74th independence day -2020
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74th Independence Day -2020
On the 74th Independence Day, Films Division paid a salute to the Nation. At midnight on 14th
August -1947, India was declared an independent and free nation. And with this almost 200
years of British rule came to an end. Films Division has painstakingly collected the rare footage's
of our glorious Freedom Movement. Two such documentary films, ‘India wins Freedom’
(22min/B&W/Eng./1985) and ‘India Independent’(20 min/B&W/Eng./1949) were streamed at
Films Division website https://filmsdivision.org/ @ “Documentary of the Week” section and at
Films Division YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/FilmsDivision on 15th August
2020 to mark the celebration of Independence Day.
‘India wins Freedom’ is a one of the part of India’s Struggle for Freedom series that deals with
the arrival of the new Governor General Lord Mountbatten and the several events that took place
leading to the transfer of power from the King’s Government to the people of India on August
15.
The film ‘India Independent’ depicts India's prolonged struggle for freedom. It recreates on
screen the history of foreign rule in India for nearly two hundred years. The story of Indian
patriots, from the time of the Mutiny of 1857 (the First War of Independence) to the martyrdom
of Mahatma Gandhi is pictorially recorded.
In addition to this, select films of Films Division dedicated to Independence Movement and
patriotic spirit have been showcased in an initiative of National Film Development Corporation
(NFDC) i.e. Online Patriotic Film Festival run from 7th August to 21st August 2020. The festival,
a part of Independence Day Celebrations 2020 by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
have been streamed at ‘www.cinemasofindia.com’ for free.
The 74th Independence Day Celebration has been well received and recorded 1742 online
viewership. The online festival has been well covered by various print, electronic and social
media as annexed.
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Anandabazar Patrika on Films Division online steaming of films
on celebration of 74th Independence Day of India
In Bangla Language English Translation
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INDEPENDENCE ON CELLULOID
The 47th Independence Day just passed yesterday. To disseminate the history of
Indian Freedom Struggle and to reignite the spirit of patriotism, Films Division
has taken up few initiatives.
On 15th August 2020, on their website and YouTube Channel, they screened
two great documentaries - "INDIA INDEPENDENT (1949)" and "INDIA
WINS FREEDOM (1985)". The first one vividly depicts the prolonged historic
journey of Indian Freedom Struggle through incidents like Sepoy Mutiny and
Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi.
In addition to this, select films of Films Division(14 in total) dedicated to
Independence Movement and patriotic spirit are being showcased, alongwith
films like "Gandhi", "Uday'er Path'ey", "Ghare Baire", "Pahela Aadmi",
"Haqeqat", "Roja", "Chittagong", in an initiative of National Film Development
Corporation (NFDC) i.e. Online Patriotic Film Festival running from 7th
August to till 21st August 2020. The festival, a part of Independence Day
Celebrations 2020 by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is streaming at
‘www.cinemasofindia.com’ for free.
On the other hand, to boost the morale of Indian Documentary and Short
Filmmakers, Films Division in collaboration with 'Indian Documentary
Producers Association (IDPA)', is organising a Webinar cum workshop on
'Crowdfunding', today from 11am to 1pm, at Google Meet. Introduction to film
fundraising, modern fundraising shift, developing project story creation,
designing pre and post launch strategies and leveraging the social media for
growth and many other relevant topics will be discussed. The webinar will be
followed by Q&A session. The event will be conducted by Crowdera for which
participation is free but pre-registration is mandatory.