KOLKATA: The students of
Heritage Institute of Technology organised a film and photography
festival from April 20 to 23, 2012. The occasion was graced by the
presence of Madhu Sarkar, director of National Academy of Photography, Amaresh Chakraborty, active dean of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
(SRFTI) and the HOD of Direction and Shaymal Kumar Karmakar, professor
of editing at SRFTI. Also present at the event were B B Poira, director
of Heritage Institute of Technology, Dr Pranay Chaudhuri, principal of
Heritage Institute of Technology and Seema Sapri, principal of The Heritage School.
The student's council along with the Pravasana club members organised the film festival in collaboration with SRFTI. The motivation was the enthusiasm of the students towards photography and critically acclaimed films. "We have several genres of movies such as animation, Hollywood flicks, regional films and exclusive SRFTI short films and documentaries," shared Rahul Singh, president of Pravasana.
The photography festival, 'Focusse' is in association with Shutterbugs United. It has photographs by the students of Heritage Institute of Technology and also from other institutes all over India. Sarkar, who inaugurated 'Focusse' said, "In spite of being a technical institute, it is a good approach."
The inauguration of Heritage Film Festival took place with the lighting of the lamp by all the dignitaries present at the event. All the students were heartily appreciated and congratulated for their hard work and perseverance towards making the event a success for the second consecutive year. "We are producing complete human beings and not just engineers to work for companies," said Dr Chaudhuri at the end of the inauguration ceremony.
The student's council along with the Pravasana club members organised the film festival in collaboration with SRFTI. The motivation was the enthusiasm of the students towards photography and critically acclaimed films. "We have several genres of movies such as animation, Hollywood flicks, regional films and exclusive SRFTI short films and documentaries," shared Rahul Singh, president of Pravasana.
The photography festival, 'Focusse' is in association with Shutterbugs United. It has photographs by the students of Heritage Institute of Technology and also from other institutes all over India. Sarkar, who inaugurated 'Focusse' said, "In spite of being a technical institute, it is a good approach."
The inauguration of Heritage Film Festival took place with the lighting of the lamp by all the dignitaries present at the event. All the students were heartily appreciated and congratulated for their hard work and perseverance towards making the event a success for the second consecutive year. "We are producing complete human beings and not just engineers to work for companies," said Dr Chaudhuri at the end of the inauguration ceremony.
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