Nagarjuna began film festival

Hyderabad, July 08: King Akinneni Nagarjuna began's the A festival of films which were made by graduating students of Annapurna International School of Film and Media (AISFM) on Friday.

The two-day festival opened with the premieres of movies made by graduating final year students of BFA, MA & MMBA degrees dealing with nine different entertaining and thought to provoke subjects. The movies by Bachelors students include 'The White Field' by Karthik Parmar,'Nitya" by Abhimanyu Kumar, 'Maut ka Kuan' by Prithvi Chahal and 'Understanding Moksha' by Sameer Kumar.

The movie by Masters student comprise 'Preme Madhuram', by Anil Kumar, 'Bhetala' by Rohit Krishna, 'Kadivalama' by Ananya Ayachit, 'Talaari' by Degala Sai Akhil Yadav and 'Chetak' by Gandhapuneni Nandan. AISFM Director Amala Akkineni said the purpose of the festival was to create the premier environment for the students as a way of celebrating their achievements in filmmaking.

"Through this Grad Festival, our school is committed to linking films, directors, audiences and the industry. AISFM Grad Film Festival provides a platform for the talented moviemakers to share their work and engage with working industry professionals and gain valuable feedback and advice from the experts, which in turn, help them shape their careers in the film industry," said Dean of the School, Bala Rajasekharuni.

He said AISFM equip the student moviemakers with the commercial realities of the industry and market expectations, in order for them to succeed in their careers.