Out of 400 submissions from all over the world, 140 films from over 20 countries on the prescribed themes such as peace, interfaith, water, creativity, fiction, tolerance, and 'colors of your country,' were chosen for this year's festival. The Nepal chapter chose to screen 48 films, 14 of which were by Nepali filmmakers.Shankar Dhital, whose film 'Graphene' won the second prize in this year's competition, was given away the award during the VIP screening ceremony on Wednesday. He had missed the award ceremony held in Islamabad, Pakistan last May due to the earthquake.
'One Won' by Zahid Gill and Kumail Ali Shareef from Pakistan, and 'To See' by Ukrainian director Asia Khmeleva had secured the first and third positions respectively in the competition.
Abrar Ul Hassan, the founder of Morango films and 60 SIFF, was also present during the VIP Screening of the festival, and appreciated the enthusiasm of Nepalis towards initiatives like these.
Abdus Miya, founding chairman of OSN and Country Director of 60 SIFF, shared, "Creativity has no limitation. Young people can use 60-second films as a tool to advocate and promote citizen journalism."
The submissions for the 60 SIFF 2015/16 is now open. For details, log on to 60siff.com or follow them on facebook.com/60secondfilmfestival.
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