Kids Select Winners of 9th International CHINH India Kids Film Festival

Kids Select Winners of 9th International CHINH India Kids Film Festival

MUMBAI, December 01,2015 /PRNewswire/ --



A star-studded jury comprising of child actors Sparsh Khanchandani, Saloni Daini,
Rakshit and Lakshya Wahi among others judged over 45 films from seven countries at the
grand finale of the 9th International CHINH India Kids Film Festival (CIKFF) today at
Bhaidas Auditorium, Mumbai. Actor Sandeep Kulkarni, who played the lead role in the hit
Marathi movie - Dombivali Fast - was also present to encourage and applaud the kids. One
of the most acclaimed children film festivals of the world, CIKFF is accessed by over 2
million students from 1500 schools across India.



'The Visitors' from Australia won CHINH Gold in the pre-school category. The other
winners of CHINH Gold included 'Chalk' from India in the early education category and 'The
Bounce' from the United Kingdom in the teen category, while 'Playground' from Netherland
topped the animation category.



The highlight of CIKFF is that this is the only film festival in the world whose jury
is comprised exclusively of children below the age of 15. The winners announced today in
the 'Kids For Kids' category included 'Nature's Call' from Coimbatore that won the CHINH
Gold and the runner ups were 'Dark' again from Coimbatore which won CHINH Silver and
'Apparent Unseen' from Delhi bagged the CHINH bronze.



"The thought process of children is different from that of adults, so are their
interests, attention span and emotions. What is entertaining for kids is often tiring for
adults. So, the practice of adults judging children's films are intrinsically flawed,"
says Meenakshi Vinay Rai, founder of CHINH and the brain behind the festival. "If anyone
is equipped to judge children's films, it is the kids themselves."



The 9th edition of CIKFF, presented by Arya Global, has 'Hope' as the central theme.
The fest comprised of screening films, media literacy workshops, case studies and special
forums. "While all the activities are exclusively centered around kids, for this edition
we also introduced special forums like Forum on Innovation in Media Literacy for
Principals and Forum on Media Literacy in Education for Educators," says Bharat Malik,
Chairman, Arya Global.



Another crucial feature of CIKFF is that it is perhaps the only forum in the world
where films are not only made 'for the children' but also 'by the children'. "While we
screen films by top children's film makers, we also have films made by the kids
themselves. This demystifies the media to them and cultivates an interest in filmmaking.
For the past eight years, children from across India have participated in making child
issue based and special films and some of these films have been surprisingly clever. One
should never underestimate the imagination of children," adds Meenakshi.



"When we started the fest nine years ago, programmes for children were not very
popular in India, but in the last few years there has been a dramatic change. Popularity
of Indian toon characters like Chhota Bheem, Mighty Raju and Motu Patlu, and shows like
Pakdam Pakdai have created a new interest for the genre. In such a background, fests like
CIKFF will play a big role by not only promoting new talent but also cultivating taste for
cinema among the kids," concludes Rai.



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