Jammu Film Festival

The entries are open from 16 Oct 21 for the second edition scheduled in Mar 22. Highlights of First Edition The first edition which was held from 26-27 Sep 2019 in Jammu was a great success! It was a colourful event (check out the photos!) with huge attendance of local film artists and technicians and cinema lovers. The who's who of Jammu city including Mayor, Top administrators and politicians attended the screenings and prize ceremonies. There was attendance from Bollywood too. Actors Kashmera Shah, Ayub Khan, Lalit Parimoo, Ayaz Khan and Mushtaq Khan were present. The screenings were interspersed with Folk Songs and Dances, Workshops on acting and screenwriting, lip smacking local food and lot of tea conversations. There was a scintillating after party too! Over 160 entries from 17 countries were received. 37 shortlisted entries from 11 countries were screened over 2 days. List of Final awardees - First Edition Jammu Film Festival 2019 1. Best Short Film - Love Ishtory 2. Best Documentary - Mountain, Priest, Son 3. Best Short Film (J&K - Native category) - S D 4. Best documentary (J&K - Native category) - Chandeep Singh - The Hero of Jammu 5. Best Director - Under the blade 6. Best Director Female - Casting ouch, Forbidden 7. Best Actor - Still Young, Black Label 8. Best Actor in negative role - Casting ouch 9. Best supporting actor - Casting ouch 10. Best Actress - Forbidden 11. Best supporting actress - Under the blade 12. Best Editor - Savvy? 13. Best Cinematography - Hermit 14. Best Story - Tyler 15. Documentary (second) - The dome of universe 16. Documentary (third) - Projonomo 17. Best Music - The Little Riddle About Jammu Film Festival Jammu Film Festival represents the aspirations of the art and cinema loving people of Jammu to put Jammu on the world map of International film festival circuit. This annual film festival is being organized by Vomedh a non-profit organization in the beautiful city of temples, Jammu, India In modern times, cinema has emerged as a key art form. Jammu and Kashmir has had a special connection with cinema and Bollywood. Bollywood has explored the scenic locations as well as the themes around Jammu and Kashmir for a long time. Jammu and Kashmir, also in turn has contributed a great deal to Indian cinema in terms of artists and technicians. However, the focus of this festival is to improve the connect more specifically between Jammu region and cinema. Jammu has tremendous potential in terms of natural beauty and scenic locations to be explored. The hospitality of the people of Jammu region is unparalleled and would be a key catalyst in helping this industry grow. Moreover, Jammu has immense talent to be tapped. Jammu film festival is an attempt to provide a platform to bridge this gap between the industry and the resources available in Jammu.