Attappady schoolchildren get a taste of the art of filmmaking
The Hindu
PALAKKAD
The students of the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School at Agali, Attappady, took part in a short filmmaking competition organised last week by the school’s Indywood Film Club.
The competition took the children’s film experience to a higher level with the promoters of the school’s education theatre offering them to conduct a national children’s film festival at Attappady.
The modern education theatre sponsored by Sohan Roy, head of Aries Group of Companies, provided the perfect platform for the children to watch their little movie creations with great sound.
It was the first time that the school, where majority are children from tribal families, witnessed a short filmmaking competition. The films the children made portrayed different places of Attappady, including various hamlets, schools, shops, spiritual centres, police station, as well as the scenic beauty of the Attappady hills.
“We wanted to expose the children to different spheres of cinema. This was a great beginning. And the results were amazing,” said Sindhu A.V., the teacher who coordinated the programme. She said that the theatre at the school was being used not only for offering film classes, but also for career guidance and other programmes with audio-visual support.
Students from Class 5 to the higher secondary took part in the short film competition. The contest focused on drug abuse and Children’s Day.
The announcement of results also gave the children a taste of the excitement seen in film awards. Theruvile Pookkal, scripted and directed by Class 7 student Abhinav Thomas, was adjudged the best short film. Mohammed Risal won the best actor award for his role in the same film.
With increased terminal entry points (eGates) at Mumbai International airport from 24 to 68, which is the highest number of e-gates at kerbside or landside in the country, the expansion will enhance the airport’s processing capacity to an astounding 7,440 passengers per hour at Terminal 2 (T2) and 2,160 at T1