग भी हिस्सा लेंगे।
